To: The United States House of Representatives and The United States Senate
Support Udall, Welch: No Military Intervention in Syria
Just Foreign Policy
There must be no U.S. military intervention in Syria without explicit congressional approval. The Senate and the House should support the Udall/Paul and Gibson/Welch bills to ensure that no U.S. military intervention happens in Syria without public debate and congressional authorization.
Why is this important?
Reps. Peter Welch (D-VT), Chris Gibson (R-NY), Rick Nolan (D-MN), and Walter Jones (R-NC) have introduced bipartisan legislation (H.R.2494) to block U.S. military intervention in Syria without an affirmative vote of Congress. Identical legislation (S.1201) has been introduced in the Senate by Sens. Tom Udall (D-NM), Chris Murphy (D-CT), Rand Paul (R-KY) and Mike Lee (R-UT).
Sending military assistance to Syrian rebels, or intervening directly, will lead to Americanization of Syria's sectarian civil war. Congress and the American people should be part of a vigorous debate before any such military escalation takes place. U.S. military intervention without Congressional authorization would violate the Constitution and the War Powers Resolution.
Urge the Senate and the House and to support the Udall/Paul and Gibson/Welch bills to block U.S. military intervention in Syria without Congressional approval.
Sending military assistance to Syrian rebels, or intervening directly, will lead to Americanization of Syria's sectarian civil war. Congress and the American people should be part of a vigorous debate before any such military escalation takes place. U.S. military intervention without Congressional authorization would violate the Constitution and the War Powers Resolution.
Urge the Senate and the House and to support the Udall/Paul and Gibson/Welch bills to block U.S. military intervention in Syria without Congressional approval.