BREAKING:
An Oklahoma federal judge just ruled that warrantless searches via Flock violate the Fourth Amendment without adequate probable cause.
Somebody check on @camhigby and @LauraLoomer.
On June 8, 2026, I’ll speak on the floor of the House to honor and memorialize the brave crew of the 🇺🇸 USS Liberty who died and were wounded in an unprovoked attack by 🇮🇱 Israel on June 8, 1967. Catch my speech on @cspan.
Every Dollar of U.S. Aid to Israel Has Been Illegal Since 1988
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There are two laws sitting on the books that nobody talks about. They're not obscure. They're not ambiguous. They're just ignored.
The Symington Amendment (1976)
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22 U.S.C. § 2799aa states that no U.S. funds may be used to provide assistance to any country that acquires nuclear enrichment technology outside of International Atomic Energy Agency safeguards.
Not "the President may consider reducing aid." Not "Congress should review assistance levels."
No funds may be used.
The Glenn Amendment (1977)
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22 U.S.C. § 2799aa-1 goes further. It mandates that the President shall terminate assistance to any country that detonates a nuclear device.
Here's the kicker: unlike Symington, the Glenn Amendment has no presidential waiver provision for the detonation trigger. None. Zero. Congress specifically wrote it that way.
Israel's Problem
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Israel maintains a policy of "nuclear ambiguity"—officially neither confirming nor denying it possesses nuclear weapons. Diplomatically convenient. Legally meaningless.
Because on March 24, 1988, Israel convicted Mordechai Vanunu of treason and espionage for revealing details of Israel's nuclear weapons program to the British press. He received an 18-year sentence, including 11 years in solitary confinement.
Think about that for a moment.
You cannot commit treason by revealing secrets that don't exist.
You cannot be guilty of espionage for sharing fabrications. Treason, by definition, requires the disclosure of actual state secrets. Israel didn't imprison Vanunu for 18 years for making up stories. They imprisoned him for telling the truth.
The Vanunu conviction is Israel's judicial admission—made under oath, through its own legal system—that the nuclear weapons program he described is real.
Israel's "ambiguity" may satisfy diplomatic sensibilities. It cannot survive legal scrutiny.
The 1979 Vela Incident
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On September 22, 1979, a U.S. Vela satellite detected a distinctive "double flash" over the South Atlantic—the unmistakable signature of a nuclear detonation. The scientific consensus, supported by multiple analyses including a 2018 study using newly declassified hydroacoustic data, concludes this was an Israeli nuclear test, likely conducted jointly with South Africa.
- If true, this triggered the Glenn Amendment's no-waiver provision in 1979.
What This Means
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Since at least 1988 (Vanunu conviction) and arguably since 1979 (Vela incident), every single piece of U.S. military equipment transferred to Israel has been illegal under American law:
* Every F-35
* Every bomb
* Every round of ammunition
* Every Caterpillar D9 bulldozer
* Every dollar of the $3.8 billion annual aid package
The language of these statutes isn't discretionary. It's mandatory. "No funds may be used." "Shall terminate." Congress wrote these laws specifically to prevent the executive branch from looking the other way on nuclear proliferation.
And for 45 years, every administration—Republican and Democratic—has done exactly that.
The Question Nobody Asks
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The standard response is that no President has ever formally "determined" that Israel violates these amendments.
But the statutes don't require a presidential determination.
They self-execute upon violation. The mandatory language kicks in when the facts are met, not when the President acknowledges them.
And Israel already made the factual determination for us. When Israel convicted Vanunu of treason for revealing nuclear weapons secrets, it established—through its own judicial system—that those secrets are real.
We don't need the CIA to tell us what Israel's own courts have confirmed.
(Conclusion Below)👇
FULL EPISODE.
Elizabeth is the founder of No More Victims, an advocacy organization that passes child protection laws, and has served as the executive director of the Phillips Foundation since 2013. After her younger brother Trey died by suicide in 2019, following childhood sexual abuse at Kanakuk Kamps and a restrictive NDA. She is a SMU who has become a national voice for survivor justice. Elizabeth works on cases related to child sexual abuse, trafficking and negligence as a certified crime victim advocate.
In 2025 she passed Trey’s Law unanimously in Texas and Missouri, banning NDAs that silence child victims of sexual abuse and trafficking It was named in honor of her late brother who was abused and whose perpetrator is in prison for three life terms. She also led the Campaign for Camp Safety with families who lost daughters at Camp Mystic, passing the Heaven’s 27 Camp Safety and Youth CAMPER Acts in Texas (2025) to establish baseline regulations for summer camps. A certified crime victim advocate, Elizabeth exposed decades of alleged abuse at Kanakuk (https://t.co/IrCkgfxcoe), works globally on prevention, and is scaling innovative treatments for both survivors and offenders. Elizabeth is a wife and mother of three. Elizabeth's dedication to these reforms is now expanding nationally, and this interview is the first time Elizabeth has spoken publicly about this collective work and what’s ahead.