The measure would have limited the president’s ability to take further action against Iran without congressional approval.
The U.S. Senate rejected the resolution on Friday that was introduced by Senator Tim Kaine of Virginia to require congressional approval for any further military action against Iran. Senator Kaine brought the measure to the floor despite the ceasefire that was announced earlier in the week between Israel and Iran. His resolution failed by four votes.
“There is no war without a declaration of Congress,” Senator Kaine said on the floor prior to the vote. “The president, as commander in chief, can defend the United States against imminent attacks, but there was no such imminent threat posed by the Iranian nuclear program, as the president’s own national security advisor testified to Congress shortly before this strike.”
In opposition to the resolution, Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina said that President Trump “is the civilian in charge of the military, and it’s his decision to use military force. This country cannot be put in a legal state of war unless the Congress decides to do that. But to suggest that means the commander in chief can’t do anything without our approval, makes all of us commander in chiefs.”
As the Lord Leads, Pray with Us…
- For the Senators as they consider legislation to fund the president’s agenda.
- For Senate Majority Leader Thune to be discerning as he presides over Senate business.
Sources: Fox News, NBC News
