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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I’ve been afraid of this, that’s why he is trying to destroy the police, and all the race baiting. So he can drink in un police
Mitch McConnell wants to give the President more of the Congressional authority. I detest Mitch McConnell!! Why is he still in Congress? Why does Kentucky keep voting for him? Why did the Senators elect him? Why don’t we have term limits? How does he keep coming up with ideas that neither the Democrats or Republicans like? He needs to go.
I AM SURE HE IS CONSIDERING IT – HE DOESN`T WANT TO RELINQUISH ALL HIS POWER. HE IS NOT DONE YET DESTROYING THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA!!!
You should read more about how martial law works
This guy is a scumb bag
Beware of a coup to take out globast
Crazy.Don’t let them do this.
If the folks we send to Washington were protecting our interests and standing up to Obama this would never happen. Play nice and get run over by him. Better get some backbone and shut him down permanently.
Liar. Nothing gives him to power to do what he is doing!!!!
Nobody elected Obuma as dictator.!!!!