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Grins

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Thu Jun 19, 2025, 12:25 PM Thursday

The silence from Congress on attacking Iran...

18 June 2025
White House lawn

Question: Would the US join Israel in striking Iran’s nuclear facilities?

“You don’t know that I’m going to even do it. I may do it. I may not do it. Nobody knows what I’m going to do.  I can tell you this: Iran’s got a lot of trouble, and they want to negotiate.” - Trump.

"HE" does not get to decide that. "He" is not a damn King.

The United States is not at war with Iran.

What scares me is the silence on this from Congress. The Constitution conservatives say they love until they don't, grants the power to declare war exclusively to CONGRESS.

Article 1, Section 8:
To declare War, grant Letters of Marque and Reprisal, and make Rules concerning Captures on Land and Water;

Where is Congress????
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The silence from Congress on attacking Iran... (Original Post) Grins Thursday OP
Drafting legislation, calling their brokers. Same old n/t leftstreet Thursday #1
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