[Peace-discuss] could u call Rodney Davis to stop rush to Iraq war?

[Robert Naiman via Peace-discuss]

I'm pressing Rodney Davis' staffer right now by email on two questions on
which Davis has not yet taken a position:

Is the President Constitutionally required to come to Congress before using
military force in Iraq, as Republican Senator Rand Paul and Democratic
Senator Tim Kaine have argued?

Noting that when President Obama came to Congress for authorization on
Syria, he never conceded that he was Constitutionally bound to do so, only
that it was the right thing to do: regardless of whether it is
Constitutionally required, should President Obama come to Congress for
authorization before using force in Iraq?

It sure would be great to get some more calls into Davis' office on this.

(202) 225-2371

You can report your call here:

http://justforeignpolicy.org/act/rigell-lee-call-in


Robert Naiman
Policy Director
Just Foreign Policy
www.justforeignpolicy.org
naiman at justforeignpolicy.org
(202) 448-2898 x1


On Thu, Jun 26, 2014 at 11:13 AM, Robert Naiman <
naiman at justforeignpolicy.org> wrote:

> I concede that we have not had much success so far moving Rodney Davis. He
> is no Tim Johnson. :)
>
> However, if he were ever going to do anything, he should do this. The ask
> here is simply to sign a bipartisan letter saying that consistent with the
> Constitution, the President must come to Congress before using force in
> Iraq.
>
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> Subject: Best chance to stop a new war
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> Dear Robert,
>
> Some people claim that there’s nothing we can do to stop the President
> from launching a new war in Iraq, if that’s what he decides to do. But last
> August, when the President had decided to bomb Syria, *we proved that
> wasn’t true.* When 192 Members of the House said he had to come to
> Congress for authorization before using military force, the President
> decided to go to Congress. When he couldn’t get authorization for force, he
> chose diplomacy instead.
>
> *We have the same opportunity now.* If we can get enough Members of
> Congress to sign the Rigell-Lee letter saying that the President has to
> come to Congress before using force, we can stop the rush to war.
>
> *Call Rep. Rodney Davis now at (202) 225-2371 <%28202%29%20225-2371>.*
> When you speak to a staffer, say:
>
> I urge Rep. Rodney Davis to sign the Rigell-Lee letter, saying the
> President must come to Congress for authorization before using force in
> Iraq. I would like to know whether Rep. Rodney Davis plans to sign the
> Rigell-Lee letter.
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