Flouting War Powers Act, Trump claims his tweets are sufficient notice to Congress that U.S. may str

[left-of-center2012]

Source: Washington Post

Flouting War Powers Act, Trump claims his tweets are sufficient notice to Congress that U.S. may strike Iran

President Trump claimed Sunday that his tweets are sufficient notice to Congress of any possible U.S. military strike on Iran, in an apparent dismissal of his obligations under the War Powers Act of 1973.Trump’s declaration, which comes two days after his administration launched a drone strike that killed top Iranian military commander Qasem Soleimani, was met with disbelief and ridicule from congressional Democrats, who called on the president to respect the role of the legislative branch in authorizing new military action abroad.

“These Media Posts will serve as notification to the United States Congress that should Iran strike any U.S. person or target, the United States will quickly & fully strike back, & perhaps in a disproportionate manner,” Trump tweeted from his Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach, Fla., late Sunday afternoon. “Such legal notice is not required, but is given nevertheless!”

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The War Powers Act of 1973 mandates that the president report to lawmakers within 48 hours of introducing military forces into armed conflict abroad. Such notifications generally detail an administration’s justification for U.S. intervention, as well as the constitutional and legislative rationale used by the administration to send troops. It may also include how long the involvement could last.

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“OMG, Trump thinks a crazed Tweet satisfies his War Powers Act obligations to Congress,” Rep. Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) tweeted.


Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/flouting-war-powers-act-trump-claims-his-tweets-are-sufficient-notice-to-congress-that-us-may-strike-iran/2020/01/05/0953b740-2ffe-11ea-9313-6cba89b1b9fb_story.html

[3Hotdogs]

1. Congress needs to respond with the power of the purse strings.

Pelosi possible tweet: "You ain't getting a fukin nickle until you straighten out."

[bucolic_frolic]

2. Live from Berchtesgaden

Twitler's Delusions!

[BigmanPigman]

3. The House Foreign Affairs Comm responded appropriately...

House Foreign Affairs Committee
@HouseForeign
This Media Post will serve as a reminder that war powers reside in the Congress under the United States Constitution. And that you should read the War Powers Act. And that you’re not a dictator

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=12843185

[Evolve Dammit]

4. OK Congress. Vacation is over! Time to do some accountability stuff. Stat. Could have been an

emergency session? Or does nothing rise to that anymore?

[cstanleytech]

5. I bet his handlers are shitting themselves now as this opens anything he said or says

on twitter since the day he was sworn in as official US policy which means he also accepts the legal consequences of doing so.

[bucolic_frolic]

6. Ex post facto tweets?

Hadn't thought of that

[material_highlighter]

7. they've been pooping themselves since

news broke about the Ukraine Scandal. Don't let the stonewalling of McConnell or McCarthy fool you. The political class of the GOP has its hair on fire.

They know Trump is a stack of bricks sinking their life raft. It's one reason some are dying on the hill for him. Because when Trump gose down, so will they.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

8. He is a total fucking simpleton

[Gothmog]

9. The House Foreign Affairs Committee just told trump to shove it

Link to tweet

[IronLionZion]

10. It's time to repeal the Authorization to Use Military Force

Barbara Lee was right all along.

It's time to put a stop to this.

[Marthe48]

11. without couth

without class. a barbarian at the gates, a barbarian with no awareness of civil behavior, a big fat phony who gets orders and finds another traitor to carry them out.

Tweeting is fine for people with passing along their opinions. Not fine for a once mighty world power to rely on for poily and communication among the branches.

[Bayard]

12. I don't recall seeing the word, "Tweet",

Anywhere in the Constitution.