To: Representatives who voted NO on H.Con.Res.64
Hold Reps. Accountable for Voting to Greenlight Trump’s Warmongering in Venezuela
Your vote against H.Con.Res.64, a War Powers Resolution to keep us from launching another endless war, was a disgrace.
Continued military action in the Caribbean and a march to war in Venezuela without congressional authorization – especially when crucial questions about who was targeted and whether they posed an actual threat to the United States remain unanswered – amounts to alarming executive overreach. Congress must change course and pull us off the path toward all-out war in Latin America.
Continued military action in the Caribbean and a march to war in Venezuela without congressional authorization – especially when crucial questions about who was targeted and whether they posed an actual threat to the United States remain unanswered – amounts to alarming executive overreach. Congress must change course and pull us off the path toward all-out war in Latin America.
Why is this important?
In a shameful dereliction of duty, the House failed to pass Rep. Jim McGovern’s bipartisan War Powers Resolution (WPR) to prevent war with Venezuela.
This vote offered a crucial opportunity for Congress to reassert authority over matters of war and peace as the Constitution intended. It was a razor-thin 213-211 margin, meaning that only two more “yes” votes would’ve sent a powerful, bipartisan rebuke to the Trump administration, derailing his path to war.
But we can’t sugarcoat the facts: 213 representatives effectively greenlit Trump’s warmongering in Latin America — paving the way for him to bring us closer to the brink of war.
It’s time to hold lawmakers accountable for taking a vote so out-of-touch with their constituents. You can make a difference and push them to change course by sending a message today.
Congress must check an out-of-control president on a speedrun toward all-out war that a majority of Americans do NOT want, and we are going to do all we can to make sure this kind of failure doesn’t happen again.
Congress must check an out-of-control president on a speedrun toward all-out war that a majority of Americans do NOT want, and we are going to do all we can to make sure this kind of failure doesn’t happen again.