{"id":577246,"date":"2021-06-30T11:20:54","date_gmt":"2021-06-30T15:20:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=577246"},"modified":"2021-06-30T11:20:56","modified_gmt":"2021-06-30T15:20:56","slug":"house-votes-to-revoke-pair-of-presidential-war-powers-authorizations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-votes-to-revoke-pair-of-presidential-war-powers-authorizations\/","title":{"rendered":"House votes to revoke pair of presidential war powers authorizations"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhouse-votes-to-revoke-pair-of-presidential-war-powers-authorizations%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=577246&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"attachment_2441507\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2441507\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, speaks during a House Committee on Foreign Affairs hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Stefani Reynolds\/Pool via AP)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 8:19 AM PT \u2013 Wednesday, June 30, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>Both sides of the lower chamber are coming together to limit presidential war powers. On Tuesday, representatives voted overwhelmingly on a package of bills, which includes revoking two war authorizations they believe are outdated.<\/p>\n<p>One authorization of use of force (AUMF) was passed in 1991 and gave President George H.W. Bush the ability to send troops into Kuwait to stop Iraqi forces led by Saddam Hussein. It hasn\u2019t been used since <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defense.gov\/Explore\/Features\/story\/Article\/1728715\/desert-storm-a-look-back\/\">Operation Desert Storm<\/a> more than 30 years ago, but remains in effect and can be used as precedent for other presidents.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith the success of Operation Desert Storm, the Rocket Troops were expelled from Kuwait and combat operations concluded in early 1991 more than 30 years ago,\u201d noted Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas). \u201cThe specific point of this law was accomplished, therefore there\u2019s no reason to leave it on the books.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The second AUMF was authorized in 1957 during the Cold War and aimed to take-on possible communist aggression in the Middle East. This provision has not been used since its inception. However, critics warn it bears wide and vague implications that could be abused by future administrations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe 1957 AUMF is a relic of the Cold War, it is outdated and obsolete,\u201d stated Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-N.Y.). \u201cWe as members of Congress have been granted the responsibility of making decisions on matters of war and peace by the Constitution; a responsibility none of us takes lightly.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This effort came after Biden ordered a series of airstrikes in Syria on Sunday while claiming they targeted weapon storage facilities used by Iran-backed militants. Biden defended his actions by saying militants have been using weapons from the four facilities to launch attacks on U.S. forces in April and May. He added, the airstrikes were ordered to protect \u201cAmerican\u201d personnel.<\/p>\n<p>However, lawmakers in both chambers of Congress took aim at the fact that Biden sidestepped Congress when deciding the action. They are arguing that his actions also sidestep the U.S. Constitution. While critics of the House\u2019s actions argue revoking the AUMF\u2019s don\u2019t have an immediate effect on presidential war powers, proponents believe it will put the White House in check and compel officials to confer with Congress on matters of international conflict.<\/p>\n<p>In the meantime, the package of bills is going to the upper chamber, where senators are looking into ways they too can limit any possible abuses from Biden. Analysts speculate this could lead to a more controversial battle over presidential war powers focusing on the AUMF authorized after the 9\/11 attacks.<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/biden-white-house-backpedals-on-infrastructure-threat\/\">Biden White House Backpedals On Infrastructure Threat<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, speaks during a House Committee on Foreign Affairs hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. 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