While We Slept, Donald Trump Launched a War ... on Our Constitution and the Rule of Law

[struth]

Libya was a nation, and we attacked that nation because of it's complicity in terrorist acts, and the fact that the people were already rising up against it's regime. Iran has long supported terrorist activities, and deserved to be held accountable. However, we do have rules about how we do that, and the fact that our present regime thinks rules do not apply to them makes one wonder have they considered all the consequences? And is this a prelude to attacks on other nation that Trump does not like? Precedents mean something.

what rules?

 

[theHawk]

“Americans awoke this morning in a new country. While we slept, Donald Trump launched a full-scale war to overthrow the regime in Iran and to disarm that nation. But it is our nation, our Constitution he has overthrown.
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This morning, America is no longer a democratic republic governed by the rule of law. It is a tyranny governed by a man. Everyone will cheer the end of the horrid reign of mullahs in Tehran. But everyone should weep at the fall of our great constitutional order.

Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution says Congress shall have the power to declare war. In common understanding it means a president cannot initiative a war. When George Bush took us into Iraq, he got an authorization to use military force (AUMF) from Congress. In fact, Congress passed three open ended authorizations, in 1991, in 2001, and in 2002.”

While We Slept, Donald Trump Launched a War ... on Our Constitution and the Rule of Law

Americans woke up this morning in a nation no longer governed by the Constitution, but one ruled by one man.

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Trump’s supporters and defenders are likewise enemies of the Constitution and the rule of law.

The illegal, un-Constitutional attack on Iran was completely unwarranted as Iran posed no threat to the United States, Trump lied about Iran ‘soon’ having missiles capable of striking the United States – another Republican president has again lied America into yet another illegal war.