To the editor:
The Trump’s administration action to bomb the nuclear processing sites in Iran without Congressional authorization is in violation of the War Powers Act passed in 1973. Contrary to his dismissing it as a “one off” attack, it is a declaration of war. The power to attack a sovereign nation is a right granted solely to the U.S. Congress in Article 1, Section 8, which grants Congress the sole power to declare war, raise and support armies, provide and maintain a navy, make rules for the government of the armed forces and call forth the militia.
In sidelining the U.S. Congress, usurping its constitutional authority, Trump has trampled our Constitution, and emboldened his grab for power. It negates the power of all citizens to have a say in the actions of their government through their representatives. It trashes the power “of the people, by the people, and for the people.”
Please join us in stopping the power grab of a would-be King. For more information, contact: [email protected] or [email protected]
Bob Hawk
Walden
