To be fair "terrorism" is always a euphemism for "enemies of the state". The vast majority of actual terrorism on civilian populations in the last century has been perpetrated by state actors, and the majority of that by the US.
The US jas deployed a lot of troops for avtive combat across the world on the past 80 years despite Congress not declaring a single war since Pearl Harbor. This sort of naked power grab was inevitable.
Mr. Trump’s move to formally deem his campaign against drug cartels as an active armed conflict means he is cementing his claim to extraordinary wartime powers, legal specialists said.
This here. His whole rhetoric about enemies within & without is about this. Or, as another headline reads:
Lawmaker Sounds Alarm: Trump Plotting Fake Crisis to Scrap 2028 Election and Stay in Power
Theyll certainly overlap the two things. Ice agents literally repelled from helicopters to raid an apartment building in Chicago recently, allegedly because of Tren De Aragua members being there. Next theyll say they need to declare martial law and sweep the cities
Seems interested in annexing Canada, Greenland and Panama. Going to war with Venezuela. Going to war with our OWN CITIES. And restarting the stupid "drug wars".
Fuck yeah! We're finally starting a War on Drugs. Why didn't anyone think of this before? We have to depend on this orange baffoon to come up with like a really smart idea. SAD!
He's been desperately trying to start a war ever since Zelensky told him Ukraine has suspended election over being at war and he's failing miserably. What a loser.
We've been sliding this way since the US "police action" in Vietnam. The pre-authorization for Bush to go to war with Iraq was Congress' big final step in abdication of its war declaring duties. Probably won't see Congress ever be required to declare another war.
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originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com · 47 pts · 327d
cant pull out all the stops on militarization without a de-facto declaration of war.
the war on drugs, now with more war!
CaptDust@sh.itjust.works · 16 pts · 327d
The war on drugs, now with more "terrorists", because words don't mean shit any more!
verdigris@lemmy.ml · 4 pts · 327d
To be fair "terrorism" is always a euphemism for "enemies of the state". The vast majority of actual terrorism on civilian populations in the last century has been perpetrated by state actors, and the majority of that by the US.
ininewcrow@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 327d
One groups terrorist is another groups hero
It works both ways unfortunately
Voroxpete@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 327d
RaoulDook@lemmy.world · 38 pts · 327d
Congress is the branch of the government that can declare war, not the President.
Bonifratz@sh.itjust.works · 28 pts · 327d
Except in MAGA world everything is made up and the rules don't matter.
CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 327d
MAGA = Republican. No difference.
Voroxpete@sh.itjust.works · 16 pts · 327d
That used to be true. Then the early 2000s happened and Congress effectively signed away that authority.
A_norny_mousse@feddit.org · 8 pts · 327d
Never forget the Patriot Act
BakerBagel@midwest.social · 1 pts · 327d
The US jas deployed a lot of troops for avtive combat across the world on the past 80 years despite Congress not declaring a single war since Pearl Harbor. This sort of naked power grab was inevitable.
ozymandias@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 3 pts · 327d
too bad we can’t hold any elections while we’re at war
paranoid@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 327d
While this is true for other countries, such as Ukraine, it isn't true for America
ozymandias@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 2 pts · 327d
i know, however trump was awfully interested in the concept when he learned about it
A_norny_mousse@feddit.org · 37 pts · 327d
This here. His whole rhetoric about enemies within & without is about this. Or, as another headline reads:
ToastedRavioli@midwest.social · 8 pts · 327d
Theyll certainly overlap the two things. Ice agents literally repelled from helicopters to raid an apartment building in Chicago recently, allegedly because of Tren De Aragua members being there. Next theyll say they need to declare martial law and sweep the cities
danc4498@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 327d
Can’t hold elections during wartimes! Or at least that’s what he heard from somewhere…
joyjoy@lemmy.zip · 23 pts · 327d
I thought the war on drugs was over, and the drugs won.
JasonDJ@lemmy.zip · 9 pts · 327d
I fought the drugs and the drugs won.
CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world · 19 pts · 327d
The Peace President, everyone.
Seems interested in annexing Canada, Greenland and Panama. Going to war with Venezuela. Going to war with our OWN CITIES. And restarting the stupid "drug wars".
Nobel Peace Prize, please!
Catma@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 327d
JeeBaiChow@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 326d
Yeah but... Kamala...!
DaMummy@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 327d
Fuck yeah! We're finally starting a War on Drugs. Why didn't anyone think of this before? We have to depend on this orange baffoon to come up with like a really smart idea. SAD!
BigBenis@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 327d
He's been desperately trying to start a war ever since Zelensky told him Ukraine has suspended election over being at war and he's failing miserably. What a loser.
whiwake@lemmy.cafe · 9 pts · 327d
All I hear is something about the Epstein files
pepperjacques@lemmy.ml · 5 pts · 327d
danc4498@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 327d
Who was Epstein. What was drugs.
ThanksObama@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 327d
Don junior.
blargle@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 327d
Salvador Dali
phutatorius@lemmy.zip · 3 pts · 327d
And by "determined," they mean "pulled it from where the sun don't shine."
Floon@lemmy.ml · 3 pts · 327d
We've been sliding this way since the US "police action" in Vietnam. The pre-authorization for Bush to go to war with Iraq was Congress' big final step in abdication of its war declaring duties. Probably won't see Congress ever be required to declare another war.