Top Capitol Hill Democrats, and a small number of Republicans, watched in alarm Saturday as the US launched a major assault on Iran, decrying Donald Trump’s call for the overthrow of another foreign government without their expressed approval.
Trump ordered the strikes on Tehran just days before the GOP-led House and Senate are each set to formally debate and vote on US military action in Iran. Democrats, along with at least three Republicans, say the president’s decision, with lawmakers scattered across the nation and not planning to return to Washington for days, raises serious questions about the legality of the attack.
“It’s a slap in the face of the United States Congress. The president has launched an illegal war when there is no imminent threat. He did not consult with Congress or allow for a debate in Congress, which even George W. Bush did,” Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna of California told CNN on Saturday morning.
Also just for a heads up, Brandon Sherman the one who replaced Sheila is a 71 year old Jewish man who had $777,000 of AIPAC funding for his election, and is quoted by the government to have secured $21 million for a U.S. Israel co-op
https://sherman.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/congressman-sherman-secures-over-21-million-for-us-israel-cooperative
He may be a bigger proponent for pro Israel, anti-other middle eastern nation actions than information generally flowing around shows.
He very well be a name we need not forget