Debates in the House have begun over a war powers resolution (WPR) that would stop Trump’s illegal war on Iran — a war that has killed thousands in Iran and beyond, caused an economic catastrophe as gas prices soar, and is costing taxpayers more than $1 BILLION each day. It’s also a war that Trump is gearing up to escalate, with 4,500 U.S. sailors and Marines. Another 3,000 soldiers from the Army’s 82nd Airborne Division were just deployed to the Middle East. That is, unless Congress stops him. The good news? They have an opportunity to do just that by passing Reps. Jim Himes, Gregory Meeks, and Adam Smith’s WPR, H.Con.Res.40. Democratic leadership has delayed a vote to give the WPR its best shot at passing. That gives us more precious time to do all we can to secure a majority. Here’s the math: The last House WPR came down to just four votes. Now, as the costs for Trump’s deadly, unpopular war continue to rise, we’re seeing the kind of shifts that can close that gap. We can get there — but only if we can rally enough support NOW.

Many of you, like us, mourned the thousands killed, voiced our opposition to another endless conflict, and mobilized to stop the Trump administration’s illegal war on Iran. Meanwhile, others were cashing in on bets they placed on the violence. One prediction market on the platform Polymarket asking "Will the U.S. strike Iran?" grew to a staggering $529 million as users wagered to profit off acts of war. Six accounts, most of them created just 24 hours before the attack, made over $1.2 MILLION by betting that the bombs would fall on February 28. In any other scenario transactions like these would be under the microscope for insider trading. Allowing bets on war isn’t just morally bankrupt; it’s also ripe for corruption. Fortunately, Sen. Chris Murphy and Rep. Greg Casar agree. Their BETS OFF Act would ban gambling on war, assassinations, terrorism, and other war crimes. As Trump’s war drags on, bets on its horrors and outcomes flood prediction markets — and it’s time to end the war profiteering.

While Trump and Israeli PM Netanyahu intensify their war on Iran, the Israeli government is also rapidly expanding multiple violent campaigns. Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has called for the annexation of southern Lebanon as the Israeli military demolishes homes in Beirut. Settlers have violently attacked Palestinians in the West Bank while Israeli security forces stand by. In Gaza, humanitarian aid has again slowed as Israeli air strikes persist. U.S. weapons fuel this violence, which means the U.S. government is complicit in this violence. But this flow of weapons can be stopped. Sen. Bernie Sanders just introduced three joint resolutions of disapproval (JRD), which would block BILLIONS of dollars in munitions sales and more to the Israeli military. Simply put, a ‘yes’ vote on these JRDs is a vote to save lives in Iran, Lebanon, Gaza, and beyond. It’ll take a powerful coalition of senators willing to stop the U.S. blank check approach to make it happen — and building it requires constituents like you speaking out.

Days ago, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth dangerously pledged “no quarter, no mercy for our enemies.” That would be a pledge to commit a crime. Just ask Senator Mark Kelly: "An order to give no quarter would mean to take no prisoners and kill them instead. That would violate the law of armed conflict. It would be an illegal order. It would also put American servicemembers at greater risk." While 13 U.S. troops have been confirmed killed and hundreds more reportedly wounded across seven countries, Hegseth has spent the last two weeks complaining that the media cared too much about dead U.S. servicemembers and boasting about raining “death and destruction from the sky” on people in Iran. Hegseth is making people less safe — and it’s time for him to go. Members of Congress are fed up, too, with 46 senators demanding answers from Hegseth over his involvement in the strike on a girls school in Iran. But they need to go further, and outrage from constituents like you can help push them there.

As the violence rages on and a horrific death toll rises in Iran and across the Middle East, reports indicate Trump is gearing up to request an additional $50 BILLION from Congress to fuel his war. Those are OUR taxpayer dollars — money that should be used for healthcare, education, and more programs that help people thrive. Trump, Hegseth, and Rubio would instead misuse our resources to sow chaos, fear, and bloodshed. A vote to fund Trump’s war is a vote in favor of this deadly, deeply unpopular war. The only ones who stand to profit are the weaponmakers, who are already heading to Capitol Hill to lobby in favor of this unconscionable scheme. We say: Not one more dime. Let’s get louder than the war hawks by flooding congressional offices with letters demanding they reject any funding for Trump’s war machine.

272 members of Congress failed to meet the moment and save lives: 53 senators and 219 representatives chose complicity and more violence by rejecting a bipartisan war powers resolution to stop Trump’s illegal war on Iran — an unjustified war of choice that has killed over a thousand people, including six U.S. servicemembers. Their votes were out of touch with the overwhelmingly anti-war majority of people who reject another endless war and Congress’ lack of constitutional authority over war and peace. If you agree, they deserve to hear from you now, before they cast another vote for more war.

A horrific death toll across the Middle East is quickly rising as a result of illegal U.S.-Israeli attacks on Iran: Among those killed are nearly 150 people at a girls’ elementary school in Iran, three U.S. servicemembers, and at least nine people in the Israeli city of Beit Shemesh. Trump upended promising diplomatic negotiations with missiles and fighter jets. The violence quickly spread across the region, with reports of strikes in Israel, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Kuwait, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, and Bahrain. Today, the bombs continue to fall, and hundreds of millions of people across the Middle East are terrified and directly in harm’s way. Congress cannot stay on the sidelines any longer. We must do all we can to stop the violence immediately. The House and the Senate must pass war powers resolutions (WPR) to end this war before it spirals further. The stakes are perilous, but votes are already being planned. As lawmakers decide how to respond, they need to hear the demands of their constituents — our overwhelming anti-war majority — to vote YES on the WPR.

CONTINUATION OF SECTION 3 above Section 3.3: Executive Branch * If the people of the United States, after a Senate impeachment trial, convict and remove a member of the executive branch, in a national election. Vacancy shall be filled in accordance with this Constitution and statute.  * If the people initiate a recall election of the executive branch, the President and the Vice-President shall be recalled at the same time in a national election.  • Congress shall engage and compensate the International IDEA, OSCE, or UN to oversee the recall and replacement elections of both MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH by the people of the United States.  • The first national special election shall determine whether to recall the executive branch. AFTER ten of the twenty States with a recall process have satisfied the quorum to recall the executive branch of the federal government.  • If the EXECUTIVE BRANCH is removed from office by a recall election,  • The terms of the President and Vice President shall end at noon on Thursday, within 48 hours of election day. • The Congress may choose an interim temporary executive branch according to the Constitution. • A second consecutive special election shall take place to elect a NEW EXECUTIVE BRANCH of the federal government. A majority vote of the people within each State and at least twenty-six of the fifty States shall be necessary during a special, midterm, or presidential election. LIST OF GRIEVANCES _________President Donald J. Trump_____________ has committed many of the Tyrannic actions performed by the King of Great Britain and listed in our Declaration of Independence and more. To prove this, let Facts be submitted to a candid world.  • The law, 18 USC § 208, which exempts the President/Vice President, encourages corruption and contradicts Amendment XIV of the Constitution, "equal protection under the law."     WHY WE NEED TO AMEND THE CONSTITUTION NOW. The branches of the federal government (the legislative, executive, and judicial) are abdicating their Constitutional duties, checks and balances, and making decisions based on partisanship, allowing violations of the Constitution with no consequences.  • The Supreme Court on July 1, 2024, ruled that former President Trump is at least presumptively immune from criminal liability for his official acts. However, our Constitution clearly states that NO ONE is above the law, definitely those who have taken “an oath.” • The United States Senate’s impeachment trials (Article I, Section 3) provide evidence that the Constitution has been violated by members of Congress, the executive, and judicial branches (Article I, Section 9; Article II, Section 4;  Article VI); however, no one has been convicted or removed due to partisanship. OUR FOUNDING FATHERS: Our Declaration of Independence states, whenever any form of government becomes destructive, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. • George Washington's Farewell Address warns against hyper-partisanship and factions, and stresses adherence to the Constitution and public virtue. He advised leaders to serve the common good and respect governmental checks and balances. • Alexander Hamilton was concerned that an “unprincipled” man would “mount the hobby horse of popularity” and “throw things into confusion. In a government like ours.” He would write, “No one is above the law.” In 2025, George Washington and Alexander Hamilton’s concerns have come to pass with Trump. It would be naïve to think Trump’s cronies and the younger generations watching federal officials will stop trying to silence journalists, threatening physical harm to political opponents, and denying Citizens' right to earn a livelihood. HOW TO AMEND THE CONSTITUTION NOW? We, THE PEOPLE, URGE that two-thirds of both Houses of Congress vote in favor and propose to the States an amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Then, WE THE PEOPLE URGE that the Legislatures of three-fourths of the several States ratify the amendment (Article V). THE ALTERNATIVE IS TO ELECT ACCOUNTABLE REPRESENTATIVES. • Article I states, “the right of the people to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.”  • Article X states, “The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.” We, THE PEOPLE,  have the precedents, technology, and processes that were not available when the Constitution was originally ratified in a convention on September 17, 1789. • PRECEDENT. Amendment 17, ratified in 1913, shifted U.S. Senator selection from state legislatures to popular direct election, eliminating "smoky backroom" deals by state legislators.  • TECHNOLOGY. In 1982, without the internet, Gregory Watson, a 19-year-old college sophomore, initiated a long-term campaign for Amendment 27, which was proposed in 1789 as part of the original Bill of Rights and finally ratified on May 7, 1992.  • RECALL PROCESS. 20 States (AZ, CA, CO, MI, NV, ND, WI, AK, GA, ID, IL, KS, LA, MN, MT, NJ, OR, RI, WA, VA) have recall elections, allowing citizens to attempt to remove from office elected State officials.

In his State of the Union address, Trump threatened Iran and refused to rule out launching strikes in a dangerous push toward a new endless war. Congress must block this reckless march immediately. The stakes are perilous: Even limited strikes could ignite violence that could quickly cross multiple borders, with no clear end. Any U.S. military operation will have untold and deadly consequences for people in Iran, U.S. servicemembers, and millions across the region. That’s why we’re racing to stop any action before it starts. Reps. Khanna and Massie’s bipartisan war powers resolution (WPR) to prohibit the use of force against Iran is expected to get a vote in the House as soon as next week. Sens. Kaine and Paul’s parallel Senate legislation is likely to come up soon as well. With these critical votes happening soon, lawmakers need to hear from constituents like you immediately. It’s pressure from groups like ours and people like you that can get a WPR the support it needs to send Trump an undeniable message: No War.

Violence erupted in Mexico recently after a Mexican military raid killed a powerful cartel kingpin. As the cartel responded by setting buses, supermarkets, and banks on fire and blocking highways, tourists were stranded and schools were closed. Dozens of people have been killed. The dark truth is that this violence is fueled by a flood of U.S. guns. Weak U.S. gun laws result in an unlicensed market that pumps up to 500,000 U.S.-made guns to cartels each year. One study traced nearly 70% of guns recovered at Mexican crime scenes back to U.S. manufacturers or importers. This deadly ‘iron river’ of guns exacerbates violence and suffering across both borders. It’s time to dam it up. Sen. Dick Durbin and Rep. Joaquin Castro introduced the Stop Arming Cartels Act to curb cartel power and corruption. This bill isn’t just about stopping international crime — it’s about keeping people, on both sides of the border, safe. It deserves bipartisan support, and you can pressure your lawmakers to pass this urgent legislation by sending a message today:

Despite diplomacy being the only way to truly keep people safe and avoid violence, Trump is ratcheting up the temperature on war with Iran. He’s deployed “two aircraft carriers, a dozen warships, hundreds of fighter jets and multiple air defense systems” to the region, and experts are sounding the alarm on what looks like a “massive, weeks-long campaign.” And Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu just made a special trip to DC where he tried to sabotage nuclear diplomacy and pave the path to war yet again. We have the narrowest window of time to prevent a new endless war in the Middle East. We can’t overstate the danger of this moment. Congress can — and must — pull us off the path toward a war that no one wants. We can’t afford for them to wait until Trump makes good on his threats to bomb Iran: To get lawmakers to act NOW, they need to hear from tens of thousands of constituents, from people like you.

Disturbing reports have revealed a deal between the Pentagon and an Israeli government-owned weapons firm for $210 million in advanced cluster munitions. They kept it quiet for a reason: Cluster bombs, banned by 123 nations, are infamously designed to unleash devastating, indiscriminate violence and mass suffering, even long after a war has ended. As many as 93% of their casualties are civilians, the vast majority children. The victims include farmers working their land. Children playing soccer. Families walking home from a wedding. This unique deal, where the U.S. government is buying, not selling, comes amidst evidence that the Israeli military recently used these widely-banned weapons in Lebanon. None of these reasons stopped the Pentagon from buying cluster bombs in one of its largest weapons purchases in decades. But you know what can? Congress. Congress has the oversight power to stop this sale, and with enough people speaking out, we can block this dangerous deal before more lives are put at risk.