1. United States
2. Maine
3. Letter

Do better: reclaim the powers of Congress and do oversight. Senator Collins' public statement endorsing Donald Trump's illegal bombing shocked me. "Trump acted unilaterally and in defiance of the US intelligence community, which advised him that there was no urgency to act. Rather than use the available time to consult Congress—the people’s representatives—he acted alone. And he acted based on a lie about the timeframe of Iran’s ability to create nuclear weapons." All senators swear to defend the constitution. The president's sworn constitutional duties includes the obligation to ensure the faithful execution of the laws. Let me remind you: "The 1973 War Powers Act and the Constitution both give Congress—not the president—the power to declare war." Please do oversight. Ask why the gang of 8 was not informed. Ask why Trump has hollowed out intel capacity. No Senator least of all a senior senator on the Intel committee should give a gratuitous and uncritical endorsement of a perilous course of action taken in defiance of the law, against Intel, and in breach of regular order.