[Peace] Call Rodney Davis: Make Trump Show Legal Basis for Joining Saudis' Yemen War

[Robert Naiman]

*Call Rep. Rodney Davis now at (202) 225-2371 <(202)%20225-2371>.* When you
reach a staffer or leave a message, you can say something like:

"As a constituent, I urge you to sign the the Pocan-Amash-Lieu-Jones letter
pressing the Trump Administration to show its legal justification for
direct U.S. involvement in Saudi Arabia's war in Yemen."

When you've made your call, *please report it here
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.

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From: Just Foreign Policy <info at justforeignpolicy.org>
Date: Thu, Mar 30, 2017 at 9:17 AM
Subject: Call Your Rep.: Make Trump Show Legal Basis for Joining Saudis'
Yemen War
To: naiman at justforeignpolicy.org


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Dear Robert,

Some in the Trump Administration want to get the U.S. directly involved in
Saudi Arabia's war in and blockade of Yemen. [1] *U.S. participation in
this war has never been authorized by Congress.* The Houthi Shia
adversaries of the Saudi war aren't "associated forces" of Al Qaeda. *On
the contrary*: Al Qaeda has fought alongside Saudi Arabia against the
Houthis, and Saudi Arabia's war against the Houthis has strengthened Al
Qaeda. [2] Since Congress has never authorized this war, *direct U.S.
participation would violate the Constitution and the War Powers Resolution*.
Reps. *Mark Pocan* [D-WI], *Justin Amash* [R-MI], *Ted Lieu* [D-CA],
and *Walter
Jones* [R-NC] are leading a bipartisan letter challenging the
Administration to show its legal justification for direct participation in
the Saudi war.

*Call Rep. Rodney Davis now at (202) 225-2371 <(202)%20225-2371>.* When you
reach a staffer or leave a message, you can say something like:

"As a constituent, I urge you to sign the the Pocan-Amash-Lieu-Jones letter
pressing the Trump Administration to show its legal justification for
direct U.S. involvement in Saudi Arabia's war in Yemen."

When you've made your call, *please report it here
<http://org.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=5Omfm6JbGTUGL3aLJcMJkcBM05vVo%2BXI&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.justforeignpolicy.org%2Fact%2Fcall-yemen-war-authorization-letter>*
.

The Pocan-Amash letter to Trump states: “engaging our military against
Yemen’s Houthis when no direct threat to the United States exists and
without prior congressional authorization *would violate the separation of
powers clearly delineated in the Constitution*. For this reason, we write
to request that the Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) provide, without delay,
any legal justification that it would cite if the administration intends to
engage in direct hostilities against Yemen’s Houthis without seeking
congressional authorization.”

*Please call Rep. Rodney Davis now at (202) 225-2371 <(202)%20225-2371>,
and please report your call here
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And if you haven't signed our petition to the House yet, *you can do that
here
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Thanks for all you do to help make U.S. foreign policy more just,

Robert Naiman, Avram Reisman, and Sarah Burns
Just Foreign Policy

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References:
1. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/
trump-administration-weighs-deeper-involvement-in-yemen-
war/2017/03/26/b81eecd8-0e49-11e7-9d5a-a83e627dc120_story.html
2. http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/08/25/the-u-s-
backed-war-in-yemen-is-strengthening-al-qaeda.html

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