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Rep. Al Green (D-Texas) filed an article of impeachment against President Trump on Tuesday, accusing the president of failing to notify or seek authorization from Congress before the U.S. launched strikes on three Iranian nuclear sites over the weekend.

The resolution alleges “abuse of presidential powers by disregarding the separation of powers—devolving American democracy into authoritarianism by unconstitutionally usurping Congress’s power to declare war.”

“President Trump’s unilateral, unprovoked use of force without congressional authorization or notice constitutes an abuse of power when there was no imminent threat to the United States, which facilitates the devolution of American democracy into authoritarianism,” Green’s resolution reads.

Congress has the sole power to “declare war” under the Article 1 of the U.S. Constitution. Presidents of both parties have struck adversaries without approval from the legislature.

    • catloaf@lemm.eeEnglish
      102·
      7 days ago

      You could have every democrat and independent vote to remove and it still won’t pass without Republicans.

      • Ensign_Crab@lemmy.worldEnglish
        91·
        7 days ago

        And yet some democrats still decided to vote with republicans.

        Just to make sure to let the anti-war left know how much their own party hates them and will never represent them.

      • rumimevlevi@lemmings.world
        41·
        6 days ago

        The funny thing is that dems been blaming 3rd party voters for trump winning despite harris having zero chance to win with them

      • Almacca@aussie.zoneEnglish
        101·
        7 days ago

        Pretty easy to argue this comes under ‘official duties’ too. Surely there’s a thousand other reasons he could be impeached that would stick.

        I agree they’ll never get the votes to pass anything, but they should keep doing it anyway. Flood the zone back at these arseholes and put them on the back foot.