Congress Must Stop Unauthorized Acts of War

This is a reminder of your constitutional duty — and it is not optional. The United States Constitution is unambiguous. Article I, Section 8 grants Congress alone the power to declare war. The President does not have the authority to drag this country into armed conflict at will, by impulse, or by executive overreach. Yet once again, President Trump is acting as though the Constitution does not apply to him. Americans do not want war with Iran. Americans do not want war with Venezuela. Americans do not want war in Nigeria. We do not want undeclared wars, secret strikes, proxy conflicts, or reckless military escalations carried out without debate, authorization, or accountability. We are exhausted by endless war. We are tired of watching civilian lives destroyed abroad while our own people struggle at home. Congress was created specifically to be a check on this kind of dangerous behavior. If you remain silent while the Executive Branch bypasses your authority, then you are complicit in the erosion of our democracy and the violation of the Constitution you swore an oath to defend. This is not about party. This is about the rule of law. If the President seeks war, he must come before Congress and make the case to the American people — openly, honestly, and lawfully. Anything less is unconstitutional warmongering. Do your job. Assert your authority. Stop unauthorized military actions. Make it unmistakably clear that the United States will not be dragged into war by one man’s recklessness. The American people are watching, and history will remember whether you stood up — or stood aside.