6 hours agoDemocrats criticise intervention conducted by Trump without congressional authorisation
Periskopi(a year ago)
(a year ago)Some democratic lawmakers in the United States have reacted sharply after the air strikes ordered by President Donald Trump to nuclear facilities in Iran, naming them as illegal and dangerous acts committed without the consent of Congress. Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez called Trump's decision a <x0 serious violation” of the Constitution and [...]
Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez called Trump's decision a <x0 serious violation” of the Constitution and Congress's right to declare war, the BBC reports.
He has impulsively risked the start of a war that could involve us for generations. This is absolutely the basis for download,” she wrote on the X platform.
Even Congresswoman Rashid Tlaib strongly condemned the attack, calling a <x0-second open violation of the US Constitution” and calling on Congress to act immediately.
We have seen where decades of endless wars in the Middle East have taken us all based on lies about weapons of mass destruction. We won't accept it again, she said”
Meanwhile, Congressman Jim McGovern named the situation as crazy “”, accusing Trump of illegally withdrawing the country into another Middle East war.
“Have we not yet learned from the past?” he asked./Periscopi/
