Trump's North Korea threats are real. I will intro bill w @brianschatz & @CoryBooker to prohibit any preemptive action w/o vote by Congress.— Chris Murphy (@ChrisMurphyCT) October 26, 2017
The Guardian: Democrats push bill to stop a Trump pre-emptive strike on North Korea
* Conyers-Markey legislation has two Republican backers in House
* President’s threat to ‘totally destroy’ North Korea fuelled nuclear war fears
Congressional Democrats have introduced legislation aimed at preventing Donald Trump from launching a pre-emptive attack on North Korea, as concerns grew about the administration’s failure to explore talks with Pyongyang.
The “No Unconstitutional Strike against North Korea” bill is the second legislative attempt to curtail’s Trump power to start a war unilaterally. Earlier this year, a bill was introduced to prohibit the president from ordering a nuclear first strike against a foreign adversary without a declaration of war by Congress, amid concerns over Trump’s belligerent language, erratic behaviour and frequent tweeted threats against other countries.
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Update #1: Dems to introduce bill barring Trump from preemptive strikes without Congress approval (The Hill)
Update #2: Democrats Want To Curb President Donald Trump's Executive Powers To Avoid A War With North Korea (The Inquisitr)
WNU Editor: Congress was successful in derailing President Trump's strategy and polices in regards to Russia .... Russia And The EU React To The U.S. Congress Passing New Sanctions On Russia (July 26, 2017), so why not North Korea . Will it happen? In the past I would say "no-way". But with this Congress .... coupled with Republican establishment resentment of President Trump .... I am not sure.
