1. United States
2. Mich.
3. Letter

PETITION TO THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO PREVENT MILITARY COMPLICITY IN WAR CRIMES, RESTORE NATIONAL SOVEREIGNTY, AND ENFORCE HUMAN RIGHTS STATUTES TO THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES: We, the undersigned citizens of the United States, hereby exercise our Constitutional right under the First Amendment to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. We object to the ongoing erosion of American military independence, the suppression of transparent legislative debate, and the continued funding and integration of defense systems with foreign actors credibly accused of gross violations of international law. PREAMBLE & STATEMENT OF GRIEVANCES • The Crisis of Complicity: Under established international legal principles, providing continuous material support, weaponry, and intelligence to a foreign entity after formal declarations or arrest warrants have been issued by international judicial bodies—such as the International Criminal Court (ICC) or International Court of Justice (ICJ)—constitutes aiding, abetting, and legal complicity in crimes against humanity. • The Failure to Enforce Domestic Safeguards: Congress and the Executive Branch are actively ignoring existing statutory firewalls, specifically the Leahy Law (Foreign Assistance Act § 620M), which strictly prohibits the United States from providing military assistance to any foreign security forces when there is credible information that those forces have committed gross violations of human rights. • The Subversion of Democratic Oversight: We object to the House Rules Committee bypassing regular parliamentary procedure to block floor debates and recorded roll-call votes on bipartisan amendments (such as the Massie-Khanna Amendment) intended to strike Section 219 from the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Hiding permanent military and technological integration inside "must-pass" domestic spending bills forces American taxpayers to inadvertently subsidize foreign operations without representation. DIRECTIVES FOR LEGISLATIVE ACTION Therefore, we demand that Congress immediately introduce, debate, and pass legislation executing the following four structural reforms: 1. The Foreign Military Complicity and Human Rights Enforcement Act Congress must amend the Foreign Assistance Act to mandate that any formal ruling, provisional measure, or arrest warrant issued by the ICJ or ICC regarding war crimes or crimes against humanity triggers an automatic, mandatory suspension of all United States foreign military financing (FMF), weapons transfers, and intelligence sharing to the accused state, pending an independent Congressional investigation. 2. The Strict Enforcement of the Leahy Law Congress must strip the Executive Branch of its ability to issue secret waivers or national security exemptions that bypass the Leahy Law. If an international judicial body or a consensus of independent humanitarian organizations presents credible evidence of systemic human rights violations, military aid must be halted immediately until the specific units involved are brought to justice. 3. The Defense and Technological Sovereignty Act Congress must enact a strict, permanent statutory prohibition banning the Department of Defense, the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), and all related federal entities from merging, co-developing, or sharing proprietary artificial intelligence algorithms, cyber-warfare infrastructure, and autonomous military biotechnology with any foreign nation (including provisions under Section 219 of the NDAA), ensuring the American military infrastructure answers exclusively to the American people. 4. The Diplomatic and MNNA Sunset Reform Act All special diplomatic and military classifications, including the Major Non-NATO Ally (MNNA) designation, must be stripped of their permanent status. • All such designations must carry a mandatory 3-year sunset clause. • Re-authorization must require a standalone, recorded roll-call vote on the House and Senate floors, accompanied by an unclassified, comprehensive human rights and counterintelligence compliance report. CONCLUSION & PLEDGE The United States of America must not be made a partner to actions that violate international humanitarian law and fracture our own national sovereignty. We call upon our elected representatives to vote NO on the final passage of any defense authorization or appropriations bill that includes unvoted foreign integration mechanisms or violates the core principles of human rights.