People Power United's Statement Denouncing the Trump Administration's Illegal Bombing of Iran

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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.

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Laurie Woodward Garcia (paid with hugs and kisses, not bought by special interests), People Power United

Laurie joining other activists and organizations to drop thousands of petitions off to Congress for reforms to the Supreme Court

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