From Brian Bengs <[email protected]>
Subject This is how forever wars begin
Date January 6, 2026 5:16 AM
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Friend, 

I spent my career in uniform teaching the Law of War to future officers. I made sure they understood the difference between strength and lawlessness.

What the U.S. just did in Venezuela crosses that line.

The Constitution is clear: only Congress can authorize war. Presidents do not get to launch military action on their own, capture foreign leaders, or drag us into another conflict without debate or accountability. When they do, it puts American service members at risk and chips away at the rule of law we swore to defend.

We have already paid the price for “forever wars.” Trillions of dollars. Countless lives. And a growing distrust in government. This is exactly how it starts again.

What’s just as disturbing is the silence from politicians who know better. Mike Rounds is South Dakota’s senator, who is a senior member of the Armed Services Committee. He refuses to defend Congress’s constitutional authority. That is a failure of leadership and of oath.

I’m running for the U.S. Senate because South Dakotans believe no one is above the law, not foreign dictators and not American politicians.

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Brian Bengs
Independent Candidate for U.S. Senate

 

I retired from the Air Force JAG Corps as a lieutenant colonel and was enjoying a quiet life as a National Park Service Ranger in the Black Hills of South Dakota. I realized it was time to fight back when Elon and his DOGE zealots came after public servants like me. Polling indicates that when voters hear about my background and where I stand, I beat Mike Rounds in both polls we conducted. Big Money controls the agenda in Washington. It’s time that ends, so I need your support. Please consider contributing to my Independent Senate campaign below. Thank you.

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