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'Reassessments during the Obama and Trump administrations
In 2016, constitutional law specialist professor Bruce Ackerman of Yale Law School said that the Obama Administration's use of the AUMF to that point had overstepped the authorized powers of the final, enacted version of the bill so as to more closely resemble the capabilities named in this draft text rejected by Congress.[9]
On June 29, 2017, a group of libertarian Republicans and Democrats on the House Appropriations Committee approved Barbara Lees amendment to end the 2001 authorization within 240 days. This would have forced debate on a replacement authorization, but the amendment was removed from the bill by the Rules Committee, and the AUMF remains in effect.[10][11]
In 2018, Senators Tim Kaine and Bob Corker proposed a new version of the AUMF that would allow ongoing wars against terrorist groups abroad, broaden the list of people who can be subjected to indefinite detention without being charged with a crime, and enable the president to wage any war simply by giving Congress 48 hours' notice.[12]'
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Authorization_for_Use_of_Military_Force_Against_Terrorists
NCTraveler
(30,481 posts)elleng
0. "California Congresswoman BARBARA LEE, just stripped Donald Trump of his personal military power.
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June 30 2017
'After 911, a law was passed authorizing the president to use military power WITHOUT CONGRESS VOTING ON IT...to go after terrorists. Only ONE person voted against that law in 2001, BARBARA LEE. Since then, every single year...she puts forth a repeal toward that law. And every year...NOBODY votes with her, agrees with her, adopts her proposal, or assists her in any way. Not any DEMOCRAT, not THE BLACK CAUCUS, not any INDEPENDENT, or REPUBLICANS.
Every military action Obama ever did...was done under this old law. Every action Bush 43 did, was done under this law practically. But with people having serious concerns over Trump and his mental state, temperment, and connections to foreign adversaries...all of a sudden...after 17 years of this woman standing BY HERSELF against the entire world....her proposal to repeal that law PASSED YESTERDAY!
She responded on Twitter, "Whoa. Never thought it would happen..."
Now, The President of the United States must seek authority from Congress...to do any military action, just like it used to be.
This woman is a hero.
Stood by herself...for two decades, against the most powerful nation in history, and didn't back down.'
from https://www.facebook.com/King.Solomon.Miles?fref=mentions
notdarkyet
(2,226 posts)Abdicated to the president.