We now have a glimpse of the War Powers Resolution promised by Sen. Tim Kaine (D., Va.), which is reportedly scheduled for a vote in the Senate on Tuesday. The resolution purportedly ends all combat operations against Iran … until you reach the very end where there is a hole that you could drive a combat task force through.
I respect members asserting their inherent constitutional authority. I have long criticized the lack of declarations of war as demanded by the Framers. We have not had a formal declaration of war since World War II. However, courts and Congress have long deferred to presidents in the conduct of such operations.
I represented congressional members challenging the Libyan war operation launched by President Barack Obama. Most Democratic members were entirely silent when Obama (and President Joe Biden) exercised such authority against different countries. Notably, the Libyan operation clearly sought regime change without an imminent threat to the United States. Some of those members are now the loudest condemning President Donald Trump in this operation.
This resolution shows how presidents can easily box in Congress once combat operations begin.
The resolution boldly declares “Congress hereby directs the President to terminate the use 14 of United States Armed Forces for hostilities against the 15 Islamic Republic of Iran or any part of its government 16 or military.”
However, at the very end, the resolution has this line: “Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent the United States from defending itself from imminent attack.”
As I wrote this week, the problem with such resolutions is that they are effectively meaningless in the context of full combat operations against a nation: “Kaine and others insist that hostilities were not imminent when we attacked. Even if that were true, they are now.”
In these circumstances, it would be nearly impossible to limit the war powers of the President without putting American personnel or allies at risk. After decapitating the leadership in Iran, Iranian assets are clearly operating under prior orders in a decentralized structure. The United States is now seeking to neutralize any assets that it can find in preemptive attacks while trying further to degrade the command structure and military capacity of the Iranian government.
As I wrote earlier:
“The choice now for Democrats is either a senseless or suicidal resolution. It can either resolve to end hostilities as soon as practically possible (an objective already stated by the Administration) or it can actually seek to limit the Administration’s options amid full-fledged war.”
This is the senseless option. All threats from Iran are now “imminent,” and all attacks are arguably preemptive. So what does this actually do?
Here is the resolution: Iran War Powers Resolution
Given only milquetoast communists (liberals, progressives, socialists, democrats, RINOs, AINOs) such as Tim Kaine et al., America would have never been separated from Great Britain; established in 1789; expanded by the Louisiana Purchase; developed to the Pacific Ocean; and supplemented by Hawaii and Alaska.
America would have been too pantywaist, craven, and pusillanimous to accomplish anything of value and worth, anything good.
But then, where would the communists (liberals, progressives, socialists, democrats, RINOs, AINOs) obtain all the wealth from other people’s money they redistribute per Karl Marx?
re: Tim Kaine
15 “Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves. 16 You will know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes from thornbushes or figs from thistles? 17 Even so, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. 18 A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a bad tree bear good fruit. 19 Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. 20 Therefore by their fruits you will know them.
– Gospel of St Matthew 7:15-20
Woody Kaine Gets “Slap On The Wrist” Over March 4 Trump Antifa Riot
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Linwood “Woody” Kaine has been sentenced over his involvement in the Antifa riots against March 4 Trump supporters.
Kaine, who made national headlines when he was arrested with seven other co-defendants in connection with riots at the Minnesota State Capitol in March, is the son of former vice presidential candidate and sitting U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA). On March 4, Antifa members, including Kaine, flooded the Capitol building to disrupt local Trump supporters who were gathering in conjunction with the national March 4 Trump movement.
Many Antifa members attempted to conceal their identity by covering their faces with bandanas and goggles. As Alpha News reported, the rioters used mace, tasers, smoke bombs, and firecrackers on members of the pro-Trump rally, and punched others in the face. Kaine was one of six counter protesters arrested over the violence.
https://alphanews.org/woody-kaine-gets-reduced-charges-march-4-trump-antifa-riot/
Centcom: Two days ago, the Iranian regime had 11 ships in the Gulf of Oman, today they have ZERO. The Iranian regime has harassed and attacked international shipping in the Gulf of Oman for decades. Those days are over. Freedom of maritime navigation has underpinned American and global economic prosperity for more than 80 years. U.S. forces will continue to defend it.
https://x.com/CENTCOM/status/2028553001644736808
Trump and the MAGAs are a domestic enemy of the US and the biggest threat to international peace. We need to go to war against them. It is the sworn legal obligation of all US military personnel to eliminate Trump and the MAGAs.
Better watch out there, bub, you might get a visit from USSS.
So says the unassimilable anti-American illegal alien foreign invader who must be compassionately repatriated.
Anonymous– Use your real name. You have called for the insurrection of our military and murder of our President and those of us to support his programs which includes me. I want to know who are and in light of your threat, I think I have a right to know.
Trump/Maga hater ANON supports our enemies!! TRAITOR!!
This is backwards. Trump needs to get Congressional authorization to start a war, not Congress needs to order Trump to stop it.
Cain is trying to generate publicity for his re-election.
The American Founders established a restricted-vote republic, not a “dictatorship of the majority,” aka “the poor,” through a one-man, one-vote democrazy.
In the intended severely restricted-vote republic, such as the actual America of its Founders, this clown would have never been elected.
i had waited for time to change her
the only change that came was over me
give us time. we got 3 years left
Tim Cain survived purely because his mother refused to take him back — proof that sometimes the return policy really does shape a man’s destiny.
Barron Trump burst into tears on Monday after an examination by a prominent Washington, DC podiatrist found no evidence of bone spurs.
“I’m totally screwed!” the young Trump reportedly shrieked, hurling himself to the floor of the doctor’s office in anguish.
At the White House, Donald J. Trump said that the podiatrist’s x-ray equipment had treated his son “very unfairly,” adding, “This should never be allowed to happen in this country.”
“This is what happens when you trust a real doctor,” he said. “I should have just sent the kid to my new Surgeon General.”
LAME…
Liberals trying to be funny like the Babylon Bee always fail because . . . liberals simply don’t understand humor. Give it up. Better to be thought a fool that to open your mouth and remove all doubt.
Once upon a time they did. For several gnerations most good comics were liberal, some extremely liberal.
Today no one on the left knows how to be funny.
Did Joe Biden(or Hunter) serve in the military DF ANON?? Phony Asthma excuse for Joe; or was it for stuttering????
The Iranian regime was buying time to complete their nuclear objective, a weapon to hold the world hostage to its demands. Obama and Biden bought them off thinking they, in their delusion of superiority as President, could hold them off and control the situation with cash. They were stupid and helping Iran to achieve their goal. The Islamic terrorists would never again need commercial jetliners to do their dirty work they would have the means to totally destroy the west not just a few buildings. They almost succeeded but Trump has stopped them. Thank you Mr. President.
woke is the dumbest body of political causes of all time. it is hard to grasp how retarded they are. they lock on to a morsel of truth and are convinced they have the whole story. trump/the u.s. military ain’t going nowhere soon, girls.
woke is the dumbest body of political causes of all time
Yup. When your efforts include putting men in women’s sports, locker rooms, and showers, and when you divide humanity into oppressed and oppressors based on skin color, and when you favor goals like defund the police and child sexual mutilation, you’ve kind of lost all claim to intelligence or even sanity.
“kind of”
i no. they really built a powerful platform, ain’t?
they should forbid pellio and co. from doing more insider windfall theft, too, although their King has already mentioned it, they could latch on to it and benefit. What does nanny have now, $400,000,000.00? i’m in the wrong line of greed, i mean “work”.
Here is Nancy Pelosi saying that Obama did not need congressional authorization to begin operations in Lybia, or to continue such operations, which including bombing Lybia. What has changed, Nancy? POTUS’s party affilication?
https://x.com/Lancegooden/status/2028455205495349345
How about some Regime Change closer to Home.
Nicaragua
Cuba
Mexico
Alberta Canada (because they already lean toward becoming an American State – No.# 51)
Regime Change in exchange for Statehood.
A great Idea!