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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When law becomes unjust Rebellion becomes duty
most important thing we all need to worry about
Unjustifiable laws are invalid if they go against the Constitution. They do not have to be obeyed. Now they can be illegally forced upon you in cause you oppression. But they are illegal unjust and do not have to be willingly obeyed, because they are unlawful. They can only be enforced if the people are ignorant to the truth of the laws. A naive people can be blindsided and fooled into submittance. which is why people need to educate themselves and not believe the con job ! These people are your servants to protect and preserve the constitutional laws. They are not your masters or overseers. We are not slaves unless you allow it. America needs to wake up !
Me too!
This cannot be!
Stop playing games people will not put up with this bull c**p you are over stepping the law watch out
They are the public servants, and we are we the people and that we are the citizens of this country not the illegal public that has been allowed to reside in our country against our will. We the people are we Citizens United that’s a fact and our Constitution tells us exactly that .
June Jankowski Coll There has to be someone somewhere that can help people like us
Congress earn your pay and protect the people. Stop this resolution.