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Kucinich Blasts Increasingly Illegal US War In Libya

Posted on May 22 2011 by Congress Watcher

Dennis Kucinich notes that, after two months, Barack Obama still has not obtained legally-required authorization for American involvement in the civil war in Libya.

Ron Paul Calls For Withdrawal From Iraq and Afghanistan

Posted on May 8 2011 by Congress Watcher

Tthough Ron Paul now seeks an end to war in Afghanistan, he was among those who originally granted President Bush the power to start the decade of war.

Winograd Only Democrat To Support Peace and Nonviolence

Posted on April 30 2011 by Congress Watcher

Debra Bowen and Janice Hahn refuse to support nonviolence. Marcy Winograd supports peace without hesitation.

La Follette On War And Free Speech

Posted on April 25 2011 by Congress Watcher

The advice of Senator Robert La Follette, on the risk to freedom created by the state of war, nearly one hundred years ago.

Tom Rooney Slams Obama On Unconstitutional Libya War

Posted on April 14 2011 by Congress Watcher

Yesterday, Republican Tom Rooney added his voice to the growing protest of Barack Obama’s unconstitutional rush to war in Libya.

Cut the Budget? Cut War in Afghanistan.

Posted on April 7 2011 by Congress Watcher

Lynn Woolsey wonders why Congress isn’t cutting the war in Afghanistan instead of Medicare.

Walter Jones Links Afghanistan And Spending Cuts

Posted on April 6 2011 by Congress Watcher

Walter Jones explicitly discussed the hypocrisy of his Republican colleagues who are willing to institute draconian cuts on basic governmental programs, but push for the expansion of wildly expensive military programs and insist upon the continuation of the failed war in Afghanistan.

Marcy Winograd The Strongest Antiwar Candidate

Posted on March 27 2011 by Congress Watcher

There are three main candidates for Jane Harman’s seat in the House of Representatives: Janice Hahn, Debra Bowen and Marcy Winograd. All three candidates make some sort of statements in favor of peace, but only one of those candidates actually has a strong history of working for peace.

There Is No 60 Day Exemption From Congressional War Powers

Posted on March 25 2011 by Congress Watcher

The government did not attack the United States, and so the War Powers Resolution forbids the current military action in Libya. Read a legal analysis of the War Powers Act 60 days myth.

California Republican Accuses Obama of Breaking Law With Libya War

Posted on March 24 2011 by Congress Watcher

More Republicans are joining the conservative antiwar protest begun by Amash. Yesterday, Congressman Tom McClintock sent a letter to President Obama directly accusing Obama of violating the law in his initiation of war without congressional authorization.

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