The Authorization for Use of Military Force passed by the Senate is a rewrite of the Constitution’s War Powers clause and grants the President broad authority to deploy ground troops almost everywhere in the world, including the United States. That’s the warning being voiced by Democratic Senator Chris Murphy in response to the AUMF bill proposed by Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.
The bill would grant the president overwhelming control over where the US forces are deployed, which is scary for two reasons. The first is the obvious threat to American citizens’ rights. If the military can be sent to an American city based on loose justifications, they could be used to impose martial law and even empower a police state that has already grown too powerful.
The second reason is the plain call back to Manifest Destiny. Americans do not want to police the world. If the European Union is too busy handling the migrant crisis and Russia has finally come to terms with the harsh economic reality that their country is on the brink of collapse, it would leave the United States to ensure the sovereignty of all democratic nations. A solution that nobody would want.
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No sweetie he does and he can call on Cuba to send over around 200,000 in a couple of hours. Don’t really believe he opened Cuba for tourism and trade do you?
There is no such thing as “International Martial Law”. We are not the governing body of the world only the U.S.. If the POTUS declares Martial Law, the police and military will not allow it. They will go against Obumo!
Up your fucking$#%&!@*he’s not my leader and you don’t rep me
Our generals and colonels should see through this political ploy and protect the people from both foreign and DOMESTIC…this is their duty under both the people’s constitution and the military constitution and laws…now is the time for all good people to come to the aid of their country…now we know why they want our guns!!!
we don’t have to listen to the$#%&!@*
so do something aboutnit
This cannot be allowed.He has stomped all over our Constitution.Why don’t we do the same and just remove him.
McConnell is protected under the traitor policy
No the$#%&!@*he don’t. And there’s know such thing
Of course they passed this because they acquiesce to Obama.