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Uhhh. I have news for ya, cuckgress
If they couldn't stop any prior president from starting a war, then why would Trump be any different.
This will never be declared a 'war' legally by the US government, because those require congressional approval. It will instead be a 'military operation', just like the Iraq War, Desert Storm 2, Afghanistan, Libya and pretty much all major military engagements since WW2.
Wild how the small innovation of just changing terminology completely allowed presidents to get around the law.
Under Obama, civilians became: "Enemy or Unarmed Combatants". Under Bush, torture became "enhanced interrogation" and kidnapping became "extraordinary rendition". Under Clinton war became "peacekeeping operation". They all loved using the term "air strike" instead of "bombing" or "settlers" instead of "murderers and rapists".
I hate that it works, but it works.
We really ought to be calling those 'illegal military operations'
The man is proving to be untouchable. If you have enough money, power and legal advice you can get away with just about anything.
He's grabbed the country by the pussy, and we let him do it, just like he said.
I think that's incorrect.
Donald became inevitable when the Democratic Party opted to rule in a manner that didn't distinguish them from the Republicans in any meaningful way. "We" didn't let him do anything. "We" exist in a country where absent a billion dollar fortune or membership in the Epstein Class, you have no power whatsoever to effect change outside of your local municipality.
My point being that he isn't CURRENTLY supposed to be able to declare war. The Marines are the only branch of the military he should be able to send without a congressional declaration.
But, since even TWO impeachments wouldn't stick, who will have the balls to stop him? I see your point.
Yeah he’s not supposed to do a lot of stuff. He farting all over the founding father’s faces.
And since I don't doubt that he has limited control of his sphincter, he's probably sharting all over George Washington. "do ya like that George?"
That's very generous of you to limit it to "farts"
They just forgot to add "spray" before "farts".
Democrats could file a TRO in federal court immediately asking to pause operations & that his actions violate Article I, Section 8 of the US Constitution. But they almost certainly won't, and they want you believing exactly what you do now, which is "our hands are tied, nothing we can do, send money & then we can do something, etc." The reality is a vast majority of them are funded by AIPAC & support this, and they'll almost certainly have a majority of ignorant or naive people repeating their lies.
Here are some things they could try as well:
Sponsoring a Soldier's Habeas Corpus Petition
Instead of lawmakers suing on their own behalf, a coalition of anti-war lawmakers could legally and financially back a Habeas Corpus petition for a U.S. service member currently deployed or ordered to participate in the Iran strikes.
The "Mike Gravel Maneuver" (The Speech or Debate Clause)
If the minority party knows the administration is lying about Iran posing an "imminent threat," but the proof is highly classified, they do not need a judge or a majority to release it. They just need one brave lawmaker.
The "Senate Hold"
The U.S. Senate runs almost entirely on something called "Unanimous Consent" to function smoothly and confirm nominees.
Sponsoring a Qui Tam (Whistleblower) Lawsuit
Since minority politicians cannot sue the President directly due to "lack of standing," they can bypass the political blockade by using corporate fraud laws against the defense industry.
Forcing Privileged Floor Votes (The Complicity Test)
If minority lawmakers say they are powerless because they don't control the House, they are lying by omission. Certain laws allow any single member of Congress to force a mandatory floor vote that the majority party cannot block.
What is this LLM slop?
Half the stuff Trump wouldn't care about, the other half would not really affect any current military operation. Plus most of it he'd just ignore like he did most other things, e.g. tarifs are illegal, welp, let me just use some other law to justify tarifs
You've just demonstrated my favorite excuse from Dems.
"It's okay that they don't do anything because opposition is hard, and it might not work anyway, so why do anything?"
I didn't say their hands were tied, but he shouldn't be committing acts of war unilaterally. That was my point
Agreed... I just don't want people acting like there is nothing that Democrats can do right now, including cutting off funding, drafting resolutions, etc. Maybe they will do something for once, but I don't have my hopes up. Seeing how they literally enabled the genocide in Palestine, it seems like most of them are bought & paid for.
They're not going to do anything, not because they're powerless, but because they're bought off by AIPAC and support the war too, and not only that, they have a maniacal leader in charge willing to take all of the heat off of them by acting without Congress and giving them plausible deniability. It's a dream scenario if you're an AIPAC-bribed legislator.