#aumf — Public Fediverse posts

The primary reason #trump is getting away with the war with #Iran is because of the total failure of #congress to assert its constitutional power over the declaration of war coupled with the #AUMF.

It was a bad thing when #biden used it.

It was a bad thing when #obama used it.

Of course, very few people were outspoken about how bad it is when they used it AND when trump used it.

SOME people were. Largely? #libertarian people.

Yesterday, reputincans voted to turn down a proposed measure in the Senate, to curtail tRumpo's killing spree in the Caribbean, and return Authorization of Use of Military Force ( #AUMF ) powers to the Congress, where it rightly belongs.

It's not uncommon for administrations to engage in the occasional "action was needed in an urgent time frame that would preclude a lengthy debate", checkmark.

#TurdReich #Caribbean #ClownCarcabinet #KKKegseth #DrunkofWar #DrunkDef #SecDrunk #DUIHire #USPol

Yesterday, reputincans voted to turn down a proposed measure in the Senate, to curtail tRumpo's killing spree in the Caribbean, and return Authorization of Use of Military Force ( #AUMF ) powers to the Congress, where it rightly belongs.

It's not uncommon for administrations to engage in the occasional "action was needed in an urgent time frame that would preclude a lengthy debate", checkmark.

#TurdReich #Caribbean #ClownCarcabinet #KKKegseth #DrunkofWar #DrunkDef #SecDrunk #DUIHire #USPol

Yesterday, reputincans voted to turn down a proposed measure in the Senate, to curtail tRumpo's killing spree in the Caribbean, and return Authorization of Use of Military Force ( #AUMF ) powers to the Congress, where it rightly belongs.

It's not uncommon for administrations to engage in the occasional "action was needed in an urgent time frame that would preclude a lengthy debate", checkmark.

#TurdReich #Caribbean #ClownCarcabinet #KKKegseth #DrunkofWar #DrunkDef #SecDrunk #DUIHire #USPol

Yesterday, reputincans voted to turn down a proposed measure in the Senate, to curtail tRumpo's killing spree in the Caribbean, and return Authorization of Use of Military Force ( #AUMF ) powers to the Congress, where it rightly belongs.

It's not uncommon for administrations to engage in the occasional "action was needed in an urgent time frame that would preclude a lengthy debate", checkmark.

#TurdReich #Caribbean #ClownCarcabinet #KKKegseth #DrunkofWar #DrunkDef #SecDrunk #DUIHire #USPol

Today, Sep 14th, is the 24th anniversary of one of the more remarkable events to take place in the days following the September 11th terrorist attacks. I like to refer to it as Barbara Lee Day. A reminder of one of the most remarkable and courageous votes in recent US political history.

"The 2001 Authorization for Use of Military Force" bill was passed by House and Senate a mere three days after September 11th. Of the 519 total votes cast, only Representative Lee's lone vote opposed the bill (Senate 98-0, House 420-1). A vote for which she received much negative attention in the media and also received death threats over. This is an important piece of United States history. One which calls out to us today, nearly a quarter of a century later, and forces us to take a hard look at all that has taken place in the world since September 11th and begs the question of what can we, as average citizens, do to move our country away from being a military state, and towards a focus on diplomacy and peace.

Please take a moment today to read Representative Lee's speech on the House floor or watch the video ( https://youtu.be/mvnLtMKzX6Y ) of her delivering the speech.

'Mr. Speaker, Members, I rise today really with a very heavy heart, one that is filled with sorrow for the families and the loved ones who were killed and injured this week. Only the most foolish and the most callous would not understand the grief that has really gripped our people and millions across the world. This unspeakable act on the United States has really -- really forced me, however, to rely on my moral compass, my conscience, and my God for direction.

September 11th changed the world. Our deepest fears now haunt us. Yet, I am convinced that military action will not prevent further acts of international terrorism against the United States. This is a very complex and complicated matter.

Now this resolution will pass, although we all know that the President can wage a war even without it. However difficult this vote may be, some of us must urge the use of restraint. Our country is in a state of mourning. Some of us must say, let's step back for a moment. Let's just pause, just for a minute and think through the implications of our actions today, so that this does not spiral out of control.

Now I have agonized over this vote. But I came to grips with it today, and I came to grips with opposing this resolution during the very painful, yet very beautiful memorial service. As a member of the clergy so eloquently said, "As we act, let us not become the evil that we deplore."'

- Representative Barabara Lee, September 14th, 2001

#September11th #September11th2001 #911attacks #911anniversary #BarbaraLee #Peace #Diplomacy #MakePeaceNotWar #AUMF #USHistory #History #UnitedStates

Decades-Old Congressional Authorizations To Presidents For Carte Blanche War-Making Are TICKING TIME BOMBS - Congress must tailor a AUMF, to exact needs and limit its duration.
https://rosecoveredglasses.wordpress.com/2025/06/29/decades-old-congressional-authorizations-to-presidents-for-carte-blanche-war-making-are-ticking-time-bombs/
#AUMF #Warfare #AuthorizationForUseOfMilitaryForce

Authorized Use of Military Force #aumf

Say its name.

#uspo
l

…there are only 2 sources of #authority for the use of force abroad – the #Constitution & congressional authorizations for the use of military force (#AUMF). …There is no existing AUMF that would authorize the President to use force against #Iran. Second, under the #ExecutiveBranch’s own interpretation of #ArticleII of the Constitution, which has become much broader in recent decades & is not necessarily shared by #Congress or the #courts,

#Trump #law #MiddleEast #USpol

Today, the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee will hold an important hearing focusing on a perennially difficult topic: how to reform and update the 2001 Authorization for Use of Military Force (#AUMF), which was enacted in response to the 9/11 attacks and continues to provide the main legal basis for global U.S. counterterrorism operations more than two decades later.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/09/28/iraq-war-aumf-authority-force-authorization-congress-2002-bush-obama-trump-iran/

Senate votes to repeal decades-old authorizations for Iraq, Gulf wars - The Washington Post
https://archive.ph/zEh4k

Wow, this is *long* overdue!

#AUMF

Congress poised to repeal war authorization for Iraq

https://warisboring.com/congress-poised-to-repeal-war-authorization-for-iraq/

#aumf

Weltweiten Kriegen der USA die "Legitimation" nehmen
Keine Kriege ohne Kongresszustimmung
Link zu dieser Seite: https://www.aktion-freiheitstattangst.org/de/articles/7834-20211117-weltweiten-kriegen-der-usa-die-legitimation-nehmen.htm
Link im Tor-Netzwerk: http://a6pdp5vmmw4zm5tifrc3qo2pyz7mvnk4zzimpesnckvzinubzmioddad.onion/de/articles/7834-20211117-weltweiten-kriegen-der-usa-die-legitimation-nehmen.htm
Tags: #AUMF #USA #Kongress #Waronterror #endlesswar #WinWithoutWar #SchuleohneMilitär #Atomwaffen #Militär #Bundeswehr #Aufrüstung #Waffenexporte #Drohnen #Frieden #Krieg #Friedenserziehung #Menschenrechte #Zivilklauseln