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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Who changed the constitution? This is treason! Why can’t congress stop all this?
And why havnt the people of this country have a say sure sure we have elected official but they seem to be o ly thinking of them their self
murhy from ct–another fkn idiot!!!!!!
Just try it…. see what happens
Morons
ANYONE THAT SUPPORTS THIS should be voted out of the SENATE EVERYONE CALL YOUR senator’s office in Washington tell them if he supports it you will not vote for him any longer.
AMEN …..GARY
MAKE YOUR MOVE DEMOCRAT$#%&!@*!! WHEN THE LID COMES OFF YOU DEMOCRATS WON’T HAVE A PLACE TO HIDE!!!!
BS
let him try and declare martial law…..WAR!!! I really don’t think he wants that yet!