Post AzohODXfOHmpoiUo7s by Simplicator@federate.social
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(DIR) Post #AzoU7gJtqKFWk8qE0e by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-11-01T20:53:59Z
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Lies#Trump admin tells #Congress #war #law doesn’t apply to cartel strikes
The Office of Legal Counsel told lawmakers that the #WarPowers Resolution, which requires Congress’s approval for ongoing #military conflict, does not apply.A top #DOJ lawyer told lawmakers that the Trump admin can continue its lethal strikes against alleged drug traffickers in #LatinAmerica — & is not bound by a decades-old #law requiring Congress to give approval for ongoing hostilities.https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/11/01/trump-venezuela-war-drugs-law/
(DIR) Post #AzoULuQoApqQYyrCEK by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-11-01T20:56:33Z
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T. Elliot Gaiser, head of the #Trump admin’s Office of Legal Counsel, made his remarks to a small group of lawmakers this week amid signs that Trump may be planning to escalate the #military campaign in the region, including potentially hitting targets within #Venezuela.
A president needs lawmakers’ approval for sustained military conflict under the 1973 #WarPowers Resolution, passed in the wake of the #VietnamWar to prevent another drawn-out, undeclared conflict.#law #Authoritarianism
(DIR) Post #AzoUa8aCM7QOVW29Jo by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-11-01T20:59:05Z
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A 60-day clock started ticking after the admin informed #Congress on Sept 4 that it had conducted a strike on an alleged drug boat in the #Caribbean 2 days earlier. It has followed that with a series of other strikes & has killed dozens of people so far.The 60-day window closes Monday, & up to now it’s been unclear what the admin would do.#Trump #law #Constitution #InternationalLaw #HumanRights #DueProcess #AbuseOfPower #Authoritarianism #Autocracy #Dictatorship #fascism #Tyranny
(DIR) Post #AzoUnOetthbW88YVlo by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-11-01T21:01:32Z
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Gaiser said the admin did not believe the strikes met the definition of hostilities under the #law & did not intend to seek an extension of the deadline nor Congress’s approval of ongoing action, acc/to 3 people familiar with the matter….“The administration appears to be blowing through the 60-day limit,” said a senior congressional aide.#Trump #law #WarPowers #InternationalLaw #HumanRights #DueProcess #Authoritarianism #fascism #CrimesAgainstHumanity
(DIR) Post #Azob0SV7WTIHXJao4G by sheilasmall@mastodon.world
2025-11-01T22:11:04Z
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@Nonilex Those who order illegal killings and those who follow those orders are murderers. It makes them feel powerful and they can justify the horror in their own sick minds.#murder #abuseofauthority #law #Venezuelamurders
(DIR) Post #Azod7lrG9TF7VTYwKW by Bam@sfba.social
2025-11-01T22:34:47Z
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@Nonilex Seems like something that should be on their opinions page. (Spoiler: It’s not.)
(DIR) Post #AzohODXfOHmpoiUo7s by Simplicator@federate.social
2025-11-01T23:22:37Z
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@Nonilex It’a a joke on justice & the law b/c the “grounds” for the strikes are a lie
(DIR) Post #Azoxr9srfXJ68VEW8G by huntingdon@mstdn.social
2025-11-02T02:27:02Z
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@Nonilex Donald Trump can find a lawyer to say anything. Look who he's staffed the DoJ with. But what administration lawyers is not the law, though it temporarily binds executive branch officials, until the courts weigh in. The trick is to find standing to sue.
(DIR) Post #AzpYpgsNjLEsBVAdRQ by elCelio@mastodon.uno
2025-11-02T09:21:23Z
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@Nonilex the US House of Representatives has been closed for 6 weeks by now...US Republicans don't care about Congress opinon...