The Iranian people are already suffering under a repressive regime that jails and murders dissidents. These airstrikes will not deliver freedom. They will only put innocent families in the crossfire so Trump can pretend to be a wartime king on TV. We saw this happen last June when Trump and Netanyahu launched military strikes on Iran. It did nothing to curb the regime’s brutality. It only fueled further crackdowns on the Iranian people and put U.S. servicemembers at greater risk.
A wider conflict risks retaliation against Americans, allies, and innocent Iranians, and drags America into another open-ended war without the consent of Congress or the American people.
The Constitution is clear. The power to declare war belongs to Congress. Trump does not get to start a war by decree. Congress must act immediately to block this unauthorized escalation. No endless wars.
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