U.S. lawmakers will try again next week to pass a resolution to halt the Iran war and force President Donald Trump to obtain ​Congress' approval for any further attacks, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer said ‌on Wednesday, hours after Trump announced a two-week ceasefire.

"Congress must reassert its authority, especially at this dangerous moment," Schumer told a press conference at his office in New York.

Trump agreed to the ceasefire ​on Tuesday, less than two hours before his deadline for Tehran to ​reopen the blockaded Strait of Hormuz or face devastating attacks on its ⁠civilian infrastructure.

Trump's threat that "a whole civilization will die tonight" prompted global concern and ​censure from Democrats, dozens of whom called for Trump's removal from office. The 1949 Geneva ​Conventions on humanitarian conduct in war prohibit attacks on sites considered essential for civilians.

Schumer called Trump's statements "unhinged" and criticized the war for failing to weaken Iran's government or rein in its nuclear ​program, while global fuel prices have risen.

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[–] 1 point 7 months ago (5 children)

you need 2/3rds of the senate to remove him

Are you going to pass up the opportunity to throw him out on his ass because his voters are shitheels???

Not all republicans are maga and trump has let everyone in America down everyone

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  • [–] 1 point 7 months ago (4 children)

    you need 2/3rds of the senate to remove him

    Caeser was removed with far less

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  • [–] 1 point 7 months ago (3 children)

    I see a military coup and a forced rewrite of the constitution to reimpose balance and a restructuring of the judicial branch, term limits imposed and a weakening of the executive branch to be ceremonial to prevent a dictator assuming control again. Trump should be the jolt the country needs. The constitution and political systems are fundamentally not fit for purpose.

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  • [–] 1 point 7 months ago (2 children)

    forced rewrite of the constitution

    Military dictatorships, famous for their commitment to balance, fairness, and term limits

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  • [–] 2 points 7 months ago (1 child)

    The US constitution is useless, it's uselessness has enabled absolute tyranny and corruption

    The presidential role needs scaling back to barely ceremonial, Congress must never allow the US president to make arbitrary independent decisions without agreement with elected representatives.

    Each branch of government needs independent oversight answerable to the people not picked by politicians or answerable to politicians.

    The US military should be the last line of defence, gun rights legislation needs to end.

    The supreme court needs a new model, supreme court justices should be chosen by the legal sector not politicians. Term limits must apply.

    Balance must be restored to the political system.

    No party will be able to do this because they are corrupted by finance and foreign interests

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