----- Forwarded Message ----- From: Karen Bentrup
<karenbentrup@xxxxxxxxx>To: Cheryl Passalaqua RTT <nmcheryl@xxxxxxxxx>Sent:
Thursday, March 8, 2018, 8:27:18 AM MSTSubject: TODAY - Tell senator: stop
Trump from supporting war crimes, YES to SJRes 54
pass this on - another feature of violence perpetrated by Americaand we can
stop it!
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| Trump has the US in an illegal, unauthorized war!Dear Indivisibles,In a
matter of days, the Senate will do something they should have done a long time
ago: try to stop Trump from waging illegal war.
Here’s what you should know about the war abuses of our current administration:
No president should be able to take us to war outside our democratic norms of
checks and balances. Trump inherited, and is doubling down on, a war that is
both disastrous and illegal. The United States military is participating in the
Yemen civil war by helping Saudi Arabia carry out airstrikes. These strikes
amount to war crimes, and have killed tens of thousands of people. The
US-backed coalition decision to block food and medicine from getting into the
country has pushed more than 8 million Yemenis to the brink of starvation. And
it’s created the largest cholera outbreak in modern history. This war doesn’t
help US national security. In fact, it places us on the same side of the
conflict as terror groups like al-Qaeda and helps them grow stronger. This is
outrageous. And it must end. The Constitution says that Congress -- NOT the
president -- decides when the US goes to war, but Congress has never even voted
on this. Now, a bipartisan group of senators, led by Bernie Sanders (I-VT),
Mike Lee (R-UT), and Chris Murphy (D-CT), are using a rare procedure to force
the Senate to finally take a vote. This bill, S. J. Res. 54, would declare the
war unauthorized, and end it (unless Congress chooses to authorize it). It only
needs a simple majority in the Senate -- we can win this.
Here’s what you can do:
- Review our resource for more information about the situation in Yemen, the
United States’ role, and just how important this is.
- Use our call script to call both your senators. Don’t assume that a
senator will vote the right way or the wrong way on this -- the issue divides
Republicans and Democrats in surprising ways.
- Once you’re on the phone, tell your senator that Congress has never
authorized this war, and evidence shows that the US-supported airstrikes are
causing a humanitarian crisis and may amount to war crimes. Let them know that
you’ll watch how the senator votes.
The Senate needs to vote on this immediately, even though the House may not
act. The fact that Congress has never authorized this war is reason enough for
senators to support the resolution. But beyond that, this is one of the very
few tools that Congress has in its toolbox to stop a president from using
unauthorized military force. If we win on this, and pass this resolution, it
shows that Congress can do it again if and when they have to in the future --
perhaps to stop Trump from starting a new war with North Korea.This vote will
likely happen next week. The Trump administration is lobbying HARD against this
bill by pressuring senators on both sides of the aisle. That means your
senators need your support to stand firm and vote the right way on this bill.
In solidarity,
Indivisible Team |
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