Senate Shirks Responsibility and Primes the Pump for War with Iran

“Senate panel rejects requiring Congress sign off before Iran strike.” 

That is the headline at The Hill this afternoon.  Below is an excerpt:

“The Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Wednesday rejected a Democratic proposal to require congressional approval before the U.S. can take military action against Iran.
“The panel voted 13-9 against a proposal blocking the administration from using funding to carry out a military strike in or against Iran without congressional signoff, according to Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the committee. 
“Murphy and Sen. Tom Udall (D-N.M.) said earlier Wednesday that they were going to bring up their proposal for a vote in the committee as an amendment to a Syrian foreign policy bill.
“‘Congress is a co-equal branch that has the sole authority to declare war – so we don’t have to sit around and watch this administration spiral us into another endless conflict in the Middle East,’ Udall said in a statement.  

“Murphy added that Congress should ‘remind this administration that they do not have legal authorization to launch a war against Iran without our consent and that no one else is responsible but Trump for putting us on this blind campaign of escalation with no off-ramp.'”

Every Republican member of this Committee, with the exception of Rand Paul, voted against this important Democratic proposal.  Here are their names:

If any of these politicians represent you, or if you simply want to speak out as an American citizen, please contact their offices and reprimand them. Scold them, first, for abdicating their congressional responsibilities, and second, for making it that much easier for men without conscience like John Bolton and Mike Pompeo to begin another cruel, disastrous, unnecessary war in the Middle East.

Author: David Crump

Author, Speaker, Retired Biblical Studies & Theology Professor & Pastor, Passionate Falconer, H-D Chopper Rider, Fumbling Disciple Who Loves Jesus Christ