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U.S. lawmakers will try again next week to pass a resolution to halt the Iran war and force President Donald Trump to obtain ​Congress' approval for any further attacks, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer said ‌on Wednesday, hours after Trump announced a two-week ceasefire.

"Congress must reassert its authority, especially at this dangerous moment," Schumer told a press conference at his office in New York.

Trump agreed to the ceasefire ​on Tuesday, less than two hours before his deadline for Tehran to ​reopen the blockaded Strait of Hormuz or face devastating attacks on its ⁠civilian infrastructure.

Trump's threat that "a whole civilization will die tonight" prompted global concern and ​censure from Democrats, dozens of whom called for Trump's removal from office. The 1949 Geneva ​Conventions on humanitarian conduct in war prohibit attacks on sites considered essential for civilians.

Schumer called Trump's statements "unhinged" and criticized the war for failing to weaken Iran's government or rein in its nuclear ​program, while global fuel prices have risen.

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[–] Eternal192@anarchist.nexus 24 points 22 hours ago

The senate is full of his island buddies so this looks like they are putting on a show to make it seem like they are doing something but will likely fall through and he'll just keep going as he pleases.

[–] resipsaloquitur@lemmy.world 1 points 14 hours ago

Never too late, guys.

[–] leoj@piefed.social 5 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

Never fear, Chucky come lately is here!

[–] village604@adultswim.fan 1 points 21 hours ago

He's 21 days early.

[–] tal@lemmy.today 2 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago)

I don't believe that they actually need to pass a resolution against; rather, it's not passing an AUMF prior to the expiry of the 60-day deadline that restricts the administration.

However, if I were the Trump administration, I'd probably try to make the same case that the Carter administration did in Goldwater v. Carter to see if I could get the the Supreme Court to effectively say that Congress not passing something against could be more-or-less treated as Congress not objecting. My guess is that SCOTUS wouldn't buy it, but it closes off that avenue. Plus, from a political standpoint, if I were the Democrats, I'd probably rather force Republican legislators to go on-record as opposing a Trump administration policy or on-record as supporting an unpopular war; if I were a Republican legislator, I'd probably prefer to avoid either.

[–] Iusedtobeanalien@lemmy.world 2 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 21 hours ago) (2 children)

Impeachment at this moment seems completely pointless you can't remove him, impeachment without effect is a waste of time

Start planning a campaign with SIMPLE SLOGANS to destroy the GOP in the midterms, trump has failed is an obvious one, have three to five simple 4 to 5 word reasons if you need to elaborate and say no more, democrats talk too much, the dems need to appeal to republican voters, Dems and indies are already in the bag. The GOP needs to be destroyed and Congress needs to be in a position to remove him from office.

[–] krashmo@lemmy.world 6 points 19 hours ago

the dems need to appeal to republican voters

When will this idea die? If anyone is still on the fence about Trump they are a lost cause. I don't mean that in the internet edgelord sense but a literal one. Stop wasting time on idiots and people happily guzzling propaganda. They will never ever change. Give up on them. They want to physically harm you.

[–] daychilde@lemmy.world 3 points 17 hours ago

Dems and indies are already in the bag.

Yeah, except for all the "both sides" and "Democratic genocide" ones that loudly proclaim that Harris would have been no better than Trump. And all the ones who are like "Dems do nothing, no reason to vote for them". There's a LOT of those.