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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He’s been planning on declaring martial law so he can stay in office and continue to destroy America. I don’t know how this evil devil gets away with everything he does.
Obama wont last long if he does
b******t. international martial law, really? only oblunder would do this then he`ll go into hiding and bark his orders from his safe house. but lets get real , it will never stand. we the people will stand and fight this traitor. he wont have a military like he thinks he will because the men and women we have in uniform right now are sworn to uphold the constitution of the united states of america not some treasonous muslim wannabe
BS story … Under Martial Law the Military runs the country ..
HE WONT MAKE IT
very bad , needs to be blocked
Cannot be happening!!!
This was Spring, 2012.
It seems that the people who could have blocked this at the time fear Hillary Clinton more than they feared Barack Obama.
What does this tell us?
bull s**t
he really has no powers…he thinks he does..but no, the reality is nothing is law if congress doesnt pass it..we the ppl know this..i believe the military will take his$#%&!@*outta our house if he tries anything like that..if not, its we the ppl…like 235 yrs ago