Vote on War Powers Act restores Power to Congress

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The uncertainty inside and surrounding the White House has caused high anxiety in Washington, D.C., along with the world at large.  The Trump administration has attempted to act without restraint and been reeled back in each time -- thank goodness.  There has been a buzz over the last few years about our current President attempting to start a war.



Based on his handling of the Coronavirus, the world, along with the U.S., have a lot to be concerned with.  If the President has this much difficulty handling a virus without enacting the Defense Production Act of 1950 for so long, how would he ever be able to guide the country through a war?  The result would be a blood bath.  Americans live all over - dead.



Which is why the recent news coming out of Politico Defense regarding a vote that occurred which took power to start a war out of the President's hand was very comforting:

NORTH KOREA WAR POWERS BILL: In the latest effort to check presidential war powers, Sen. Ed Markey and Rep. Ro Khanna on Tuesday introduced legislation that would require congressional authorization before launching hostilities with North Korea.

“The president must come to Congress before starting a war, period,” Khanna, a California Democrat who has played a signature role in similar attempts to rein in Trump’s war powers in Yemen and Iran, said in a statement. “The current state of world affairs only underlies the importance of Congress reclaiming its constitutional authority over matters of war and peace.”

Markey said the bill, which is almost guaranteed to be vetoed if it passes, is particularly important at a time when the fate of North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un remains a mystery. “While developments inside North Korea are unclear, the United States must be absolutely clear in signaling that we do not seek war with Pyongyang, regardless of who heads the country,” said Markey of Massachusetts, the top Democrat on the East Asia Subcommittee of the Foreign Relations Committee.

With the threat of the Coronavirus spreading throughout the world, the last additional risk needed would be for the United States to go to war.  Thank you, Congress, for taking back the power.  Since Congress controls the purse strings (a.k.a. Funding/Spending power), the right to send U.S. troops into combat should also reside in their hands.  The power would be distributed over the voting power of the states (Congressional Elected Official).



The step taken by Congress to shift power from the President to the Congress reassures the American people (and the world at large) that Congressional officials are working in their favor.  Thank you to all of the elected officials who voted for the shift in power.