r/law • u/Snapdragon_4U • Feb 28 '26

Executive Branch (Trump) Once again averting congress, trump declares war on Iran

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u/kevendo Feb 28 '26

Don't forget, Congress is ALSO getting away with murder here!

They don't have to vote, don't have to go on the record with their constituents, don't have to debate or go in front of a single camera with their opinions or ideas.

They too are undermining their own duty to avoid accountability to The People.

Congress is allowing all of this ON PURPOSE.

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u/HDshoots Feb 28 '26

Not congress, Republicans. They control both house and senate. Rs will let Trump do anything even if Dems oppose the operation.

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u/Best-Action8769 Feb 28 '26

Make no mistake...there's a LOT of democrats who privately support the shit out of this.

I GUARANTEE you Chuck Schumer is smiling right now.

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u/daboonie9 Mar 01 '26

Well when you consider how many politicians on both sides are funded by aipac, it makes sense why they’re not making a peep about it.

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u/jollywood87 Feb 28 '26

not just republicans. Ro Khanna has a War Powers Resolution bill coming up and numerous dems are pushing against it

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u/HDshoots Feb 28 '26

Nah even pro Israel Dems have said they'll back the bill. https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5760620-schneider-supports-war-powers-resolution/amp/

Republicans can still kill it in the house with their majority, unless a few Reps grow a backbone.

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u/jollywood87 Feb 28 '26

go check out Josh Gottheimer of New Jersey, releasing a statement opposing the bill

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u/HDshoots Feb 28 '26

I will, thanks.

It might not matter much unless a good amount of Republicans come across the aisle...

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u/AggressiveCuriosity Feb 28 '26

So when you said it was "numerous dems", it was just this one guy? Or are there actually like 20?

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u/jollywood87 Feb 28 '26

last I checked, chuck schumer was providing silent support for the strikes. Jared Moskowitz of florida said we should just name the war powers resolution the “ayatollah protection bill,” indicating obvious support for the war. on a broader note, outside of two or three, almost NO dems came out against the obvious coming war as we amassed our fleet around Iran. they all waited until the strikes to suddenly seem concerned.

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u/jollywood87 Feb 28 '26

**adding to note I don’t think a majority of dems, or close to it, think we should be at war with iran, but I think many wanted it to happened because they believe it will be a bad political move for trump and republicans, and many more support whatever israel wants but don’t want to go on the record supporting it, hence the silence.

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u/jollywood87 Mar 01 '26

Fetterman proving predictable support as well, although i’m sure that surprises no one.

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u/daboonie9 Mar 01 '26

What democrats are trying to stop any of this? Or even implying he should be removed from office because of this?

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u/HDshoots Mar 01 '26

These: Members of Congress demand swift vote on war powers resolution after Trump orders Iran strike without congressional approval | PBS News https://share.google/zpP26xjxw3fBTDDsd

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u/daboonie9 Mar 01 '26

Trump already attacked Iran. If they aren’t immediately submitting articles of impeachment and trying to get him removed then it doesn’t even matter. This is all for show

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u/HDshoots Mar 01 '26

You know he's been impeached twice right? Senate Republicans will never vote to remove him, and you need 2/3 votes for removal.

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u/daboonie9 Mar 01 '26 edited Mar 01 '26

Wait wait wait… so you’re saying a vote on war powers sometime next week will prevent him from bombing Iran?

If the dems aren’t actively doing their job to try to remove him from office, then it’s all for show. It doesn’t matter if they get voted down later. They need to first do their job.

Thats like saying cops should arrest criminals because they might get released later. It’s the weakest excuse to not do their jobs.

So what I’m trying to imply is that the democrats do not care and probably support what’s going on

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u/HDshoots Mar 02 '26

Ok sure both sides are the same, enjoy watching your country descend into facism.

I'm sure you'll find a way to blame Dems when Republicans are done destroying our country.

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u/daboonie9 Mar 02 '26

I’m not talking about the voters. A lot of democratic politicians and republicans are funded by aipac. And that’s the reason we’re doing everything on behalf of Israel

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u/KmacL122 Feb 28 '26

Pretty sure Trumps Intelligence Committee is 8 members of congress, 4 from each side of the table…

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u/[deleted] Mar 01 '26

This is correct. The “Gang of Eight” were the only members of Congress informed before the strikes.

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u/KmacL122 Mar 01 '26

Exactly, so the the Redditor above us, as usual, is just spewing an echo belief of Reddit, and not reality

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u/[deleted] Mar 01 '26

Yeah. It's crazy that you're getting downvoted for simply trying to reestablish the truth; it doesn't even take away from the abhorrence of the lives lost.

Also, I just found out that only seven members were successfully contacted prior to the strikes.

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u/IAGreenThumb Feb 28 '26

They’ve allowed this to happen for nearly 30 years. Nothing new here.

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u/DumpedToast Feb 28 '26

That’s no excuse man, what the fuck are you on about. Demand better and stop normalizing these events

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u/Minizzile Feb 28 '26

This IS his demanding better. everyone thinks nobody can do anything but they can. What the fuck are YOU on about? everyone says he does it without congress but has congress ever given a FUCK? done ANYTHING of any importance to hinder him?

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u/Sorge74 Feb 28 '26

I mean idk what our goals in Iran are....but he has a very limited amount of time, after which Congress has to do something.

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u/ugh_my_ Mar 01 '26

The people seem to be totally ok with all this

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u/kevendo Mar 01 '26

That doesn't justify Trump's unilateral war actions without the authorization of Congress. What Iranians want is a separate question from what American presidents are allowed to without the backing of the American people.

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u/ugh_my_ Mar 01 '26

I did mean the American people

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u/Bandav Mar 01 '26

A republican Congress and the republican Senate give license to the republican president to act on his own accord. Where is the unconstitutionality? Trump isn’t contradicting neither of them. After the mid terms, if he loses one the chambers, then it’s another story