Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) criticized U.S.-led strikes on Yemen, saying they were “an unacceptable violation of the Constitution.”

“Article 1 requires that military action be authorized by Congress,” Jayapal added in her post on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, late Thursday.

Other Democrats, including Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.), also criticized the strikes.

  • GiuseppeAndTheYeti@midwest.social
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    6 months ago

    If you were going to say something about this, the time would have been when Operation Prosperity Guardian was announced. The Houthis are directly firing on US warships, so the response could be considered defensive action and not fall under article 1 of the Constitution. It’s not that these representatives can’t criticize US involvement, but they were okay with the ships being there in the first place. Can’t have your cake and eat it too. If you were a sea woman/seaman being fired upon by cruise missiles, I’d imagine you’d like the ability to fire back and eliminate the threat. All it takes is one cruise missile or UAV to not get detected or destroyed to kill dozens if not hundreds of sailors.

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      The official Houthi motto, which they fly proudly on their flag, is:

      God is the Greatest

      Death to America

      Death to Israel

      A Curse Upon the Jews

      Victory to Islam

      Just a reminder of who they are.