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BumRushDaShow

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Sat Apr 4, 2026, 06:59 AM Saturday

GOP senator calls to end Iran operations without formal declaration of war [View all]

Source: The Hill

04/03/26 7:00 PM ET


Sen. John Curtis (R-Utah) said Wednesday he will not support the U.S.-Israeli military offensive in Iran after the conflict reaches 60 days without congressional approval.

Curtis wrote in the Salt Lake City-based media outlet Deseret News that the War Powers Resolution of 1973 limits the president’s period of time to respond to “emerging threats.” He called the conflict with Iran nothing new, “a long-standing, well-organized and well-funded campaign against American lives and interests.”

“At the same time, here in America, constitutional limits are in place to temper the president from unilateral authority,” Curtis wrote. “I support the president’s actions taken in defense of American lives and interests. However, I will not support ongoing military action beyond a 60-day window without congressional approval.”

Curtis called the 60-day period a “fully sufficient window for presidents to take emergency measures in response to a national threat and then remit a decision to the duly elected representatives of the people as to whether a state of war should in fact be declared and continued.”

Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5815738-john-curtis-opposes-iran-offensive/



Thing is, 45 ain't asking for your approval. He's going to do what he wants when he wants, and you are expected to rubber-stamp it, and you craven loons will.
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