Congressional vote on War Powers was scheuled fof THIS WEEK

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https://www.the50501movement.org/p/operation-epic-fury-what-happened

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This is about War Powers
This military operation was launched without Congressional authorization.

Top congressional leaders from both parties were notified shortly before the attack but notification is not authorization.

The War Powers Resolution requires the president to report to Congress within 48 hours when U.S. forces are introduced into hostilities. It creates a structure widely discussed but never cleanly tested under which Congress can constrain unauthorized military action.

Both chambers were already moving toward votes before the bombs fell. The bipartisan Khanna-Massie War Powers Resolution in the House, co-sponsored by progressive Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) and libertarian Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) was teed up for a vote this coming week. In the Senate, Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) are pushing a parallel resolution. These are procedurally privileged resolutions, meaning they can force floor action.

House Democratic leadership called the strikes unconstitutional without congressional authorization and said the administration has not articulated a plan. Jeffries told NPR’s All Things Considered that regime change has never been successful, pointing to Iraq, Libya, and Afghanistan and said Democrats will force a vote on the Khanna-Massie War Powers resolution.