Posted on 10/26/2017 9:02:02 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Congressional Democrats have introduced legislation aimed at preventing Donald Trump from launching a pre-emptive attack on North Korea, as concerns grew about the administration’s failure to explore talks with Pyongyang.
Related: Military action over North Korea ‘worst possible option’, says UK diplomat
The “No Unconstitutional Strike against North Korea” bill is the second legislative attempt to curtail’s Trump power to start a war unilaterally. Earlier this year, a bill was introduced to prohibit the president from ordering a nuclear first strike against a foreign adversary without a declaration of war by Congress, amid concerns over Trump’s belligerent language, erratic behaviour and frequent tweeted threats against other countries.
The new legislation prohibiting an attack on North Korea without congressional authority was launched by Democrats John Conyers in the House and Ed Markey in the Senate. It has two Republicans among the 61 backers in the House, but at present no formal Republican backing in the Senate.
“As a veteran of the Korean war, I am ashamed that our commander-in-chief is conducting himself in a reckless manner that endangers our troops stationed in South Korea and our regional allies,” Conyers said.
“President Trump’s provocative and escalatory rhetoric, with threats to unleash ‘fire and fury’ and ‘totally destroy’ North Korea, cannot be allowed to turn into reality,” Senator Markey said. “As long as President Trump has a Twitter account, we must ensure that he cannot start a war or launch a nuclear first strike without the explicit authorization of Congress.”
The bill’s supporters acknowledge that it will not pass without attracting more Republican support, but they argue that it helps focus attention on the unlimited authority of a US president to order the use of nuclear weapons, many of which can be launched within a few minutes.....
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The Democrat Thug Party.
let’s name the commie rats.
Conyers (D-Mich). Been with the Communist Party USA and its fronts since at least the 1960’s if not before in a CPUSA dominated UAW local Union 600.
He fought in the Korean War (possibly drafted, along with Rangel) but since they were fighting Moscow’s enemy, Red China, that was alright.
Conyers probably has the longest (in terms of years and breath) record supporting the CPUSA, along with the Trotskyite Socialist Workers Party/YSA and its fronts, and even the Stalinist, No. Korean supporting “Workers World Party” and its fronts PAM, APC, ANSWER, IAC, etc, and possibly even some Maoist united fronts like “World Can’t Wait”, “United for Peace and Justice”, and others.
Markey (D-Mass) is just a typical Massachusetts Marxist. Check out his voting record. He’s as treasonous as Conyers, only smarter.
Feinstein - a fool. Even signed a proclamation welcoming a KGB “peace” delegation to her city when she was mayor.
Ted Lieu - willing to bet he’s a Red Chinese “asset”. Time will tell.
The communist records on all of the above can be found at www.keywiki.org, search under their names.
If the Bay area or Los Angeles is hit and Trump’s hands are tied by this bill, they will all be screaming “Trump didn’t protect us because we have Brown people living in those cities. Democrats, the craziest people to ever occupy this globe
The Rats would be encouraging the Norks to do it. They would rather see the Norks destroy America, so they don’t have to do it.
Markey isn’t smart. His only private sector job before landing at the public trough was driving a Good Humor ice cream truck.
Show time for the demonRATS, just like pubbies voting for 'replace & repeal of obummercare' when they knew it wouldn't get signed by obummer.
Bread and circus clowns.
This is beyond SILLY. The Dims don’t control either chamber and if they did Trump would veto and if he didn’t, it would be unconstitutional. Commander in chief and separation of powers)
So why is anyone even talking about this nonsense?
“If we get wind of a planned NoKo ballistic missile attack on the west coast, the Democrats don’t want Pres. Trump to stop it. Okay.”..........
Not only the west coast, any part of the U.S. or its possessions. The demodummies are hell bent on completing what odumbo started, the destruction on America. Will they get their way?
In their unhinged desire to harm Trump, they are willing to make it possible for millions of Americans to be vaporized by a North Korean pre-emptive strike.
How about a bill supporting rocketman, North Korea, and a free shipment of uranium?
The was never a declaration of war in Korea. It was a UN police action.
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