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 guess the republicans are sitting on their asses. tell me again why we voted republican?
its called a do nothing party. maybe they are all democrats and we werent told.
Sen. Chris McConnell…..you are stupid! And you suck!
No it,s we the people mother fucker don’t you fucking forget it
not without the people !!!
We the people are fed up!! There would be a reeevolt! Be careful what you wis
This carp has got to be stoped!
The government already has a back up if the military won`t follow orders…they have the UN forces in place.
Yes Ron those are the same guys who hid at the airport in Somalia.
Really, what Obama is so strict on transparency. HE WOULD NE ERROR DO ANYTHING ILLEGAL, NOT OBAMA. WHY THAT WOULD SHAME MICHELLE AND HIS GIRLS.