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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why not just do us a favor and arrest him?
They all need immediate removal
Democracy = New World Order
Republic = Individual Rights
It ain’t worth a damn!!! These sperm-berpers don’t have the power to do ANY SUCH THING!!!
Unfortunately the CONGRESS CAN make laws… they’re the ONLY ones who can. Obumble’s bogus EOs and EAs are NOT LAWS but this is being shoved thru the Legislative Branch which could make it a law. Call your SENATORS and House Reps and scream bloody murder because they are the ones who can stop it. If a Democrat is hollering you KNOW it’s bad.
They can’t do that, Obama is an illegal President, voter fraud and illegally taken his oath of office on an unholy Quran book.
This has to stop Obama is a fail Muslim we have to remove him and all his bull$#%&!@*laws
Interesting that ol’ mealy mouth McCONnell is the one proposing giving the POTUS such power over the peons…
Weak government run by weak leaders. We need to vote everyone both parties out of office to save our government. They have been bought out by Obama. He should be stripped of as much of his power as possible.
murphy from ct–idiot
when a Democrat Senator warns… you better pay attention to this one… This IS a DANGEROUS resolution.. not just frightening. It gives Obumble free reign to destroy the rest of America. With this power there won’t ever be another election whether Trump wins the nomination or not. CALL your Senators and House Reps NOW … email them… talk to them and do it SOON !!!!!