Congress to push to limit President Trump’s war powers related to Iran
There appears to be a bipartisan push in Congress to limit President Donald Trump’s authority to use military force in the Middle East. Senator Tim Kaine, Democrat from Virginia, has a track record of pushing resolutions to limit Trump’s ability to deploy the military for combat purposes. Kaine attempted to limit Trump’s war powers related to Venezuela. Now he is joined by Senator Rand Paul, Republican from Kentucky, in an effort to vote on a resolution this coming week.
From Fox News:
Kaine had already prepped his latest resolution, co-sponsored by Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., for a vote in the Senate next week. He argued Saturday that the strikes, carried out without congressional approval, further underscore why a vote should be held immediately.
“These strikes are a colossal mistake, and I pray they do not cost our sons and daughters in uniform and at embassies throughout the region their lives,” Kaine said in a statement. “The Senate should immediately return to session and vote on my War Powers Resolution to block the use of U.S. forces in hostilities against Iran.”
In the House, Reps. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., and Ro Khanna, D-Calif., are preparing their own war powers resolution for a vote.
Massie said in a post on X that he opposed “this war. This is not ‘America First.'”
“When Congress reconvenes, I will work with [Khanna] to force a congressional vote on war with Iran,” Massie said. “The Constitution requires Congress to vote, and your representative needs to be on record as opposing or supporting this war.”
The effort has the backing of House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., who earlier in the week noted that the resolution would require “the president to come to Congress to make the case for using military force against Iran.”
The resolution’s fate in the House remains uncertain, given that a handful of House Democrats have broken with their party and backed the administration’s strikes in Iran.
Massie and Khanna’s push may also have the support of at least one more Republican in the lower chamber.
Rep. Warren Davidson, R-Ohio, appeared ready to back their war powers resolution after news of the strikes Saturday. He reiterated a position he made earlier in the week in a post on X.
“I have asked for a classified briefing defining the mission in Iran,” Davidson said. “In the absence of new information, I will support the War Powers Resolution in the House next week.
“War requires congressional authorization,” he continued. “There are actions short of war, but no case has been made.”
Additional Reading:
Miller, A., & Elkind, E. (2026, February 28). Bipartisan revolt targets Trump’s war powers after massive Iran strikes. Fox News. Link.
Category: Iran, Politics, Terror War
Perhaps they should just turn on the news and listen to the celebrations in iran. Then they should think about the simple fact that it has been iran, at war with us since the 80’s just through their proxies, who now no longer have a terrorist money source.
For the first time in a half century there is a very real chance for peace in the region. At least for a while. Hell even gaza might settle down once the other rabid goat rapers see there is no more weapons or money coming.
Not just Iran, everywhere there are Iranian refugees. People really don’t like living in a theocracy.
FAFO
Urology
I saw clip earlier this morning, a huge crowd in Tehran dancing to YMCA.
The US, under Trump, has finally done what everyone knows should have been done for decades, while other presidents hunkered down and kicked the can down the road (Obama’s JOCOA, anyone?).
Now that the deed is done, Dems will clap their hands over their ears so as to not hear the collective whisperings of “finally” or the cheering of Iranians which are drowned out by euro weenies disdainful remarks and the screech of leftists who have no understanding of reality. From that position, they will do their level best to snatch a failure out of thin air just to show Trump.
Exactly. ‘Cause it’s Trump, they’re upset.
You left out lowest.l murder rate in 125 years
Massie is a fucking turd. Backstabbing son of a bitch. Here’s hoping he loses his primary.
If the Pres. told the friends of iran demoRats the plans, iran would have been ready for the action with a shitload of them on the phone calling iran’s supreme leader..
Democrats hate America and love our enemies.
D-rats value illegal aliens over US citizens.
Ditto. The majority of them are traitors, just like the major moonbat.
I haven’t kept up with many current events. In fact, I only heard about the ayatollah’s death when this video popped up yesterday: Hitler is informed that Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has been killed
Iran has been a thorn in our side since just after I was born. To paraphrase one of the Left’s Muslim darlings, Ilhan Omar, Trump “did something” during his first term when he eliminated the Revolutionary Guard’s Salami-man. Now, in his second term, he’s opened the can of whup-ass that Iran’s needed for the past almost 50 years. Enough proxy wars with Iran funding and training terrorist organizations to attack US troops. Enough “tough talk” and sanctions. It’s time for change, and it seems that Iranians around the world are celebrating the chance to regain their former [relative] freedom under a non-Islamic government.
At this point, Congress’s authorization for war is a formality at best. US Presidents have a long history of sending troops and authorizing strikes against our enemies without gaining, or even seeking, approval from Congress.
My case for war against Iran is that they have been asking for this since 1979.
They declared war on us in 79
Exactly!! They invaded U.S. territory, and kidnapped American citizens. But, the dems have ignored those facts for years, 46 years, in fact.
I was in the 70% or so that was opposed to this action, as good as we all knew it would feel. Now, you can’t unbreak that egg. Now we are chest deep in the stream we need to get all the way across. Pulling the plug now makes no sense. I say let the thirty days ride out and then assess. If you need to pull the plug do it then. It isn’t like Iran is going to stop doing bad things at this point if Trump gets punished for calling them to account for decades of bad behavior all over the planet.
If Congress was doing their job they would have known about this six months ago. But no, they are laser focused on all the wrong things as usual. If the want to limit the presidential war powers the time to do that is before you get into the war, not in the middle.
“Congress got involved and fixed everything”; said nobody ever. If Congress wants to do something useful then fund a new SM3 or Stinger Missile factory. Between current ops and the Ukraine War you can’t really have enough of those things these days.
Keep praying for and supporting our troops. We have US three KIAs and seven WIAs and things will probably get worse.
We have far more KIA and WIA than your count. The counting started in 1979. Adjust your numbers accordingly.
#45-47does something no other Presidents had the balls to do, and all the usual suspects come out from under their rocks to whine and cry foul. Rand Paul is NEVER going to get over Trump calling him ugly. DJT hammered ‘little Marco’ and he shook it off to become one the greatest SECSTATEs ever.
I disagree, Rand Paul is remarkably consistent with his political views. He is a very strict non-interventionist. You may disagree with his views but I seriously doubt he cares at all about Trump making fun of his hair.
Some guys wear a ball cap, others wear a weave, some prefer a wig-hat. Whatever. I’m pretty sure that Rand looks better with his than without.
As to Iran… some measure of occupation is going to be required and even with that, some of those people were die hard adherents to Satan’s Pope.
Paul is a rabid libertarian, in addition to hating Trump. The Demoncats can frequently count on his vote.
No, not frequently, unless you think 10% is high. He is at 90% Republican vs Congressional average of Republicans being at 78% party line.
https://heritageaction.com/scorecard/members/P000603/117
But he is an isolationist in a world where that just isn’t an option anymore.
Haha, well I guess that leaves me as conservative libertarian because I am sure as Hell not a Republican. Conservatives don’t have an official party, at least not in the U.S.
Libertarianism is a range, but it starts at far right and keeps going to the end of the line where there is no government. Then because there is no government something takes it’s place like anarchy, a theocracy or corporatism. It definitely isn’t conservatism, we haven’t had it in the US since frontier days.
It’s a another pipe dream like socialism. It only works in theory by ignoring basic things like human nature and the human condition. Still, the idea that we could function in a society with very limited or no government is an appealing one for some. It is the best counter to the various collectivist schemes out there.
The dissenting members of Congress should immediately
call for a meeting in Iran. Let them assemble on site and get
a close look at what is going on. I want my reps to be well
informed instead of just making shit up.
Give them all flak vests.
Yes, they should meet at a major IRGC or nuclear site. Preferably, at night when the B-2’s are flying.
There are 2 valid AUMF approvals out there that he can use (like other presidents have).
Screw the dems.
Lars tears.
Looks like the Austin Bar shooting last night may have been a terrorist. Police responded in under a minute but the shooter was already dead on arrival.
Terrorist, or another tranny going postal?
According to Ted Cruz on FTN this morning potentially a terrorist, which he said the FBI is investigating.
Starting to appear very likely now.
https://apnews.com/article/austin-texas-bar-shooting-7690f931ba00f950c1828cef25399bb6
At least he self identified for future reference.
Be aware, stay alert.
https://apnews.com/article/austin-texas-bar-shooting-7690f931ba00f950c1828cef25399bb6
Shooter was from Senegal but was a NUSC.
“…may have been a terrorist?” Let’s see there was a Koran in his car; he was wearing “Property of Allah” sweatshirt; and over a teeshirt with the Iranian flag. The only thing missing is he failed to scream “Allah Ackbar” when he opened fire on the crowded outdoor biergarten.
Liberal Austin authorities still “unsure” about his motive due to fear of offending.
“ The effort has the backing of House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., who earlier in the week noted that the resolution would require “the president to come to Congress to make the case for using military force against Iran.”
Remember when 0bama said “If Congress doesn’t, I have a phone and a pen, and I will”!
90% of Congress and the senate are jokes. Just not funny.
And 0bama only bombed seven countries, including killing two US citizens using drones. I don’t recall him asking Congress for permission, even when he pulled the trigger on the Bin Laden raid in a supposedly friendly nation.
He didn’t need to, he already had it.
AUMF 2001 authorized action practically anywhere on the planet outside the US to kill and capture 9/11 actors and supporters no matter who they were. One of the citizens he killed was uninvolved, but appeared to be a collateral.
He already exceeded his war powers launching operation Epstein Fury…I mean Epic Fury.
This level of force commitment far exceeds the level he would need without congressional authorization.
I am glad Khomeini is dead. But this war is “illegal” from the standpoint of presidential powers. Constitutionally illegal.
As far as international law, well, at this point I don’t think that conversation matters. The international system has collapsed.
Our constitutional system is crumbling as well. But this sub only gives a shit about that if it gives them excuse to call out Biden, Obama, or the Clintons.
Also, launching this at 9-10AM on a Saturday in Iran just so it happens in the middle of the night around 2AM Eastern time to avoid press cycles and panicking the stock market during trading hours…
Show this administration puts political PR consideration, and stock market indexes above the safety and security of troops involved on an operation that was launched when the enemy was bright eyed and bushy tailed. Did it make much of a difference? Probably not given the capabilities mismatch of Iran and US/Israel.
It did mean that the girl’s elementary school was full of students since Iran also holds school on Saturday. Causing the death of more than 140 children.
Congress has exactly zero votes on the level of force. And Congress is only required to be notified of pending actions. Approval is not required unless the action goes beyond 90 days. Feel free to check the timeframe, I may be wrong. Now, show me the constitutional crisis. Trump has followed the constitution far better than the last Democrat president. I’m lumping Obama and Biden together as one president, for obvious reasons. And that girl’s school? Hit by an errant Iranian rocket.
It absolutely amazes me that you put this much effort into being consistently wrong.
Go do a little research, Reddit is not a credible source. Run along now, finish your homework.
Actually the limit is 60 days without approval. If Congress fails to approve the action the forces must be withdrawn within 30 days. However can congress can call a vote for a withdraw sooner if they wish.
I wasn’t sure if it was 60 or 90. Many thanks for the correction.
And a great many legal scholars hold that that War Powers statute is itself unconstitutional.
This is why it turns into a money fight every time. Nobody wants to court test it.
It has to be a national emergency, an attack on the US territory or troops, or an imminent threat.
This did not meet the standards for the war powers act, despite the bullshit claims that Iran was an imminent threat.
And there are serious questions wether the war pawers act is even constitutional. Congress ceding that much power reserved to Congress under the constitution within an amendment is pretty constitutionally suspect. Though neither war profiteering party seems to care.
And fuck off with “being consistently wrong”…you put immense effort into staying in your god damn echo chamber and justifying everything Trump said and does.
Half the time you think I am wrong is because you have no fucking idea what is happening beyond the narrative you chose.
This issue is not even cut and dry enough for you to claim I am wrong.
If you could kindly provide a reference on “ It has to be a national emergency, an attack on the US territory or troops, or an imminent threat.”
Iran is (was) a national threat since about 5 minutes after the ayatollah’s assumed power. How many attacks on US troops were carried out at the behest of Iran? How many billions of dollars did Iran pour into Iraq with the sole purpose of killing American Soldiers? Decades of attacks on Americans. Does that not meet you standard of “national emergency”?
Once again, you are wrong. You are consistent in that.
Were you not once an Intelligence Corps Soldier? It would seem you were as successful there as all your other endeavors.
I don’t put immense effort into staying in any echo chamber. I do put some effort into yanking your chain. It doesn’t take much work, the results are immediate, and very satisfying.
Enjoy your Sunday.
It was an emergency. Trump said so. Prove him wrong. OH, wait, you can’t. Not unless you are going to be a presenter at that classified briefing to the intelligence committee on Monday by Rubio and those who actually know what is going on. Not you eh? Color me surprised.
Tell us again about levels of force. I missed that explanation. So yes, you were wrong about that too.
Level of force has absolutely nothing to do with the War Powers Resolution. Perhaps I missed something? Please show us where.
Also which what makes it illegal exactly? Please cite whatever law you think it might be. Unless you still think ICE agents are running around murdering people in which case you are completely clueless about what laws say or how they are applied. Feel free to quote the classified portions of the AUMF 2001 as well.
Mmm-k! A couple of things:
Your screed above it total BS! Number 1!
biden, obama and the clintons (not capitalized on purpose. They don’t deserve it) don’t need calling out by him. Their legacies do that all by themselves.
He didn’t have much choice in keeping it hidden from government “people”, departments, congress, senate, etc. because there are so many America hating morons (much like yourself) that fill those positions, as well as the media, that one of them would surely have leaked it. (I’m reminded of Miley telling the CHICOMS that he would call them before any action against them)
You seem to know everything about everything. How do you manage to always be wrong?
See continuation—
And finally, your attempt at humor was a good try, and actually refreshing to see that somewhere DEEP DEEP down inside of yourself, there just may be a little bit of a normal person with a brain that is not always cross-firing on a single cylinder. However, again with the Epstein BS. There was never a mention of him until Trump became president. Now we have Democratic members of Congress sitting at the SOTU wearing buttons that say “release the files”, and looking absolutely ridiculous. I say again, the files have been released, by Trump. Your side just keeps spouting out whatever the phrase of the week is, nonstop, because they just don’t like the fact that what they want in the files, isn’t there. The only files that have not been released, are the ones that are still part of active investigations, and/or have the names of victims. If the Democrats could get a hold of those names they would surely victimize the victims again by doxing, cancelling, whatever.
Why are the democrats not concerned with the amount of fraud that has been uncovered? Why are Democrats not concerned about the illegal criminals in this country that continue to do illegal acts? Why are the Democrats not concerned about the real affordability problems that they caused? Never mind, we already know! Where they go there d
I see the Resident Dick-Emeritus shows his ugly foreskin errr face and chirps in his typical anti-American bullshit. Some fucking officer you must have been. You’d lose in a popularity contest to fuckin’ Niedermeyer. The school hoax has already been debunked by the Iranians themselves, so its like you’re not even trying. If Cuba shits the bed, all your heroes will be gone. It’ll just be you and Gavin in a sorry-assed libtard circle jerk.
Fortunately, I doubt he was ever allowed to command troops. He was a Civil Affairs officer, after all. The ones I encountered were only in charge of their own asses.
Last month he wrote he would try to get soldiers under him to commit sedition and disobey orders if he disagreed with orders on political grounds.
He must have been a nightmare dirt bag as an officer. I’ve seen a few of the type over the years. Always unimpressive narcissists, always thinking they are smarter than everyone else and unable to grasp the massiveness of their own ignorance. Always prattling on about shit that nobody cared about and never shutting up and paying attention to what was really happening. The sad part is I found out this is most often caused by low self esteem issues and feelings of (often well founded) worthlessness.
So, a small penis?
No, massive; but malformed and impotent causing severe gender dysphoria.
Maybe similar to Epstein’s. Perhaps why he is obsessed with that deviant.
I’m not saying that is it for sure, but it seems that way.
Not just Niedermeyer, Major Moonbat would come in lower than warm beer and rotten pussy in a popularity contest!
You wish.
Please do a tiny bit of research dumbass. The strike was ti ed to hit multiple high level meetings in Tehran, including on that Komhaini, was at, so again you’re full of shit in your ” reasoning” about the timing. While it is ” possible” that 140 girls were killed at school in a strike ( and its a damn shame if true) theres no damn way im taking the mullahs or.medias word for it. Its far more likely they’re lying about it, just like all the staged bullshit in Gaza with the same set of actors.. I really struggle to decide if you are actually as stupid as uou come across, or if you know you’re lying, amd are just pushing your agenda..
Surely Trump attacked Iraq to draw attention away from the Clintons lying to congress about their involvement with Epstein.
Because that makes sense.
It isn’t so much that he is stupid, the broken logic that he tries to pass off has to come from somewhere. That means that somewhere a far left incel is sitting in his mom’s basement dreaming this stuff up as though somebody normal would believe it and care. That fact that they are listening to that guy for talking points is actually a good news story.
Hell, their chief spokeshole/negotiator pulled a Bagdad Bob and told the world that the Supreme Leader was fine and chilliing in a safe location, when he obviously knew he was DRT.
Well… he IS chillin’… so not a complete lie…
The Ayatollah is still dead. Sorry for your loss.
I am glad he is dead.
But that is a lot of blood and treasure to kill an 86 year old without a plan to make sure he isn’t replaced with a younger zealot.
You’re suddenly condoning nation building? After all your years bitching about Bush’s nation building in Iraq and Afghanistan? How much American blood was shed by Iran since 1979?
You’re a joke.
So there isn’t plan? How would you know?
I don’t know if this occurred to you but Trump stopped providing his plans last year. Why should he? Idiots like you would start working against it as soon as you could just because… Trump. Better to just go ahead and do stuff and watch you flail helplessly. By the time you get organized to screech as a group it will all be over.
The “younger zealot” was terminated, with extreme prejudice, earlier today. do try to keep up, if you can.
Who’s saying there isn’t a plan to eliminate potential successors?
You POS; it looks like you now have Epstein Derangement Syndrome.
He has Trump Acceptance Resistance Disorder (TARD) to the point where it makes him an Operative of it, he’s a TARDO!
Anyone that isn’t pissed about Epstein and his cabal is deranged.
That would be every Democrat in congress 2004-2025. Also Biden, Obama and all your other heroes.
So yes, all hopelessly deranged.
Why were no democrats, liberals, or progressives pissed about Epstein until Trump was elected?
Funny how there’s a lot of Democrats e.g., Obama, Bide, Bill and Hillary, etc.) and/or Hollyweirdos on the list of Epstein island visitors that the court handling Virginia Guiffre’s case released in Jan 2024, eh? They thought that was just fine– “it’s all about who you know” (like w/ Harvey Weinstein) for ’em.
Let’s also not forget that 89% of the campaign donations Epstein made were to D-rats.
Corruption is par for the course for the Democratic Party. It’s a feature rather than a bug. It’s no surprise that state and local governments that have been Democrat controlled for a long time are more than likely going to also be corrupt governments… Especially when it comes to managing money and resources.
I’m pissed about it. Always have been since finding out that him and his peeps targeted, trafficked and abused young girls and women.
He went to jail and died there (however that came about!😉)
Now, let’s get his friends that played with other peoples lives and make sure that they are never able to walk free again!
However, it will NEVER happen because they are the rich and ruling class and they protect one another! Everyone on that list, should die a terribly slow and painful death for what they did, But the news media, politicians, and the celebrities will never have to answer for the things they did.
I say again,,,, IF Trump was on that list, it would have been splashed across every print, radio and TV news organization out there to have kept him from 1. Running for POTUS, 2. Winning the election and 3. To put him in prison FOREVER!
Your side had the “Files” for 4 years (at least)! They didn’t release them, and there was NEVER A DAMN THING SAID about from anyone on the LEFT! Both politicians and celebrities!
Why are you not offended that leftwing politicians, left wing celebrities and left wing news media are USING you and those like you! They do it because THEY think that YOU ALL are STUPID! However, y’all aren’t offended! I guess that they’re right! Hunh?
Plus, Jim Comey’s daughter was the lead prosecutor for the federal cases against both Epstein and Maxwell. She had access to all the FBI files. If there was anything in them to incriminate Trump both Jim Comey and Biden’s Attorney General would have known it.
Lars, ask someone to read this to you. It’s very simple, straightforward, no big words.
https://victorygirlsblog.com/kinetic-events-in-iran-bring-out-ignorant-leftists/
Fuck off. Not bothering. One right wing echo chamber and Trump dick riding sect is enough for me.
It’s all history. Documented. A little history would do you good. Although, it might sting a wee bit. Being proven wrong usually does. Ok, have it your way, willfully ignorant and toeing the party line.
The Iranian TV broadcast a pic of what the regime said is a line of body bags it claims contain the bodies of the dead school girls, but the photo has been proven to have been taken in January right after the regime killed a bunch of the protesters.
You just used reddit yesterday! You can’t go complaining about echo chambers if that’s what your browser history is full of.
Dude, you LOVE left wing echo chambers. You’re a fucking redditor for Christ’s sake… 🤣
There you go with the D again!
You really like it, don’t you?
Haha! (Again,)
Wrong again.
Launching the attack in the morning was because the Iranians had become adapted to attacks happening at night, so their air defense posture was lowered. (That’s called strategic planning.)
Suggesting the attacks began “…around 2 AM Eastern time to avoid press cycles and panicking the stock market during trading hours” just shows how much of a moron you are.
First, stocks aren’t traded on weekends.
Secondly, the media has become so predictable in its reporting that nobody cares.
All Epic Fury proves is that ‘ The sword is more powerful than the autopen ‘
Curious how you believe that the school was targeted by the U.S. and Israel just like you believed reports out of Gaza that a hospital was deliberately attacked and over 500 people were killed.
This guy is a conservative and covers it pretty well.
https://youtu.be/SXV-Z_GH1mM?si=TIJtln1FFtL6nSkf
He is just not a Trump dick rider like most of you clowns.
Given that he believes that Israeli operatives were behind the assassination of Charlie Kirk his views may be slightly biased against current events.
I assume you agree with his anti-Semite positions as you are a leftist.
The more you post here, the more obvious it is to me you never graduated from UCB. The other poster who said you actually dropped out makes it make so much more sense to me now.
The Ayatollah is dead. Sorry for your loss, dick cheese. Take the day off (like every day, since you have no job and refuse to contribute to society) to cry about it and reminisce about better days when you shook hands with our enemies, handed them cash and tossed bricks at innocent people.
Fucking fatass loser.
You seem to have a very unhealthy obsession with the “D”! You mention it a LOT in your posts. 🤷
Jus-sayin!
What the actual heck is Rand Paul doing putting his name to this idiocy?
Being Rand Paul. It’s what he does.
Massie is a treasonous cuck.
Should have known when he sat with Khanana at the SOTU.