Why should failure to block something amount to a tacit approval? To me, that is an argument from silence, a fallacy, and this war of choice in Iran remains unauthorized by Congress (see https://reason.com/2026/04/16/congress-declines-again-to-rein-in-trumps-iran-war/). Even more ludicrous is why Congress—who decides on which wars to wage—requires a two-thirds majority to overrule a president's veto on a war powers resolution (see INS v. Chadha).

#executiveOverreach #foreignPolicy #Iran #IranWar #TrumpAdministration #USCongress #WarPowers

Congress declines again to rein in Trump's Iran War

Republicans can’t decide whether the war is too early to stop, too late to stop, or nonexistent in the first place.

Reason.com

“We are locked & loaded on your critical dual-use infrastructure, on your remaining power generation & on your #energy industry.…We’d rather not have to do it,” #Hegseth added, “but we’re ready to go at the command of our president & at the push of a button.”

Under #InternationalLaw, intentionally targeting a country’s energy infrastructure would constitute a #WarCrime.

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2 #Republicans again broke with their party: Rep #ThomasMassie of Kentucky was the only #GOP lawmaker to vote in favor of the resolution, while Rep Warren Davidson of Ohio, who previously backed a similar measure, switched his vote to “present,” declining to register a position. Rep Nancy Mace, Republican of South Carolina, who had said she has “grave concerns” about the handling of the #war, did not vote.

#law #Congress #WarPowers #RepublicanCowards #IranWar #Trump #NationalSecurity #economy

Thursday’s vote marked the 2nd time the #House has acted on #legislation aimed at constraining #Trump’s #authority to wage #war against #Iran, & fell a day after the #Senate, for the 4th time, failed to advance a similar resolution.

#law #Congress #WarPowers #RepublicanCowards #IranWar #US #WarCrimes #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast #inflation #economy #oil #EnergyCrisis

The #House voted 214 to 213 against bringing the #WarPowers resolution to the floor, handing Republican leaders a procedural “victory” & preserving the broad discretion they have ceded to #Trump to direct the #US #military campaign in the #MiddleEast. The 1 vote margin signaled continuing unease in #Congress as the #war nears its 8th week with no endgame, & the approach of the #midterms in which high #gas #prices threaten to sour voters on #Republicans fighting to keep their majorities.

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#House #Republicans Thursday narrowly blocked a challenge to Trump’s #authority to continue #combat operations in #Iran, fending off a Democratic-led effort to halt the #war even as bipartisan frustration grows over a conflict that has dragged on for weeks without congressional consent.

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https://apnews.com/article/iran-war-trump-war-powers-iran-congress-e85410b6f404ddd45a9da0a09f1c285f

House rejects effort to withdraw US forces from the Iran war

The House has rejected a resolution requiring President Donald Trump to withdraw U.S. forces from the war with Iran unless Congress authorizes military action. The vote Thursday was the latest such attempt that fell short of passage as Republicans largely continue to support Trump’s operation. Democrats are concerned about the United States getting further entrenched in another lengthy Middle East conflict and are promising to keep raising the issue through more votes in the coming weeks. Republicans counter by noting that Congress never voted on a war powers resolution when the Biden administration attacked Iranian-backed Houthis.

AP News

#Hegseth Says #US Is Poised to Resume Combat if Talks Fail

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth urged #Iran leaders to “choose wisely” & threatened more attacks, even as the war’s economic toll puts pressure on #Trump.

#MafiaState #TrumpsWar #IranWar #war #WarCrimes #RegimeChange #RulesOfWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast #inflation #economy #oil #energy #EnergyCrisis
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/04/16/world/iran-war-trump-lebanon-news?smid=nytcore-ios-share

Iran War Live Updates: Lebanon-Israel Cease-Fire Goes Into Effect

It was unclear if the agreement between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the Lebanese government was being honored. Hezbollah, the Iranian-backed militia, acknowledged the temporary truce but did not say if it would abide by it.

The New York Times
美國參議院4月15日就議案進行表決,並以52對47票,再度否決由民主黨提出限制總統發動戰爭權力的議案。今次是美國對伊朗展開軍事行動以來,民主黨第
https://www.hk01.com/即時國際/60340666/美國參議院第四次否決限制特朗普戰爭權力議案

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>> #Senate rejects resolution to block #Trump from striking #Iran

The #WarPowers resolution was the fourth to fail in the chamber since the war’s start…

>> #Democrats have to win big in November.

Feckless #Fetterman voted with #Republicans to not end Trump's war in Iran.

NOTHING that is currently happening in the #UnitedStates would be possible without the #complicity and #connivance of the #DemocraticParty.