President Trump's decision to bomb Iranian nuclear sites has sparked constitutional debates regarding his authority to use military force without Congressional approval. Local lawmakers, including Congresswoman Lateefah Simon, criticize the strike as dangerous and immoral. Legal experts argue that such actions violate both international and U.S. law. While some point to historical precedents of military force used by presidents without formal declarations of war, others emphasize the original intent of the Constitution, which grants Congress the power to declare war. Prominent figures like Nancy Pelosi echoed concerns about Trump's unilateral action undermining constitutional governance.
Donald Trump's bombing of Iran is lawless, dangerous, and immoral. This kind of power, wielded without accountability, puts all of us in danger.
There is certainly past precedence of presidents using force without congressional authorization. This has been done by almost every president I can think of over the last 40 years or so.
I suppose one could take a position that war is only war when it is formally declared. But I don't think anybody around the world will really accept that definition.
Tonight, the President ignored the Constitution by unilaterally engaging our military without Congressional authorization.
Collection
[
|
...
]