[Peace-discuss] Win Without War: Will you stand with Barbara Lee on Syria?

[Robert Naiman]

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From: *"Stephen Miles" info at winwithoutwar.org
*Sent: *Tuesday, August 27, 2013 5:56:53 PM
*Subject: *Will you stand with Barbara Lee on Syria?


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Dear Robert,

Once again, the United States appears to be heading towards taking military
action in the Middle East. Pundits and commentators are abuzz with talk of
imminent cruise missile strikes and targeted bombing against military
targets in Syria. Yet to-date, Congress has not authorized any such attack
and it appears so far that the President is not going to seek such
authorization.

*Take Action: Demand that no military action be taken in Syria without
prior Congressional
authorization.<http://www.winwithoutwar.org/page/m/1aa3efdc/76a7d669/721523b6/64c1c23f/2743841978/VEsF/>
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The United States Constitution firmly gives the power to declare war to
Congress. The President is able to take military action in emergency cases
of self-defense, but no one is claiming such justification for strikes
against Syria. In the United Kingdom, Prime Minister David Cameron has
recalled the British
Parliament<http://www.winwithoutwar.org/page/m/1aa3efdc/76a7d669/721523b6/64c1c23e/2743841978/VEsC/>from
their summer recess to debate and potentially vote on intervening in
Syria. Yet Congress remains on break with no plans to return for nearly two
weeks. On Sunday, Senator Bob Corker (R-TN) and Congressman Eliot Engel
(D-NY) went so far as to tell Fox News that President Obama should strike
Syria first and get Congressional approval afterwards. That could not be
more backwards.

*Tell Congress: The law is clear. We must not go to war in Syria without
Congressional debate and
authorization.<http://www.winwithoutwar.org/page/m/1aa3efdc/76a7d669/721523b6/64c1c23f/2743841978/VEsD/>
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Thankfully, some in Congress are standing up to this rush to war.
Representative
Barbara Lee<http://www.winwithoutwar.org/page/m/1aa3efdc/76a7d669/721523b6/64c1c239/2743841978/VEsA/>(D-CA)
recently stated, “Congress needs to have a full debate before the
United States commits to any military force in Syria - or elsewhere.”
Similarly, Representative Justin
Amash<http://www.winwithoutwar.org/page/m/1aa3efdc/76a7d669/721523b6/64c1c238/2743841978/VEsB/>(R-MI)
tweeted that it would be “unconstitutional and violate the War
Powers Resolution" for the US to strike Syria without congressional
authority.

*Stand with Reps. Lee and Amash and demand that any U.S. military action in
Syria require prior Congressional
authorization.<http://www.winwithoutwar.org/page/m/1aa3efdc/76a7d669/721523b6/64c1c23f/2743841978/VEsO/>
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Thank you for working for peace,



Stephen, Angela, Tom and the Win Without War Team



P.S. For more information on the role of Congress in military action, read
the Constitution Project’s letter to
Congress<http://www.winwithoutwar.org/page/m/1aa3efdc/76a7d669/721523b6/64c1c23b/2743841978/VEsP/>and
analysis<http://www.winwithoutwar.org/page/m/1aa3efdc/76a7d669/721523b6/64c1c23a/2743841978/VEsHBQ/>by
Just Foreign Policy's Robert Naiman.






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