Senators Unveil Bipartisan War Authorization Bill

[Swordsmyth]

A bipartisan group of senators is taking another crack at making Congress do its job and vote to authorize wars.Sens. Bob Corker (https://www.huffingtonpost.com/topic/bob-corker) (R-Tenn.) and Tim Kaine (https://www.huffingtonpost.com/topic/tim-kaine) (D-Va.) on Monday unveiled a new authorization for use of military force, or AUMF, that redefines the limits on President Donald Trump (https://www.huffingtonpost.com/topic/donald-trump)’s ability to attack non-state terrorist groups around the world. This is not related to Trump’s recent strikes in Syria.
Their proposal does four things.
Most notably, it expands Trump’s authority to take military action against al Qaeda, ISIS or the Taliban, wherever they may be geographically.
It repeals a 2002 AUMF that authorized military action in Iraq and a sweeping 2001 AUMF that allowed military action against al Qaeda.
It requires the president to report to Congress any time he sends new forces into a new country. The president has 48 hours to notify Congress, and lawmakers have 60 days to pass legislation to remove that authority if they don’t agree. If lawmakers don’t take any action, the existing authorities stay in place.
Finally, every four years, it requires the president to submit to Congress a plan to repeal, modify or keep the authorizations. If Congress does nothing within 60 days, the existing AUMFs stay in place.

More at: https://www.yahoo.com/news/senators-unveil-bipartisan-war-authorization-232650739.html

[Swordsmyth]

Senator Rand Paul warned Tuesday that a new war powers act currently making its way through the Senate will expand the President’s authority to declare war without the backing of Congress, essentially allowing the ‘Commander In Chief’ to wage war any where at any time.

While the legislation has been presented as a plan to “reassert” Congressional power to “authorize where, when and with who we are at war,” the proposal for a new AUMF (https://www.foreign.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/DAV18476.pdf)(Authorization for Use of Military Force) actually allows the president to declare anyone an ‘associated force’ of terrorists, without even disclosing the details to Congress or the public.

The legislation is an update to the 2001 and 2002 AUMF for the war in Afghanistan, following the 9/11 attacks.
“Unfortunately, the authorization they’re putting forward will expand the president’s authority to involve us in war,” Senator Paul wanned during an appearance on Fox News.
“Currently we’re involved in six or seven countries actively and another 10 or 20 sorts of intermittently. This new authorization will authorize all of those wars and then some.” Paul added.

More at: https://www.infowars.com/rand-paul-warns-new-us-war-powers-act-will-rubber-stamp-global-conflict/

[shakey1]

I'm sure it will pass with flying colors.

[timosman]

Anytime you hear bipartisan ... run. A clusterfuck is in the making.

[oyarde]

Once they declare war on everybody there will be no more crying about war without declaration .