#war-powers-act — Public Fediverse posts
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Please copy and paste into the forms on the websites of your members of Congress and share with friends. https://www.congress.gov/contact-us
Dear Senator / Representative -
I am appalled that Congress is giving this Republican Administration yet another pass with their war of choice in Iran. Only Congress can declare war, and Congress rightly voted to end the war. There is no "reset" of the time limit because of a ceasefire.This war of choice started by Republicans remains illegal. It violates the UN Charter which prohibits the threat or use of force except in self-defense against an armed attack and now it violates the 1973 War Powers Act.
This war has cost untold billions of dollars and hundreds of lives. And for what?
I legitimately want an answer to that question.
In an email sent to Time magazine on Wednesday, July 15, White House spokesperson Anna Kelly said that the United States military achieved all of its objectives during Operation Epic Fury.
Why then are my tax dollars still being used to bomb Iran? I want you discussing this in every media outlet. I want you to hold Congress accountable. I want the money cut off to fund this war.
#resist #ResistOfTheDay #Iran #WarPowersAct -
#Trump Found A Loophole In The #WarPowersAct | #TedRall
#JamarlThomas #Iran #Palestine #Palestinians #Gaza #WestBank #Lebanon #Israel #Geopolitics #Mideast #MiddleEast #IranWar #Hormuz #OilMarkets
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US Strikes Iran Again as Trump Declares Ceasefire Over
US strikes Iran again after Trump says the ceasefire is over, following Iranian attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz.https://thedemocracyadvocate.com/news-to-know/war-and-conflict/us-strikes-iran/
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#ThisWasNews two weeks ago:
Four House Republicans rebel against Trump, help pass War Powers Resolution.
#IranWar #WarPowersAct #WarrenDavidson #ThomasMassie #TomBarrett #BrianFitzpatrick
See what else was news. Reply to comment publicly or say 'remind me in 30 days'
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Trump may have violated the #WarPowersAct. To try to make it look like he is complying, Trump insists that the #IranWar is not a war. The situation today for #OperationEpicFailure is shown in this #PoliticalCartoon by Monte Wolverton:
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Trump may have violated the #WarPowersAct. To try to make it look like he is complying, Trump insists that the #IranWar is not a war. The situation today for #OperationEpicFailure is shown in this #PoliticalCartoon by Monte Wolverton:
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How Each House Member Voted on the Iran War Powers Resolution
Measure passed with 215 “yes” votes to 208 “no” votes.VoteTotalDemocrats Dem.Republicans Rep.Bar chart of total votes 2152114 2080208…
#NewsBeep #News #BreakingNews #breakingnews #DonaldJ #HouseofRepresentatives #Iran #PresidentialPower(US) #Trump #UnitedStatesDefenseandMilitaryForces #UnitedStatesInternationalRelations #UnitedStatesPoliticsandGovernment #WarPowersAct(1973)
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House votes to halt US military action in Iran, rebuking Trump's war strategy
“The President’s war with Iran has been an unmitigated disaster,” Aurora Democratic Rep. Jason Crow.
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House votes to halt US military action in Iran, rebuking Trump's war strategy
“The President’s war with Iran has been an unmitigated disaster,” Aurora Democratic Rep. Jason Crow.
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House votes to halt US military action in Iran, rebuking Trump's war strategy
“The President’s war with Iran has been an unmitigated disaster,” Aurora Democratic Rep. Jason Crow.
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House votes to halt US military action in Iran, rebuking Trump's war strategy
“The President’s war with Iran has been an unmitigated disaster,” Aurora Democratic Rep. Jason Crow.
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Senate Votes to Take Up Measure to Force Trump to End Iran War
The Senate on Tuesday agreed to take up a measure that would force President Trump to end the…
#NewsBeep #News #Topstories #CharlesE #Collins #democratic-party #DonaldJ #fetterman #Headlines #Iran #John(1969-) #Kaine #Lisa #Murkowski #Paul #Rand #republicanparty #Schumer #Senate #SusanM #TimothyM #TopStories #Trump #UnitedStatesPoliticsandGovernment #WarandEmergencyPowers(US) #WarPowersAct(1973)
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House Again Blocks War Powers Vote to Halt Iran Conflict
House Republicans on Thursday narrowly blocked an effort to force an end to the war against Iran and…
#NewsBeep #News #BreakingNews #breakingnews #DonaldJ #HouseofRepresentatives #Iran #republicanparty #Trump #UnitedStatesPoliticsandGovernment #WarPowersAct(1973)
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Senate Blocks War Powers Resolution for Seventh Time, Conflict Grinds On
US Senate rejects war powers resolution for Iran conflict 7 times. Learn why this matters for US war decisions and what happens next.
#WarPowersAct, #IranConflict, #SenateVote, #Congress, #USPolitics
https://newsletter.tf/us-senate-blocks-war-powers-iran-conflict/
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Senate Blocks War Powers Resolution for Seventh Time, Conflict Grinds On
US Senate rejects war powers resolution for Iran conflict 7 times. Learn why this matters for US war decisions and what happens next.
#WarPowersAct, #IranConflict, #SenateVote, #Congress, #USPolitics
https://newsletter.tf/us-senate-blocks-war-powers-iran-conflict/
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The US Senate has now blocked a war powers resolution for the Iran conflict seven times. This is the seventh time the vote has failed.
#WarPowersAct, #IranConflict, #SenateVote, #Congress, #USPolitics
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The US Senate has now blocked a war powers resolution for the Iran conflict seven times. This is the seventh time the vote has failed.
#WarPowersAct, #IranConflict, #SenateVote, #Congress, #USPolitics
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Senate Rejects Another Push to Halt Iran War Amid Growing Opposition
Senate votes against stopping Iran war. Many lawmakers unsure about the conflict's length and cost. What happens next?
#IranWar, #SenateVote, #WarPowersAct, #Congress, #USPolitics
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Senate Rejects Another Push to Halt Iran War Amid Growing Opposition
Senate votes against stopping Iran war. Many lawmakers unsure about the conflict's length and cost. What happens next?
#IranWar, #SenateVote, #WarPowersAct, #Congress, #USPolitics
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The Senate voted against a bill to end the war in Iran. This is the fourth time a similar bill has failed. Some Republicans are now questioning the war.
#IranWar, #SenateVote, #WarPowersAct, #Congress, #USPolitics
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The Senate voted against a bill to end the war in Iran. This is the fourth time a similar bill has failed. Some Republicans are now questioning the war.
#IranWar, #SenateVote, #WarPowersAct, #Congress, #USPolitics
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Jonathan Lemire (MSNOW): "Pres. Trump is desperate for the Iran war to end. Energy prices are up, his polls are down. Few U.S. military goals have been achieved. Trump doesn’t want to resume hostilities, so he keeps punting his deadlines - and Tehran is calling his bluff."
#IranWar #OperationEpicFailure #politics #WarPowersAct -
Jonathan Lemire (MSNOW): "Pres. Trump is desperate for the Iran war to end. Energy prices are up, his polls are down. Few U.S. military goals have been achieved. Trump doesn’t want to resume hostilities, so he keeps punting his deadlines - and Tehran is calling his bluff."
#IranWar #OperationEpicFailure #politics #WarPowersAct -
@quietmarc I find the #WarPowersAct stuff infuriating as well b/c the initial attack was already both illegal under the WPA & unconstitutional. By trying to pass new resolutions & carrying on about the 60-day deadline, so many congresspeople & others are voluntarily conceding the basic point & actually enabling Trump. Even #Khanna
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"The United States has completed its offensive operations against Iran, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Tuesday, even as Washington warned it was ready to unleash a “devastating” response to any new attacks on shipping in the Strait of Hormuz."
Due to the #WarPowersAct, Rubio is saying that the #IranWar is over but it could start again at any time:
https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20260505-rubio-says-us-military-has-completed-offensive-operations-in-iran
#OperationEpicFailure #TrumpLiedPeopleDied #politics -
"The United States has completed its offensive operations against Iran, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Tuesday, even as Washington warned it was ready to unleash a “devastating” response to any new attacks on shipping in the Strait of Hormuz."
Due to the #WarPowersAct, Rubio is saying that the #IranWar is over but it could start again at any time:
https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20260505-rubio-says-us-military-has-completed-offensive-operations-in-iran
#OperationEpicFailure #TrumpLiedPeopleDied #politics -
From our 1st and Greatest Fool, Donald Trump on his brilliant passing of medical check-up cognitive tests:
"I'm the only president to take a cognitive test at the doctor, and pass it...no one else could do that."
Uh huh...why again are YOU the "only president" to being required, REQUIRED to take an old man mental check because you have stupidly been handed our nuclear codes... cognitive test...EVERY TIME you go to the doctor (dumbass)?
Trump's boast is self-defeating as it often is, in a genuinely funny way, and Stewart's right to call it out. Trump is technically correct in a narrow, useless way. No president has publicly acknowledged taking a standardized cognitive test or made the results public except Donald Trump.
But that's not the flex he thinks it is.
Trump's implication is that passing a cognitive test makes him uniquely brilliant (more likely stupid, but whatever). While cognitive tests can rule out impairment associated with Alzheimer's disease and stroke, as we all know -- they do not measure intelligence.
Acing the MoCA, which includes identifying a drawing of a rhinoceros and counting backward, is a floor, not a ceiling.
Stewart's instinct is exactly right -- the bragging itself is the tell.
As we all know.
There's also the broader irony that Trump is the first president to make cognitive testing a public political football, largely by mocking others' fitness, and the test he passed is the same one his own critics have suggested he needs administered again regularly.
The show last night:
Jon Stewart marvels at our "genius" president's faulty math and cognitive skills.
As America’s situationship with Iran hits the 60-day War Powers Act deadline, Trump brazenly ignores Congress's authority, and...
Plus, a visit from a real monarch, King Charles, shines a light on the lack of checks and balances from America's absent Congress. #DailyShow #WarPowersAct #KingCharles #IranWar
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From our 1st and Greatest Fool, Donald Trump on his brilliant passing of medical check-up cognitive tests:
"I'm the only president to take a cognitive test at the doctor, and pass it...no one else could do that."
Uh huh...why again are YOU the "only president" to being required, REQUIRED to take an old man mental check because you have stupidly been handed our nuclear codes... cognitive test...EVERY TIME you go to the doctor (dumbass)?
Trump's boast is self-defeating as it often is, in a genuinely funny way, and Stewart's right to call it out. Trump is technically correct in a narrow, useless way. No president has publicly acknowledged taking a standardized cognitive test or made the results public except Donald Trump.
But that's not the flex he thinks it is.
Trump's implication is that passing a cognitive test makes him uniquely brilliant (more likely stupid, but whatever). While cognitive tests can rule out impairment associated with Alzheimer's disease and stroke, as we all know -- they do not measure intelligence.
Acing the MoCA, which includes identifying a drawing of a rhinoceros and counting backward, is a floor, not a ceiling.
Stewart's instinct is exactly right -- the bragging itself is the tell.
As we all know.
There's also the broader irony that Trump is the first president to make cognitive testing a public political football, largely by mocking others' fitness, and the test he passed is the same one his own critics have suggested he needs administered again regularly.
The show last night:
Jon Stewart marvels at our "genius" president's faulty math and cognitive skills.
As America’s situationship with Iran hits the 60-day War Powers Act deadline, Trump brazenly ignores Congress's authority, and...
Plus, a visit from a real monarch, King Charles, shines a light on the lack of checks and balances from America's absent Congress. #DailyShow #WarPowersAct #KingCharles #IranWar
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As #America’s situationship with #Iran hits the 60-day #WarPowersAct deadline, Trump BRAZENLY ignores Congress's authority while spouting NONSENSE about America's DEPLETED weapons inventory, and #JonStewart MARVELS at our "genius" president's faulty math and cognitive skills youtu.be/oneo86z5VG8?...
Trump Ignores 60-Day Iran Dead... -
As #America’s situationship with #Iran hits the 60-day #WarPowersAct deadline, Trump BRAZENLY ignores Congress's authority while spouting NONSENSE about America's DEPLETED weapons inventory, and #JonStewart MARVELS at our "genius" president's faulty math and cognitive skills youtu.be/oneo86z5VG8?...
Trump Ignores 60-Day Iran Dead... -
Trump’s 60-Day Deadline on the Iran War
There are moments in U.S. foreign policy when the law moves from the margins to the center of…
#NewsBeep #News #BreakingNews #breakingnews #Congress #DonaldTrump #Iran #iranwar #WarPowersAct
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"The 60-day deadline is arriving (soon) on requiring the president to seek authorization or wind down operations. But Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ... suggested the clock can 'pause or stop' during a ceasefire":
https://www.axios.com/2026/05/01/iran-pentagon-hegseth-war-powers-senate-hearing-republicans
Hegseth is lying, but even if we assume what he said is true, the clock cannot pause because the US Navy still has a blockade there, and a blockade is an act of war. There can be no pause during an act of war.
#IranWar #WarPowersAct #politics #military -
"The 60-day deadline is arriving (soon) on requiring the president to seek authorization or wind down operations. But Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ... suggested the clock can 'pause or stop' during a ceasefire":
https://www.axios.com/2026/05/01/iran-pentagon-hegseth-war-powers-senate-hearing-republicans
Hegseth is lying, but even if we assume what he said is true, the clock cannot pause because the US Navy still has a blockade there, and a blockade is an act of war. There can be no pause during an act of war.
#IranWar #WarPowersAct #politics #military -
Trump Tests War Powers: A Familiar Presidential Playbook
President Trump ordered military strikes on Iran on June 21, 2025. Congress is unhappy because they say he did not ask them first. This is a debate about who has the power to start a war.
#TrumpWarPowers, #IranStrikes, #CongressDebate, #WarPowersAct, #USPolitics
https://newsletter.tf/trump-war-powers-iran-congress-dispute/
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Trump Tests War Powers: A Familiar Presidential Playbook
President Trump ordered military strikes on Iran on June 21, 2025. Congress is unhappy because they say he did not ask them first. This is a debate about who has the power to start a war.
#TrumpWarPowers, #IranStrikes, #CongressDebate, #WarPowersAct, #USPolitics
https://newsletter.tf/trump-war-powers-iran-congress-dispute/
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President Trump ordered military strikes on Iran on June 21, 2025. This action has caused arguments with Congress, who believe they should have been consulted first. The debate is about who has the power to start a war.
#TrumpWarPowers, #IranStrikes, #CongressDebate, #WarPowersAct, #USPolitics
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President Trump ordered military strikes on Iran on June 21, 2025. This action has caused arguments with Congress, who believe they should have been consulted first. The debate is about who has the power to start a war.
#TrumpWarPowers, #IranStrikes, #CongressDebate, #WarPowersAct, #USPolitics
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Trump Asserts Ceasefire Ends Congress's War Powers Clock
President Trump says ceasefire with Iran stops Congress's war powers clock. Find out how this affects military action and approval deadlines.
#TrumpWarPowers, #IranCeasefire, #CongressApproval, #WarPowersAct, #USMilitary
https://newsletter.tf/trump-war-powers-ceasefire-stops-congress-clock/
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President Trump claims a ceasefire with Iran has stopped the 60-day clock for Congress to approve military action. This is a major shift from previous deadlines.
#TrumpWarPowers, #IranCeasefire, #CongressApproval, #WarPowersAct, #USMilitary
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The President started a war Feb 28. Today marks the 60-day constitutional limit under the War Powers Act. Gas is up to $4.39/gal ($25B spent). While he calls reporting "seditious," the math is undeniable. The resolution returns. Call your senator. The sky is blue, the war is real, and the clock is ticking. #WarPowersAct #EndTheWar #GasPrices #Politics #Resistance #CivicDuty #StopTheWar #Democracy https://twp.ai/9OUqJf
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The President started a war Feb 28. Today marks the 60-day constitutional limit under the War Powers Act. Gas is up to $4.39/gal ($25B spent). While he calls reporting "seditious," the math is undeniable. The resolution returns. Call your senator. The sky is blue, the war is real, and the clock is ticking. #WarPowersAct #EndTheWar #GasPrices #Politics #Resistance #CivicDuty #StopTheWar #Democracy https://twp.ai/9OUqJf
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60 days since the war started. Gas at $4.39. The War Powers Act limit is here. He calls truth "seditious," but the receipt is in the pump. Call your senator. The resolution returns. #WarPowersAct #EndTheWar #GasPrices #Politics #Resistance #StopTheWar
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60 days since the war started. Gas at $4.39. The War Powers Act limit is here. He calls truth "seditious," but the receipt is in the pump. Call your senator. The resolution returns. #WarPowersAct #EndTheWar #GasPrices #Politics #Resistance #StopTheWar
thistleandmoss.com -
#usa #israel #iran : #warofaggression / #usdemocracy / #usconstitution / #despoticact
„(…) Trump dismissed the #WarPowersAct, a law limiting any president's use of force beyond 60 days without #congressionalauthorization, describing the law as "totally unconstitutional."
"It's never been used before. Why should we be different?" Trump said, signaling he would not seek congressional authorization to continue the war with Iran.“
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#usa #israel #iran : #warofaggression / #usdemocracy / #usconstitution / #despoticact
„(…) Trump dismissed the #WarPowersAct, a law limiting any president's use of force beyond 60 days without #congressionalauthorization, describing the law as "totally unconstitutional."
"It's never been used before. Why should we be different?" Trump said, signaling he would not seek congressional authorization to continue the war with Iran.“
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Trump Tells Congress Why He Doesn’t Need Its Authorization for the Iran War
President Trump sent letters to Congress on Friday making the case that a Vietnam-era law requiring him to…
#NewsBeep #News #BreakingNews #breakingnews #CharlesE #DonaldJ #Grassley #HouseofRepresentatives #Iran #Johnson #Mike(1972-) #Senate #Trump #UnitedStatesDefenseandMilitaryForces #UnitedStatesPoliticsandGovernment #WarPowersAct(1973)
https://www.newsbeep.com/515259/
