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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Obama wouldn’t have all this power if you bunch of Puss*** would actually stand up to his anti American$#%&!@*!!!!
We will have a Revolution.
on martial law wouldn’t he need to declare war first, and that would take an act of congress.
That is what you are wanting? A war with the people ? BRING IT!
But, He’d Never use that Power…Right..?? Right..???Ammo up & Pray…
Oooooohhhh I’m scared. Bring it on let’s get it over with. My garden needs watering
Can you say B******T! He does not have that power, and will pay hell if he tries to use this to remain in office, we had enough damage, time to put an American back in the White House!
Like Putin would kowtow to OStupid…
Let alone the Brits or the Chinese, etc.
Get a clue
i am from kentucky and i want to know WTF is mcconnell thinking!!! why does it seem like everyone in our own gov is set on ruining everything! this is like a bad scifi movie!
And we have a Military that hates him.