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The House just passed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), including a provision to authorize worldwide war, which has no expiration date and will allow this president and any future president to go to war anywhere in the world, at any time, without further congressional authorization. The new authorization wouldnt even require the president to show any threat to the national security of the United States. The American military could become the worlds cop, and could be sent into harms way almost anywhere and everywhere around the globe.
Before the vote, the House debated an amendment that would have struck the worldwide war provision. That amendment was introduced by a bipartisan group of representatives: Rep. Justin Amash (R-Mich.), Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.), Rep. Walter Jones (R-N.C.), Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.), Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.), and Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas). Given the enormity of the proposed law, youd expect the House to debate the amendment to strike it extensively, but thats not what happened. The amendment was debated for a total of 20 minutes. Thats right. Twenty minutes to debate whether Congress should hand the executive branch sweeping worldwide war authority.
Activist Post: House Passes Authority for Worldwide War