“It is your duty under the Constitution to reserve for Congress the decision on whether to go to war with Iran”
On April 26, Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-OR) and 32 co-sponsors introduced a resolution (H. Con. Res. 391) in the House of Representatives declaring that the House, with the Senate concurring, “strongly and unequivocally believes that seeking congressional authority prior to taking military action against Iran is not discretionary, but is a legal and constitutional requirement.” DeFazio and 61 members of the House also wrote to President Bush expressing the same view.
For more, see www.DisarmamentActivist.org, at http://disarmamentactivist.org/2006/05/07/defazio-war-on-iran-is-up-to-congress-not-president/
The letter you can send to your senators and representative on the United for Peace and Justice website ( http://www.unitedforpeace.org ) addresses this, saying:
“It is your duty under the Constitution to reserve for Congress the decision on whether to go to war with Iran.”
John Burroughs, Executive Director
Lawyers' Committee on Nuclear Policy
675 Third Avenue, Suite 315
New York, NY 10017-5704 USA
tel 212 818 1861; fax 212 818 1857
johnburroughs@lcnp.org
http://www.lcnp.org
UNITED FOR PEACE & JUSTICE | 212-868-5545
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For more, see www.DisarmamentActivist.org, at http://disarmamentactivist.org/2006/05/07/defazio-war-on-iran-is-up-to-congress-not-president/
The letter you can send to your senators and representative on the United for Peace and Justice website ( http://www.unitedforpeace.org ) addresses this, saying:
“It is your duty under the Constitution to reserve for Congress the decision on whether to go to war with Iran.”
John Burroughs, Executive Director
Lawyers' Committee on Nuclear Policy
675 Third Avenue, Suite 315
New York, NY 10017-5704 USA
tel 212 818 1861; fax 212 818 1857
johnburroughs@lcnp.org
http://www.lcnp.org
UNITED FOR PEACE & JUSTICE | 212-868-5545
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rudkla - 8. Mai, 10:50
