Senate Votes Not To Rein In Trump's War Powers After Iran Strikes
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Republicans overwhelmingly stood behind President Trump's decision to bomb Iran without congressional approval as required by the U.S. Constitution.
WASHINGTON ― The Senate on Friday rejected an effort to rein in President Donald Trump’s ability to wage war against Iran without explicit approval from Congress, as is required by the U.S. Constitution.
The failed 47-53 vote came just days after Trump ordered the unilateral bombing of Iran’s underground nuclear facilities, claiming the country’s long-running nuclear enrichment program is an imminent threat to U.S. national security despite the lack of evidence to that effect.
Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.), a leading advocate for congressional authority in matters of war powers, spearheaded the effort under the War Powers Act, which Congress passed in the wake of the Vietnam War. The resolution he introduced under the War Powers Act would have required that any hostilities with Iran must be explicitly authorized with a declaration of war by Congress.
“To go on offense against another nation or an entity... it is too big a decision for any one person,” Kaine said in a speech on the Senate floor. “We should only go to war after a debate in Congress.”
Republicans, meanwhile, overwhelmingly stood behind Trump’s decision to bomb Iran, even without congressional approval. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) argued that the president had all the authority he needed under Article II of the Constitution and that he couldn’t wait on Congress before ordering a strike against Iran.
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