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“The President should have to stop using U.S. Armed Forces for hostilities in or against a specific country unless Congress declares war or passes a specific law authorizing that military force.”
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“U.S. forces should have to leave fighting in the Americas against terrorist organizations designated by the President unless Congress has declared war or specifically approved force against that group.”
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“The President should have to stop using U.S. forces in hostilities against a foreign country where covered terrorist-designated groups operate unless Congress specifically authorizes military force against that country.”
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“Congress, not the President alone, should decide when U.S. troops fight in foreign countries.”
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“U.S. forces should still be able to defend the United States if an armed attack happens or is imminent, even when broader unauthorized hostilities must stop.”
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“Congress should be able to use a faster War Powers process to vote on removing U.S. forces from hostilities that lack a declaration of war or specific authorization from Congress.”
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“Congress should be able to use an existing faster process to vote on requiring U.S. forces to leave hostilities that Congress has not authorized.”
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“Congress should be able to vote quickly on measures to end unauthorized military action instead of letting them stall.”
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“U.S. forces should still be able to support civil authorities in authorized counternarcotics operations, as long as that support is not unauthorized hostilities against drug-trafficking groups.”
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“The withdrawal rule should cover only U.S. hostilities in North, Central, or South America or the Caribbean against terrorist organizations designated by the President, leaving other groups and operations elsewhere outside this specific rule.”
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“U.S. forces should still be able to defend against an armed attack or imminent armed attack, but illegal drug trafficking by itself should not count as that kind of attack.”
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“Naming a group as a foreign terrorist organization or specially designated global terrorist should not, by itself, give the President legal authority to use military force against that group or any country.”
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“The U.S. should not carry out military operations in Venezuela without clear legal authority and a plan.”
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“Congress should be able to use the War Powers Resolution's withdrawal process to direct the President to remove U.S. forces from the covered hostilities, without creating a new approval for military force.”
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