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i fully agree, its so god damn annoying that we as a society are allowing a dictator decide what we can and cannot do and then he threw a tantrum over his stupid ass party.
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AOC calls for Donald Trump’s impeachment following his decision to bomb Iran.
7061 upvotes, 546 comments. Sidechat image post by popbase. "AOC calls for Donald Trump’s impeachment following his decision to bomb Iran."
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Anonymous 46w

While I agree with the sentiment of an impeachment, it unfortunately doesn’t mean a damn thing unless they vote to remove him.

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Anonymous 46w

A dictator? Congress was notified within the Congressional War Powers’s 48-hour window following the commencement of the bombings.

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Anonymous replying to -> uchicagobooth 46w

that’s only part of it. congress still needs to authorize further action, and if they don’t any troops that might be deployed will need to withdraw

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Anonymous 46w

Approval isn’t needed.

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 46w

Since the bombings appear to comprise the entirety of the military’s intervention against Iran, Congress’s authorization isn’t requisite.

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Anonymous replying to -> uchicagobooth 46w

congress’s authorization is required under the War Powers Resolution unless an attack occurs on US soil. sec 5b covers what happens if the President does not gain approval, and if they do not approve now then there are 60 days to withdraw troops and cease involvement

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 46w

US military involvement in Iran ended yesterday.

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Anonymous replying to -> uchicagobooth 46w

until Iran retaliates, then we invade it is still too soon to know if that will happen

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Anonymous replying to -> uchicagobooth 46w

and you’ve also gotten into the flaw of this act which was created after the vietnam war to prevent the president from abusing their power as commander in chief

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 46w

It is comically easy to circumvent so long as the military is not continuously engaged for 60 days.

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Anonymous replying to -> uchicagobooth 46w

and circumventing a law established due to an abuse of power is a good thing, right?

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 46w

Congress should have been more fastidious when writing the law.

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Anonymous replying to -> uchicagobooth 46w

but they weren’t, and here we are. so now that we’ve established that’s BAD, maybe we should set a precedent for the future

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