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no_hypocrisy

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12. You could have a constitutional amendment explicitly prohibiting

Reply to nolabear (Original post)

Sun Jun 22, 2025, 05:10 AM

Jun 22

a President from unilaterally taking military action. (We already do, but this one would spell out the specifics.)

And you know what? TSF would ignore it.

Unless there is something in place at The Pentagon where his orders would not be implemented, it will happen again and again and again.

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I'm so sad and furious about this bombing. [View all] nolabear Jun 22 OP

We need a constitutional amendment limiting presidential war power now! Initech Jun 22 #1

Amen and amen. nolabear Jun 22 #3

That will never stop a psychopath. littlemissmartypants Jun 22 #8

America claudette Jun 22 #2

he has to get his dictator fix Skittles Jun 22 #4

I'm not going to blow a gasket over Iran. RandySF Jun 22 #5

I feel sick Pachamama Jun 22 #6

I'm close. It's never been this bad. nolabear Jun 22 #7

Who or what can stop this madness? Pachamama Jun 22 #13

"He should not have that power." J_William_Ryan Jun 22 #9

You are far from alone HarryM Jun 22 #10

Or because his birthday parade was mocked moonscape Jun 22 #16

Have they proven that Iran is making nuclear weapons? It feels like WMD in Iraq/regime change all over again tornado34jh Jun 22 #11

You could have a constitutional amendment explicitly prohibiting no_hypocrisy Jun 22 #12

Look at the Bright Side.... SilverDawg Jun 22 #14

I have been using the word motherfucker...over and over...for the past two days. yellow dahlia Jun 22 #15

And there are millions of us. nolabear Jun 23 #17

Indeed yellow dahlia Jun 23 #18

K&R spanone Jun 23 #19

He chose poorly and he isn't suppose to skip Congress. Brainfodder Jun 23 #20