An Unauthorized War Cannot Stand

We had planned to take a break this week and enjoy some much needed recharge time… but defending democracy calls.

Donald Trump has launched an illegal and unconstitutional military strike on Iran without congressional authorization and without making a coherent case for why his waging war is necessary or what he hopes to achieve. As Heather Cox Richardson explains, not only is his unilateral declaration of war unconstitutional, Trump is leveraging it to enrich himself and his family, create a ploy to disrupt the midterm elections, and to detract from his involvement in the Epstein files.

War is not a campaign strategy. It is not a diversion tactic. And it is certainly not a family business opportunity.

Your Only Call this week is simple and urgent: contact your representatives using this 5Calls link and demand that Congress reassert its constitutional authority over war powers. Insist on immediate action to prevent further military escalation with Iran.

Silence is complicity. Congress must act. No president gets to drag a nation into war by tweet, tantrum, or self-interest.