ALERT: Congress is About to Vote on Worldwide War Authority | Ron Paul 2012 | Sound Money, Peace and Liberty https://secure.aclu.org/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=3195&s_subsrc=110511_AUMF
I read about this but hadn't had time to look it up yet. Thanks for posting! It is very important... It's mind boggling how shitty our politicians have become... I filled out the ACLU letter, hope it makes its way to the "right people". I added a little personal message to it as well: Anyone who votes in favor of this should be considered an enemy of the United States of America, the Constitution, Liberty, and THE PEOPLE. It's a treasonous act. We have 3 branches of government, a Constitutional Republic, and a President - not a KING! The West Is Trapped In Its Own Propaganda by Paul Craig Roberts 'We're #1' and Democracy Myths Yet Caesarism rules America. Article by Paul Craig Roberts
As the years pass, the odds of somebody using them only increases... List of states with nuclear weapons - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
thanks for the post dude.. but don't we already do this via the patriot act? if we assume a country is harboring terrorists.. then we can just go in when we want?
...just another case of making it legal to do anything they've been up too...that was illegal and unconstitutional...rinse-repeat. ...1776 comes to mind, we had to deal with another tyrannical government back then...
No need for nuclear weapons: M134 bomblet - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia There are much scarier weapons out there. 1000 meters? 15 meter radius is a city block. You do the math.
What blows my mind is that none of this has been on the news to my knowledge, and everyone seems to be fine with it?
When I got the email from the ACLU, I nearly shat myself. This is more than just ballsy, it's ludicrous! There's a reason why we have checks and balances, and it's to prevent us from having a king.
Maybe they just figured...since the current and previous administrations already don't follow the law - let's change the law so what they are doing is legal.
ACLU: TAKE ACTION: No new worldwide war authority! No new blank checks for war! http://bit.ly/iVcPFl https://secure.aclu.org/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=3195&s_subsrc=110511_aumf_tw
Congress has military power? Could have fooled me since the last "declared" war was WWII. ACLU is saying that the WH will Veto the bill - my god, I didn't know Obama knew what a Veto was! Twitter
"Congressman Justin Amash spearheaded an effort to have this troubling language removed, but unfortunately it failed by a vote of 234 to 187. It is unfortunate indeed, that so many in Congress accept unlimited warmaking authority in the hands of the executive branch." Enabling a Future American Dictator