Emergency Alert from LIV: Call your members of Congress
- LIV
- 2 days ago
- 2 min read
We at LIV believe President Trump’s decision to bomb Iran yesterday is a dangerous abuse of power that deserves a swift and concerted response from independent voters.
We do not support one man – Trump, Biden, Obama, Bush or any single authority – usurping the power of our elected officials in Congress from declaring war.
We support the bi-partisan “Iran War Powers Resolution” introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives by Republican Thomas Massie (Kentucky) and Democrat Rho Khanna (California). We humbly ask for your support for passage. Please get on the phone.
A similar resolution has been introduced in the Senate by Democrat Sen. Tim Kaine. See release HERE.
Please call and email your member of the U.S. House and both Texas US Senators, John Cornyn and Ted Cruz. Use this link to find your members and their contact information. And consider contributing to LIV so we can reach voters in districts where we may be able to sway certain members of Congress. Hit the Donate button at the top right HERE.
Say whatever you wish, but make sure to tell them you want them to vote FOR the Iran War Powers Resolution or Sen. Kaine’s Senate version.
Do it now before the President’s actions supporting Israel’s attacks on Iran set off a chain reaction throughout the region and the world that endangers our lives, our economy and our respect throughout the world.
Excerpts from Rep. Massie’s media release here are these statements,
"The Constitution does not permit the executive branch to unilaterally commit an act of war against a sovereign nation that hasn't attacked the United States," said Rep. Massie. "Congress has the sole power to declare war against Iran. The ongoing war between Israel and Iran is not our war. Even if it were, Congress must decide such matters according to our Constitution."
Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) joined Rep. Massie as co-lead of the Iran War Powers Resolution.
"No president should be able to bypass Congress’s constitutional authority over matters of war. The American people do not want to be dragged into another disastrous conflict in the Middle East. I’m proud to lead this bipartisan War Powers Resolution with Rep. Massie to reassert that any military action against Iran must be authorized by Congress,” said Rep. Khanna.
If you perceive this emergency alert from LIV to be out of our “wheelhouse,” we agree. We wouldn’t be involved in this if government at all levels in our country were not coming off the wheels. We – citizens of all persuasions – might be the only ones that can put the wheels back on.
Hello Servant Shepherd. We respect your opinion but also hope you will take the time to read our article and links. Our reading of the meaning of "head of the armed forces" does not give the President the power to declare a war without approval from our representatives. He "declared war" by bombing Iran. We have seen this abuse of power for decades and it's time to get Executive power checked and balanced. That said, thank you for commenting.
Trump was elected by the people of the U.S. to be the executive power and head of the armed forces. He has the rights to act because We the People gave him this right.