As yet another preemptive war is begun in the Middle East, John Quincy Adam’s words of wisdom still ring true:
“Wherever the standard of freedom and Independence has been or shall be unfurled, there will her heart, her benedictions and her prayers be.”
Like most Americans I have sympathy for the plight of the Iranian people and all subjected people around the globe, from North Korea to Tibet.
But as Adam’s wrote, America: “goes not abroad, in search of monsters to destroy.
She is the well-wisher to the freedom and independence of all.
She is the champion and vindicator only of her own.”
The Constitution conferred the power to declare or initiate war to Congress for a reason, to make war less likely.
Madison wrote that “the Executive Branch is the branch most prone to war, therefore, the Constitution, with studied care, delegated the war power to the legislature.”
As with all war, my first and purest instinct is wish Americans soldiers safety and success in their mission.
But my oath of office is to the Constitution, so with studied care, I must oppose another Presidential war.
We have gone to war with Iran.
Just about every politician says they are antiwar until they gain power.
Then the Military Industrial Complex infects them and suddenly they completely flip.
It’s not a slim majority of Americans against more war in the Middle East. It is a heavy majority.
Yet still the government did it.
They basically said to hell with the people we know better.
That is not a democracy.
The very people who are supposed to represent us decided the war machine must keep going no matter what the public wants.
I do not know what the next days, weeks, or months will bring.
I do know that lives will be lost.
God help us.
I am opposed to this War.
This is not “America First.”
When Congress reconvenes, I will work with @RepRoKhanna to force a Congressional vote on war with Iran.
The Constitution requires a vote, and your Representative needs to be on record as opposing or supporting this war.
A funny thing about Bondi’s insults to members of Congress who had serious questions:
Staff literally gave her flash cards with individualized insults, but she couldn’t memorize them, so you can see her shuffle through them to find the flash-cards-insult that matches the member.
I voted against the rule to bring this omnibus forward for a vote.
Here is a breakdown of some of the most ridiculous items included in the omnibus, and some America First items that were not. I offered amendments to correct these errors—all of which were blocked or refused🧵:
“How will we know if this bill has been successful? We will know when rich men are being perp walked in handcuffs to the jail. Until then, this is still a coverup.”
Within hours of the Epstein file release,
a superPAC funded by Israel-first billionaires Miriam Adelson, Paul Singer, and John Paulson, who himself appears in Epstein’s black book,
bought another $800,000 of TV ads against me.
I’ll still win, but if I lose, it was worth it.
Billions lost. Zero accountability. Now more money on the way. Call your Senator at 202-224-3121 and tell them to support my amendment to strike refugee funding until the fraud is fully investigated.
Congress is attempting to include refugee spending in a must-pass bill, hoping it goes unnoticed. I am bringing this issue to light. We must end hidden deals and stop rewarding failed programs with more funding.
While you are being gas lit by the Political Industrial Complex, all over social media and the news telling you what you are supposed to be outraged about, think about this.
Republicans funded the Refugee Program by nearly $6 billion of your tax payer dollars in the DHS appropriations bill even though you have been losing your mind about paying for refugee funding while you discovered all the Somalia fraud.
And the DHS appropriations bill funds all of Homeland Security including ICE.
Now you have watched a shooting video probably over 30 times trying to figure out what happened, while a near civil war is being fueled in MN.
But look past the hype and focus in on the granular details.
The DHS bill funds both ICE and Refugee Programs.
The DHS bill funds doubling H2B visas and deportations at the same time.
Do you see how the Uniparty in Washington funds both sides and then gas lights you and drives you to hate each other?
It is all manufactured to drive your outrage and that is how they make money.
When the American People stop being baited into fighting each other, the American People will defeat the Political Industrial Complex that divides us all and can work to truly put Americans First.
This map has the swamp scared.
17,660 unique donors to my campaign in one primary election, and we still have 4 months to go.
Every pin on this map matters… can you add another so at least one congressman isn’t a rubber stamp for the uniparty? Thanks! https://t.co/AgJY01IWPL
Carrying a firearm is not a death sentence, it’s a Constitutionally protected God-given right, and if you don’t understand this you have no business in law enforcement or government.
“They're giving the middle finger to MAHA.”
House Republicans are still planning to slip Section 453 into the upcoming spending bill, which would provide pesticide companies immunity from being sued for the harm they cause.
People like Brett Cooper are calling them out directly.
“House Republicans are slipping something into our new spending bill.”
“It is Section 453, which would give immunity to huge pesticide companies.”
“I think it would cover 57,000 different chemicals.”
“These are chemicals that have been linked to cancer, Parkinson's, and infertility.”
“And House Republicans are just slipping it in.”
This should not be a political issue. It doesn’t matter which side of the aisle you usually align with.
If a company makes a dangerous product that harms you or your family, you should have the right to sue them and hold them accountable.
It’s hard to overstate how important it is that we do not allow this to go through.
We need to get loud on this issue now, before it’s too late.
1) We have problems at home and shouldn’t be wasting military resources on another country’s internal affairs.
2) Military strikes on Iran require Congressional authorization.
3) This threat isn’t about freedom of speech in Iran; it’s about the dollar, oil, and Israel.