Should Congress have to approve military actions against Iran?
Ensuring that military decisions involve congressional oversight.
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Should Congress have to approve military action against Iran, with an exception for urgent self-defense?
Congress would have to approve military force against Iran before it begins, but the President could still act immediately to stop an imminent attack.
Should new Iran military action follow War Powers Resolution rules?
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Why this actually works
01Lawmakers often don’t know what you think
A Yale field experiment found legislators shown actual district opinion shifted their votes to match it. The ones kept in the dark? No relationship between constituent views and how they voted.
02Congressional offices are built to process this
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03Personalized beats template, by a lot
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04Silence isn’t neutral
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