Speaking Wednesday on the US House of Representatives floor, Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) explained how the House leadership, through the House Rules Committee, on Tuesday night violated both the US Constitution and the War Powers Act in taking action to prevent a debate...
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US Destabilizes Iraq for Decades, US House of Representatives Has New Plan for Stabilization
by Adam Dick | Nov 28, 2018 | Congress Alert
The United States attacked Iraq in the Gulf War in 1990, followed by years of US bombing of Iraq. Then, in 2003, the US invaded and conquered Iraq in the Iraq War. Since then, many US troops have been stationed in Iraq, along with a huge contingent of US government...
Sen. Lindsey Graham May Play Important Part in Rolling Back Marijuana Prohibition
by Adam Dick | Nov 20, 2018 | Congress Alert
Many articles at the Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity (RPI) website — often in the “Neocon Watch” section — have subjected Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) to criticism for his support for uber-interventionist foreign policy. This is not surprising given that, as...
The Return of Marijuana Amendments
by Adam Dick | Nov 15, 2018 | Congress Alert
In January, when Democrats assume the majority at the United States House of Representatives, we should witness the return of something that has been absent from the legislative body for years — House floor debates and votes on amendments to roll back the US...
Urgent: Republican Dirty Dealing on Yemen Vote Today
by Daniel McAdams | Nov 14, 2018 | Congress Alert
The Republican House Leadership is playing dirty. Rather than allow a "privileged resolution" come to the floor on President Trump's continued military involvement in Yemen, the Rules Committee is expected to vote today that “the War Powers Act does not apply to...
Congress Members Urge Trump to Meddle in Hungary’s Elections
by Daniel McAdams | Oct 12, 2018 | Congress Alert
There's no hypocrisy like Capitol Hill hypocrisy. Congressional Democrats have been beating the dead horse of "Russian meddling" for nearly two years, obsessed with claims that "Russia hacked our democracy" and that a few Facebook posts from "Russia-linked" accounts...
Congress Members Demand Trump Seek Approval Before Military Action In Syria
by Tyler Durden | Sep 18, 2018 | Congress Alert
A group of over 40 Congress members have sent President Trump a bipartisan letter reminding him that the US Constitution requires that the president seek Congressional approval before taking military action in Syria or elsewhere. Congressman Justin Amash (R-Mich.)...
Rep. Thomas Massie: Congress Would End Marijuana Prohibition Today if Leadership Would Allow Vote
by Adam Dick | Jul 27, 2018 | Congress Alert
“If the vote were today” in Congress, says United States House of Representatives Member Thomas Massie (R-KY) in a new interview with host Matt Welch at Reason, “the federal prohibition [on marijuana] would go away.” The catch, says Massie, is that leadership will not...
Senate Minority Leader Introduces ‘Democrats Only’ Marijuana Prohibition Roll-back Bill
by Adam Dick | Jun 29, 2018 | Congress Alert
In October, a Gallup poll found, for the first time, majority support among Republicans for legalizing marijuana. Such majority support had already existed among Democrats and independents. Then, this month, huge majorities of delegates at the Republican Party of...
Rep. Ro Khanna Says Fellow Democrats Should Support Diplomacy with North Korea
by Adam Dick | Jun 13, 2018 | Congress Alert
On Monday, Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA), joined by 14 fellow Democratic United States House of Representatives members, sent a letter to President Donald Trump supporting Trump pursuing diplomacy and “incremental progress” with North Korea. The letter also expresses concern...
Law Prof. Jonathan Turley Tells Senators Proposed AUMF Would ‘Put Our Endless War on Autopilot’
by Adam Dick | Jun 6, 2018 | Congress Alert
George Washington University Law Professor Jonathan Turley, at a Wednesday hearing of Sen. Rand Paul's Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Federal Spending Oversight and Emergency Management, presented written testimony arguing that...
Sen. Paul to Hold Hearing on ‘Unauthorized War’s Effect on Federal Spending’
by Daniel McAdams | Jun 4, 2018 | Congress Alert
Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) announced today that on Wednesday, June 6th, he will be holding a hearing on the enormous costs of the endless wars which continue to be fought under the 2001 Congressional Authorization for the Use of Military Force passed after the 9/11...
Praise for Rep. Walter Jones after His Republican Primary Victory
by Adam Dick | May 10, 2018 | Congress Alert
On Tuesday, Rep. Walter Jones (R-NC), who is seeking reelection for what he has indicated will be his final term in the United States House of Representatives, won his Republican Party primary. Jones defeated two other candidates — a Washington, DC lobbyist who holds...
Why 55 US Senators Voted for Genocide in Yemen
by Michael S. Rozeff | Mar 24, 2018 | Congress Alert
That's the headline of a blog. It’s a good question. There are six factors involved: Iran, sales of arms, Israel, the CIA, indifferent cruelty, and the system of empire. These are all bad reasons that shouldn’t persuade right-thinking and honorable US senators, but...
Reps. Barbara Lee and Justin Amash Lay Out a Case for Terminating the 2001 AUMF
by Adam Dick | Mar 2, 2018 | Congress Alert
In the days following the 9/11 attacks, Congress passed into law a 60-word sentence that set the stage for perpetual war. This 2001 Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF) contains no time limits, no geographic constraints, and no exit strategy. It has...
Breaking: Congressional Progressive Caucus, Liberty Caucus to Meet on War Authorization
by Daniel McAdams | Feb 27, 2018 | Congress Alert
In a very encouraging sign, the US House Progressive Caucus and Liberty Caucus will hold a joint meeting today (Feb. 27th) at 2:30 Eastern time to discuss strategies to repeal the 2001 Authorization for the Use of Force (AUMF) against forces that attacked the US on...
Democratic Member Seeks New Impeachment Vote Based On Trump’s Alleged ‘Sh*thole’ Comment
by Jonathan Turley | Jan 19, 2018 | Congress Alert
I have previously written about the endless calls for impeachment from Democratic members for everything from Trump criticizing NFL players to comments made about protesters. The Framers saw the great abuses caused not only by tyranny of nobility, but tyranny of the...
Walking Down the Legislative Path to Overthrowing the Iran Government
by Adam Dick | Jan 12, 2018 | Congress Alert
On Tuesday, there was a United States House of Representatives floor vote on H.Res 676, a resolution praising recent protests in Iran and condemning the Iran government.The resolution includes language stating the House “stands with” the protestors who are termed “the...
Rep. John Duncan: No Conservative Should Support Staying in Afghanistan
by Daniel McAdams | Nov 1, 2017 | Congress Alert
"We're long past the time we should have gotten out of Afghanistan," US Rep. John Duncan (R-TN) told the Oversight & Government Reform Subcommittee on National Security today. The Congressman, who sits on the Ron Paul Institute's Board of Advisors, brought in quotes...
The Congressman Who Has Sent Thousands of Letters to Families of US Troops Killed in Wars
by Adam Dick | Oct 30, 2017 | Congress Alert
On a Sunday morning more than two weeks after four U.S. soldiers were ambushed and killed in Niger, Rep. Walter Jones sat at the desk in his North Carolina office, doing what he’s done more than 11,000 times in 14 years: signing letters to families of the dead troops....
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