Senate will vote to repeal Iraq war authorization, Schumer says

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced his support on Wednesday for repealing the 2002 war authorization for Iraq, vowing to hold a vote on scrapping the outdated measure later this year.

The announcement from Schumer (D-N.Y.) comes as the House is expected to pass Rep. Barbara Lee’s (D-Calif.) bill on Thursday that would repeal the 2002 law, which served as the legal basis for several military operations in Iraq.

“The Iraq War has been over for nearly a decade. The authorization passed in 2002 is no longer necessary in 2021,” Schumer said Wednesday on the Senate floor.

Earlier this week, President Joe Biden came out in support of Lee’s bill, becoming the first president to approve ending the authorization.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/senate-will-vote-to-repeal-iraq-war-authorization-schumer-says/ar-AAL6T8N

[Renew Deal]

1. It's about time.

And I believe there is bipartisan support for repeal. Hopefully a Russian agent like Rand Paul doesn't try to tank it.

[gratuitous]

2. The AUMF is and always has been horrible legislation

It's been left laying around like a loaded pistol on a hair trigger for 20 years, and has caused quite enough damage to the country. Disassemble this misbegotten, unconstitutional legislation. Someone wants the country to go to war? Make Congress declare it.

[PoliticAverse]

3. "Better late than never." n/t