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John -- did you see this message from Hank? Hank worked extremely hard to make sure the War Powers Resolution passed the House, but now an even larger challenge faces a similar resolution in the Senate. Will you make sure you are fully up to speed? -- Carole On Thu, Jan 16, 2020 at 6:02 PM Hank Johnson <[email protected]> wrote: .jpg "Hank Johnson Logo") Friends and fellow patriots, Late last week, I joined with my fellow Democrats and a few courageous Republicans in voting for a major policy victory: the passage of the War Powers Resolution. When our founders penned the Constitution, they ensured that the people’s representatives in Congress — not the President alone — held the keys to authorizing costly wars and military force. By engaging in military force against Iran without consulting Congress, the President has put us at the edge of war outside the Constitutional process. While a president is empowered to act when there is an imminent threat, credible evidence of such a threat never materialized. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said he did not see intelligence suggesting a threat. For this and other reasons, I cast my vote for this important resolution. The most important part of my job is to keep all Georgians and Americans safe, and our nation will be safer when we honor our constitutional guardrails to prevent unnecessary conflict. Now that the War Powers Resolution has passed the House of Representatives, the Senate is considering a comparable resolution sponsored by Sen. Tim Kaine. Unlike the House resolution, however, the Senate resolution will be subject to a presidential veto. That’s why we need a groundswell of energy from everyday Americans to convince their elected representatives to do the right thing and hold Trump accountable by passing this resolution. Even amidst all the breaking news on impeachment and the 2020 elections, will you commit to staying up-to-date on the war powers discussion, team?
You can look up your Senators here, and give them a call or email to tell them this issue is important to you. If we want to hold President Trump’s war powers in check, it’s going to take all of us working together, but I know we can do it. Thank you, Hank P.S. Focusing on all these pressing foreign policy issues hasn’t left much time for campaigning for 2020. If you support my progressive agenda, I would be extremely grateful for a contribution to my re-election. You can contribute to my campaign here. |
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