Sign and send a quick petition to your U.S. senators: Vote to restrict further military operations in Venezuela.
Donald Trump has engaged in military action and regime change in Venezuela without congressional approval. In fact, senior administration officials even appear to have lied to Congress about whether this would happen.
While we cannot change the past, this week the U.S. Senate will vote on a War Powers Resolution to restrict any further use of United States military force in Venezuela without congressional authorization.
There is an outside chance this resolution will pass the Senate. It is likely to be supported by all 47 Democratic and Independent U.S. Senators, plus Republican Sen. Rand Paul. If three other moderate or libertarian minded Republicans join with them, then it will pass by a simple majority, 51-49.
Granted, it is unlikely that even if the War Powers Resolution passes the Senate it will become law. While there is also an outside chance for such a resolution to also pass the House of Representatives, ultimately it will take a two-thirds majority of Congress to force Donald Trump to cease any future military action in Venezuela, something which is highly unlikely to materialize, at least in the short term. For more on the War Powers Resolution, please consult these relevant articles at Wikipedia, Lawfare and the Congressional Research Service.
All that said, it is still important for the Senate to send a message to the president, the country and indeed the world that it opposes Donald Trump's unilateral and deceitful actions in Venezuela.
Please, use this form to send a quick petition to your U.S. senators urging them to vote to restrict further military operations in Venezuela.
Notes on letter campaigns:
–Completing this form will not result in signing up for any email lists other than Bowers News Media.
–You may want to slightly alter the subject line and letter text, so as to better help your message in being received by your members of Congress.
–You do not have to use the pre-written letter. You can also write your own letter, if you wish.
–In order to send your letter, you will have to choose a topic. However, topic lists are maintained by each congressional office, and thus I do not know which topics you will have to choose from. You will have to use your best judgement.
–After you send your letters, you will be redirected to an ActBlue page for Bowers Kerbel Media, the organization that operates both the Bowers News Media news and activism email list, and the Wolves and Sheep political analysis and practical life advice Substack. However, no donation is required, and if you see this page your letters have already been sent.
While we cannot change the past, this week the U.S. Senate will vote on a War Powers Resolution to restrict any further use of United States military force in Venezuela without congressional authorization.
There is an outside chance this resolution will pass the Senate. It is likely to be supported by all 47 Democratic and Independent U.S. Senators, plus Republican Sen. Rand Paul. If three other moderate or libertarian minded Republicans join with them, then it will pass by a simple majority, 51-49.
Granted, it is unlikely that even if the War Powers Resolution passes the Senate it will become law. While there is also an outside chance for such a resolution to also pass the House of Representatives, ultimately it will take a two-thirds majority of Congress to force Donald Trump to cease any future military action in Venezuela, something which is highly unlikely to materialize, at least in the short term. For more on the War Powers Resolution, please consult these relevant articles at Wikipedia, Lawfare and the Congressional Research Service.
All that said, it is still important for the Senate to send a message to the president, the country and indeed the world that it opposes Donald Trump's unilateral and deceitful actions in Venezuela.
Please, use this form to send a quick petition to your U.S. senators urging them to vote to restrict further military operations in Venezuela.
Notes on letter campaigns:
–Completing this form will not result in signing up for any email lists other than Bowers News Media.
–You may want to slightly alter the subject line and letter text, so as to better help your message in being received by your members of Congress.
–You do not have to use the pre-written letter. You can also write your own letter, if you wish.
–In order to send your letter, you will have to choose a topic. However, topic lists are maintained by each congressional office, and thus I do not know which topics you will have to choose from. You will have to use your best judgement.
–After you send your letters, you will be redirected to an ActBlue page for Bowers Kerbel Media, the organization that operates both the Bowers News Media news and activism email list, and the Wolves and Sheep political analysis and practical life advice Substack. However, no donation is required, and if you see this page your letters have already been sent.
