Re:Venezuela's capital hit by explosions, smoke seen
by delecti on Saturday January 03, 2026 @10:20AM
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What about the war powers act are you talking about? It just limits situations (or purports to) where the president can use the military without a declaration of war. Even if we were suddenly actually attacked (not just Venezuelan forces fighting back) it wouldn't give any path to "no more democracy".
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Re:Venezuela's capital hit by explosions, smoke seen
by throw0101a on Saturday January 03, 2026 @10:31AM
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The President can now tell "his" DOJ to indict someone in another country (like its leader), and use that to 'legally' justify an attack on said country to grab the person.
Ironically, the current administration thinks that American courts can hold any president accountable for crimes, except the American president.
Re:Venezuela's capital hit by explosions, smoke seen
by ycombinary on Saturday January 03, 2026 @10:31AM
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There is a path to no more democracy, and being at war makes that path a lot easier.
I'm not American, my 'war powers act' statement wasn't pointing at specific legislation, it was a hand wave to the past.
It rhymes.