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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JAIL DUMB–OOO
Here is an idea. Vote NO.
What the hell is wrong with this Congress?
In fact, I just read an article in which it was claimed there IS a new Constitution that was written by the COMMUNIST PARTY HERE IN THE US, AND ACTUALLY BACKED BY THE DEMOCRATS!
Can`t happen without 2/3 state ratification!!!!!
The patriot act already did this, as does all it’s renamed forms since its creation, so many people supported GWB, but it’s only treason to those people since Obama took office. This is a fact, not a personal opinion!
congress, you have sold us out, and it is time for you to do your jobs,,what we need is a military coup, and clean out congress and the white house.
It’s Scarey as heck with one executive order elections are off and we are screwed!
You can’t rewrite the Constitution. Thake his a## to court.
No one, including Obama, cannot rewrite the Constitution. Congress can write amendments that must be voted on and and signed into law. Obama wrote EO 13603 that gave him or his designees power over everything if deemed necessary by him. That’s at his discretion, and that’s scary.