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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Do not pass this bill. Obama just wants more power so he can. Over his own$#%&!@*! If this bill is passed, there will be a whole lot of Congressmen and Senators that WILL NOT be reelected!!
Good luck with that one
That pen just not write laws for us. There are steps that they must go through. Otherwise the one trying it will be got for a thing in this NATION called Treason. Yes it can happen. Still punishable by hanging. Guess he has still not read the books.
He best not Co sider that. There is nothing going on that would warrant such a decision!!
Not even Obama can rewrite our Constitution. There will be consequences if he does.
no
VOTE THIS CLOWN OUT!
Impeach him now
No
No resolution rewrites the Constitution period! Complete b******t!