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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Stop the stupidity. This is like giving an arsonist a match!
No it takes American taxpayers to accept, he can be king of turmoil, but never lasting king,
King Obama will rule ,,But not for long
Marshall law may end be his last words to many are feed up with him there would war on our soil im afraid. I don’t think the citizens will sit back and take it.
We’ll see sparky
And when the military gives him a helmet and a vest, and says “we will follow you anywhere”, do you think the (whatever) will go and lead, even in shitcago? I doubt it. The Troops will stay in places to protect Americans from the “u BARF n” coming to his call, and Real Americans WILL be with the Troops. Ever hear of “a last fatal mistake”?
Because all you traders gave it to him. You are all treasonous traders.
Worse mistake that bastard will ever make.Then hes going to find out what we the people will do.We are patiently waiting.
No he doesn’t. They might think he does but he doesn’t. And they can be voted right out of office for not doing their jobs also. This is why both the Dem and Rep are feed up with the Washington elite.
What is “international” martial law?