On Wednesday, a measure is being advanced at the behest of House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) aiming to derail House Continuing Resolution 138, a War Powers Act challenge which would force an end to the US military involvement in the Saudi-led War in Yemen.
Under the War Powers Act, any individual lawmaker is intended to be able to raise the matter of an unauthorized war for debate and a vote on the floor. Efforts to do so have failed, however, as the House leadership has used the Rules Committee to sidestep the issue.
This move to derail the debate is part of the first day of lame-duck House business, and Rep. Ryan and the other leaders seem to be hoping to turn the legal challenge of the war into a partisan issue. Minority Whip Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-MD) accused the Republican leadership of shirking Congressional responsibility.
Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY), however, is hoping to drum up enough Republican support for the legal challenge to prevent this, arguing that the legality of the Yemen War deserves a full debate and vote in the House.
Those wishing to contact their lawmakers to tell them to vote against the attempt to strip privilege from H. Con. Res. 138 should do so quickly, as the vote is expected on Wednesday. You can do so by calling the Capitol Switchboard at 202-225-3121, or find the phone number for their specific representative here.
Ryan should be thrown to the mob of widows and orphans he’s done so much to help create.
Rip em!.. Tear em!!
Millions are starving,supporting this illegal invasion of Yemen by the sauds and we just care about the $ it generates. Does that tell you what you need to know about us and what we stand for?
deganawida,
That is what America is becoming – only money matters. I keep thinking of those politicians who proclaim, “America is great because it is good, and when America is no longer good, it will no longer be great.”
The man is a sociopath, obviously.
So much for Raimondo’s peacenick party.
Russiagate made him do it !
The Yemen War has continued under Trump, but it started under Obama and Kerry. It got really bad under Obama and Kerry, to the point of the US hunting down and killing an American citizen and separately (later) his teenage son and nephew in Yemen when they had done nothing but be related to him.
This isn’t Republicans vs Democrats as good guys. It is far worse and more complex than that.
No it isnt complex, it’s a vote, happening soon, if the GOP doesn’t block it before the new house comes in. A vote is arithmetic. Thanks for pointing out who started it, I’ll play. The arab spring, caused by the gop/Cheney wars caused civil wars across the middle east, including Yemen. Obama inherited these civil wars, then foolishly intervened under the war on terror resolution, a bipartisan bill. I’m sure the GOP would have congratulated Obama if he had not…..right.
I wasn’t taking sides. Just a dig at Justin who seems to believe the Democrats alone are responsible for all that is evil. And al-awlaki was killed long before the war got really bad.
He has his own allegiances.
I have my money on ol’ Steny shutting up if Massie reintroduces this once the Dems take over.
Isn’t it great to be the leader of the free world, the champion of democracy and have the best electoral system on the planet?