People Power United's Statement Denouncing the Trump Administration's Illegal Bombing of Iran
🗽A well informed citizenry is the best defense against tyranny.
People Power United stands in fierce opposition to the Trump administration’s decision to bomb Iran without a declaration of war, without congressional authorization, and without the consent of the American people. The Constitution is unambiguous: the power to declare war belongs to Congress — not to one man, not to a cabinet of unelected loyalists, and not to a president who has mistaken the Oval Office for a throne.
We mourn every American life placed in harm’s way and grieve for the innocent civilians who will bear the cost of decisions they had no voice in making. “Power to the people does not mean power to a strongman,” said Laurie Woodward Garcia, founder of People Power United. “In a free democracy, no president gets to unilaterally send our sons and daughters to die without answering to Congress and to the American people. The rule of law is not optional — not now, not ever.”
We call on every member of Congress — Republican and Democrat alike — to invoke the War Powers Resolution immediately, defund this unauthorized military action, and remember who they were elected to serve.
We will not stand silent while this administration wages an illegal war on behalf of no one but itself. We affirm our unshakeable commitment to organizing, mobilizing, and rising together until the promise of this democracy is honored in deed, not just in word. No illegal wars. No unchecked power. No exceptions. Power to the people.
People Power United: Who We Are & What We Stand For
Hatred has no home here. Not now. Not ever.
People Power United stands unwaveringly against racism, xenophobia, Islamophobia, antisemitism, homophobia, misogyny, sexism, ageism, ableism, sizeism, elitism, transphobia, misogynoir, and every form of bigotry. That is not a disclaimer — it is our foundation. It is who we are, every single day.
We are 300,000+ strong — everyday people from every corner of this country who refuse to sit down, stay quiet, or give up on democracy. We are not funded by corporations. We are not beholden to PACs or billionaires or special interests. We are powered entirely by you — by the people who show up, speak out, and refuse to let freedom die on our watch.
People Power United is organized by Laurie Woodward Garcia — an activist who has marched, organized, and fought on the front lines, from the Free the Children March at Homestead Air Force Base to the steps of Congress. Paid with hugs and kisses.
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