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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Like hell. F u all who have tried to do this to America. May your rot in hell
Our government is nothing but a huge corporation. I mean that literally. Research 1871.
The people have no choice of who they put i to leadership positions. They are CRIMINALS on both sidex.
Most of them on both sides are working for special interests not the people.
You are absolutely right, Ijyst pray that it is not too late.
Well said
Obama has purged the military of just about everyone who is not loyal to him.
He has too much power already.
No
Better worry about him giving away the internet. If he does that you can believe there will be total censorship.