" #DonaldTrump did not consult #Congress. He did not seek a declaration of #war. He did not invoke the War Powers Resolution... He posted a video on Truth Social at two-thirty in the morning and announced that the #UnitedStates #military had begun major combat operations against a sovereign nation.

This is illegal. It is unconstitutional. It is exactly what the Founders designed the #Constitution to prevent."
https://www.notesfromthecircus.com/p/on-this-illegal-war

#Trump #Corruption #Iran #Politics #News #US #USA #America

" #DonaldTrump did not consult #Congress. He did not seek a declaration of #war. He did not invoke the War Powers Resolution... He posted a video on Truth Social at two-thirty in the morning and announced that the #UnitedStates #military had begun major combat operations against a sovereign nation.

This is illegal. It is unconstitutional. It is exactly what the Founders designed the #Constitution to prevent."
https://www.notesfromthecircus.com/p/on-this-illegal-war

#Trump #Corruption #Iran #Politics #News #US #USA #America

It’s unclear what #legal justification the #Trump admin will present for the attacks on #Iran, but experts are already skeptical given the #Constitution’s unambiguous statement that only #Congress can declare #war & the absence of a #law akin to the Iraq War-era Authorization for Use of Military Force.

#US #WarCrimes #RegimeChange #RulesOfWar #WarPowers #geopolitics #MiddleEast
https://www.cnn.com/world/live-news/israel-iran-attack-02-28-26-hnk-intl?post-id=cmm6h8klr00003b6v225qfoal

"I do not protest this war on behalf of the Iranian regime. The Iranian regime deserves no sympathy and will receive none from me.

I protest it on behalf of the Constitution of the #UnitedStates.

Article I, Section 8 of the #Constitution vests the power to declare war in #Congress. Not the president. Congress. This was not an accident or an oversight. The Founders were explicit, deliberate, and emphatic about this."
https://www.notesfromthecircus.com/p/on-this-illegal-war

#DonaldTrump #Trump #Corruption #War #Iran #News #US

It’s unclear what #legal justification the #Trump admin will present for the attacks on #Iran, but experts are already skeptical given the #Constitution’s unambiguous statement that only #Congress can declare #war & the absence of a #law akin to the Iraq War-era Authorization for Use of Military Force.

#US #WarCrimes #RegimeChange #RulesOfWar #WarPowers #geopolitics #MiddleEast
https://www.cnn.com/world/live-news/israel-iran-attack-02-28-26-hnk-intl?post-id=cmm6h8klr00003b6v225qfoal

#GiftArticle

#Trump, seeking executive #power over #elections, is urged to declare “emergency”

“Activists” who say they are in coordination with the White House are circulating a draft #ExecutiveOrder that would exert extraordinary presidential #power over #voting.

#law #ElectionLaw #Constitution #Federalism #states #VotingRights #ElectionInterference #democracy #coup #authoritarianism #tyranny
https://wapo.st/3N5cpEn

RE: https://mastodon.social/@heidilifeldman/116123816826931896

For those that say, “why don’t you just host a rally?” as if it can magically appear overnight. 🪄

Here’s a great thread on how local governments become enemies of our 1st amendment rights.

There’s so much here but they’re seriously charging a small grassroots organization $11,000 to protest?! Do they charge their billionaire friends? I KNOW Santa Fe has the money. Tax the rich.

#RootedNews #activism #1stAmendment #constitution #democracy

RE: https://mastodon.social/@heidilifeldman/116123816826931896

For those that say, “why don’t you just host a rally?” as if it can magically appear overnight. 🪄

Here’s a great thread on how local governments become enemies of our 1st amendment rights.

There’s so much here but they’re seriously charging a small grassroots organization $11,000 to protest?! Do they charge their billionaire friends? I KNOW Santa Fe has the money. Tax the rich.

#RootedNews #activism #1stAmendment #constitution #democracy

Flush with political capital, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s election victory this month has empowered her to push ahead with security and defense goals that, just a decade ago, would have been all but unattainable. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/22/japan/politics/japan-takaichi-defense-security-goals/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #sanaetakaichi #defense #usmilitary #defenseministry #sdf #usjapanrelations #budgets #donaldtrump #espionage #constitution #diet #nuclearweapons #2026lowerhouseelection

"Here’s the thing: It was obvious that they were illegal from the minute Trump imposed them. The Constitution very clearly assigns that sort of power exclusively to Congress. The tariffs were an arbitrary exercise of power well outside the rule of law.

But the mainstream news reporters covering Trump just couldn’t bring themselves to say so."

~ Dan Froomkin

#Trump #SupremeCourt #tariffs #Constitution #media
/7

https://criticalread.substack.com/p/the-news-media-chose-not-to-tell

"Here’s the thing: It was obvious that they were illegal from the minute Trump imposed them. The Constitution very clearly assigns that sort of power exclusively to Congress. The tariffs were an arbitrary exercise of power well outside the rule of law.

But the mainstream news reporters covering Trump just couldn’t bring themselves to say so."

~ Dan Froomkin

#Trump #SupremeCourt #tariffs #Constitution #media
/7

https://criticalread.substack.com/p/the-news-media-chose-not-to-tell

"The desire for that arbitrary power is why he went for IEEPA despite warnings that it might well be ruled unconstitutional.

And alternatives to IEEPA don’t give him that much arbitrary power.

No wonder, then, that he’s throwing a huge temper tantrum."

#Trump #SupremeCourt #tariffs #Constitution
/6

"Trump has reveled in being able to slap tariffs on Brazil for daring to put Jair Bolsonaro on trial for a failed insurrection, being able to threaten France and Germany with tariffs for getting in the way of his attempt to seize Greenland, and of course giving tariff waivers to businesses that help him build his ballroom."

#Trump #SupremeCourt #tariffs #Constitution
/5

"The ruling was in fact scathing and said clearly that Trump’s use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act was a usurpation of taxation authority that belongs to Congress:

'We are therefore skeptical that in IEEPA — and IEEPA alone — Congress hid a delegation of its birth-right power to tax …'

"It was all about arbitrary power."

#Trump #SupremeCourt #tariffs #Constitution
/4

"According to Donald Trump, several Supreme Court justices are FOOLS, 'LAPDOGS,' and 'very unpatriotic.' I agree — although I think we have different justices in mind.

In his press conference Trump also asserted both that the Court’s ruling against his tariffs was disastrous and that the Court had affirmed his right to do whatever he wants on tariffs. Not sure where the second part came from."

~ Paul Krugman

#Trump #SupremeCourt #tariffs #Constitution
/3

https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/ieepa-ieepa-ieepa

Federal judge accuses #Trump admin of ' #terror' against #immigrants in scathing ruling

A federal judge has accused the Trump admin of terrorizing immigrants & recklessly violating the #law in its efforts to deport millions of people living in the country illegally.

#StateSponsoredTerrorism #murder #ExtraJudicialKillings #Constitution #CivilRights #UseOfForce #ExcessiveForce #AbuseOfPower #fascism #tyranny #ICE #CBP #Sturmabteilung
https://apnews.com/article/immigration-trump-detention-bond-judge-50a5da122aa51eed77cace0830548df3

Federal judge accuses #Trump admin of ' #terror' against #immigrants in scathing ruling

A federal judge has accused the Trump admin of terrorizing immigrants & recklessly violating the #law in its efforts to deport millions of people living in the country illegally.

#StateSponsoredTerrorism #murder #ExtraJudicialKillings #Constitution #CivilRights #UseOfForce #ExcessiveForce #AbuseOfPower #fascism #tyranny #ICE #CBP #Sturmabteilung
https://apnews.com/article/immigration-trump-detention-bond-judge-50a5da122aa51eed77cace0830548df3

A poll has found that most respondents expect momentum in parliamentary debate over constitutional revision after the LDP’s recent landslide victory in the House of Representatives election. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/19/japan/politics/japan-survey-constitutional-revision/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #sanaetakaichi #constitution #cabinet