1. United States
2. Colo.
3. Letter

I am writing to demand that Congress vote YES on H. Con. Res. 83 and H. Con. Res. 84, the Lebanon War Powers Resolutions. For Senators, you must introduce/cosponsor companion legislation in the Senate. Congress has the sole constitutional authority to declare war. The War Powers Resolution exists to stop presidents from dragging the United States into unauthorized hostilities without congressional approval. Congress has not declared war on Lebanon. Congress has not authorized U.S. participation in Israel’s attacks on Lebanon. Any U.S. role through intelligence sharing, targeting support, operational coordination, logistics, weapons transfers, or military assistance is unacceptable and unlawful without explicit congressional authorization. This is not a technicality. It is the Constitution. The United States must cut off all cooperation with Israel’s endless aggression against Lebanon, Palestine, Iran, and any other country or people that resists Israeli domination. U.S. officials cannot keep pretending this is “defense” while enabling a widening regional war, mass civilian suffering, occupation, and repeated violations of international law. International law matters. The U.N. Charter prohibits unlawful uses of force. International humanitarian law requires protection of civilians, distinction, and proportionality. The United States must not provide weapons, intelligence, political cover, or operational support for attacks that violate these principles. Your constituents are tired of endless wars. We are tired of imperialism dressed up as security. We are tired of presidents bypassing Congress while members of Congress pretend they are powerless. We are tired of our tax dollars fueling destruction abroad while urgent needs here go unmet. The midterms are coming. Voters will remember who defended the Constitution and who rubber-stamped another illegal war. We will remember who stood against endless militarism and who chose complicity. Vote YES on H. Con. Res. 83 and H. Con. Res. 84. Reassert Congress’s war powers. End unauthorized U.S. involvement in Lebanon. Cut off U.S. cooperation with Israel’s regional aggression now.