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After 'Years of Neglected Oversight,' House Votes to Repeal Authorization Used by Presidents to Wage 'Forever Wars' (www.commondreams.org)

submitted 7 months ago by BrikoX@lemmy.zip to c/usa@midwest.social

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The US House has taken a small step toward reining in the president's war powers, voting to repeal the Authorization for the Use of Military Force that presidents have used for over two decades to wage war in the Middle East without oversight.

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[–] drbluefall@toast.ooo 42 points 7 months ago

I'm not hopeful that the repeal amendment survives the Senate, but we shall see.

[–] Endymion_Mallorn@kbin.melroy.org 22 points 7 months ago

Geez, what's next? Actually repealing all of the emergency powers & the PATRIOT act?

Couldn't happen in today's America .

[–] goferking0@lemmy.sdf.org 12 points 7 months ago

sorry sweetie, we already said Trump was allowed to anything he wanted - SC

[–] salacious_coaster@infosec.pub 10 points 7 months ago

Cool. He declared war on his own people, can we do something about that?

[–] Ascrod@midwest.social 6 points 7 months ago

Too little, too late.