IS THIS THE END? – The United States House of Representatives adopted a text on Wednesday ordering an end to the war against Iran
The American House of Representatives adopted a text on Wednesday ordering the withdrawal of American troops in the war against Iran, a snub for Donald Trump who engaged the United States in this conflict on February 28.
The resolution, however, has a primarily symbolic significance, due to the American president’s right of veto. “Congress orders the President to withdraw the armed forces of the United States from hostilities against the Islamic Republic of Iran,” the text states. But its adoption, with four votes from Republican elected officials, confirms the discontent aroused in the United States by a conflict which has caused energy prices to rise.
Only Congress has the authority to declare war
A similar resolution passed a key procedural step in the Senate at the end of May, and adoption in the upper house could take place as early as this week. If adopted by both houses of Congress after the parliamentary shuttle, Donald Trump would undoubtedly veto the text to prevent the promulgation of the text.
To circumvent this presidential veto, a new vote in both chambers would then have to be organized and a two-thirds majority would be necessary – a virtual impossibility given the current composition of the House and the Senate. Under the US Constitution, only Congress has the authority to declare war. With these resolutions, the Democrats wish to reaffirm the authority of the legislative power on this issue in the face of the executive power(…)
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