We Will Never Accept Unconstitutional War

Libya war

Update! We won! Congratulations to all of us.

The U.S. Constitution placed the power to make war in the hands of elected representatives in Congress.  The founders feared giving war powers to an individual.  Their decision leaves us, the people, to compel our Senators and Representatives to accept their responsibility.

On May 26, the U.S. House amended the Defense Authorization Act of 2012 to state that its passage in no way authorizes the current war in Libya, and to prohibit the introduction of U.S. ground troops into Libya.  We must insist that the Senate uphold those amendments next week.

At the same time, the House rejected amendments that would have limited or ended U.S. warfare in Afghanistan, and rejected an amendment that would have stripped Section 1034 from the bill.  That section is perhaps the most fundamental change to the structure of our federal government that has ever appeared likely to pass through Congress, as it would effectively give the power to make war to all future presidents.  We must demand that the Senate remove Section 1034.

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