Congress can reassert its constitutional mandated authority to declare war. As a small start, bills in both the Senate (S.J. Res 10) and House (H.R. 256) would repeal the 2002 Iraq Authorization for the Use of Military Force.
A general view from the tower of the Church of Redeemer shows the Dome of the Rock and the cross of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in the old city of Jerusalem, on February 17, 2014. Photo by Saeed Qaq
Churches in the Middle East and organizations representing Christians have condemned the violence in Gaza that killed more than 240 over the past two weeks, and Israeli aggressions in Jerusalem. Here is a rundown of the latest statements from leading ecclesiastical organizations.
One of the most prominent voices from the region, the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC), issued a statement shortly after hostilities escalated on May 12, declaring:
SENATOR MARKEY AND REP. BLUMENAUER ANNOUNCE LEGISLATION TO CUT $73 BILLION FROM BLOATED NUCLEAR WEAPONS BUDGET
United States slotted to spend $1.5 – $2 trillion on upgrading its nuclear arsenal over the next thirty years
Washington (May 24, 2021) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Congressman Earl Blumenauer (OR-03) today reintroduced the
Smarter Approach to Nuclear Expenditures (SANE) Act, which would cancel or reduce nuclear weapons programs over the next decade and generate at least $73 billion in cost savings. This legislation would restore budget sanity and advance U.S. national security by cutting redundant and destabilizing nuclear programs, and factoring in affordability analysis into programs, a course of action recommended by the Government Accountability Office.
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With the anniversary of the death of George Floyd at the hands of a Minneapolis police officer lawmakers on Capitol Hill are struggling to come up with a police reform measure. One key stumbling block has been what is called qualified immunity which protects officers from being sued for their actions. Delmarva Public Media s Don Rush talked with Jose Santos Woss, legislative manager for Justice Reform and Election Integrity at the Friends Committee on National Legislation, about the prospects for the legislation.
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