ACT NOW: RECLAIM CONGRESSIONAL WAR POWERS AND RESTORE DUE PROCESS

The unchecked erosion of legislative authority by the Executive Branch constitutes a constitutional crisis demanding immediate, decisive action. We require a direct and uncompromising response to two fundamental institutional violations. Violation of War Powers and Due Process: The recent, unauthorized military strikes against non-state targets—specifically the bombings of vessels linked to illicit trafficking—represent a dangerous expansion of presidential war powers. This action bypasses judicial authority, substitutes military execution for legal due process, and treats criminal interdiction as an act of war without Congressional consent. This is an unconstitutional end-run around the rule of law. A government that employs targeted violence outside a clear statutory or declared war framework fundamentally dismantles protections guaranteed to every citizen. Subversion of the Appropriations Clause: The acceptance and use of private, unauthorized funding to support or supplement military operations is a clear and undeniable violation of Article I, Section 9 of the Constitution (the Appropriations Clause). Congress maintains exclusive control over the Power of the Purse. Allowing external, undisclosed private financial influence into the execution of national security policy—regardless of the stated intent—subverts the legislative branch’s most critical institutional check. This practice injects unaccountable interests directly into government functions. Demand for Enforcement: The time for procedural oversight is over; the time for institutional enforcement is now. This body must immediately utilize its full Article I authority to: 1. Demand full transparency regarding the chain of command and legal justification for all unauthorized military actions. 2. Pass emergency legislation rigorously enforcing the War Powers Resolution. 3. Impose immediate and definitive penalties to halt any use of unauthorized private funding for governmental operations. Your failure to act decisively establishes a perilous, permanent precedent of executive overreach. Uphold your oath and restore the constitutional balance.