Democrats had no trouble with President Joe Biden having the power to use nuclear weapons, even though he has showed signs of dementia since before taking over as president.
But some Democrats are trying to take the power from the presidency before Donald Trump is sworn into office on Jan. 20. And they’re asking Biden to work the magic through policy.
Massachusetts Democrat Sen. Ed Markey, and California Democrat Rep. Ted Lieu sent a letter to Biden asking him to change the policy now in place and force the next president to consult with Congress before using nuclear weapons in a first-strike scenario.
In the letter, the lawmakers write, “Current U.S. policy, which gives the president sole authority to launch nuclear weapons without any input from Congress, is dangerous. As Donald Trump prepares to return to the Oval Office, it is more important than ever to take the power to start a nuclear war out of the hands of a single individual and ensure that Congress’s constitutional role is respected and fulfilled.”
Markey and Leiu specifically said Trump is unstable.
“Mr. President, with just weeks left in office, you can safeguard the system against Donald Trump or any future unstable president, and make it constitutional. We urge you to announce that henceforth it will be the policy of the United States that it will not initiate a nuclear first strike without express authorization from Congress. In a situation where the United States has already been attacked with nuclear weapons, the president would retain the option to respond unilaterally. President Biden, as an important part of your legacy, you must put guardrails on presidential authority to start nuclear war. We must never again entrust the fate of the world to just one fallible human.”
Markey’s and Lieu introduced in 2015 the Restricting First Use of Nuclear Weapons Act, which would prohibit the President of the United States from launching a nuclear first strike without a declaration of war by Congress.
We voted for trump to run the country not some low level leftist politicians.
He is the commander and chief.
But, the low level leftists think they should be in charge. And, when they don’t win, they throw the gameboard over and storm out of the room.
Right, while congress makes up its mind it too will be blown to bits……
There is only one person that can authorize a U.S. nuclear launch. Anyone want to guess who that might be?
Are they really this ignorant??
Under the terms of the current policy of Mutually Assured Destruction, by the time Congress acted, the United States of America would have ceased to exist. Washington, DC would likely have less than 20 minutes after hostilities began before it became a nuclear wasteland. Good Luck forming a Congressional quorum under those conditions.
A bunch of children throwing a tantrum because they did not win.
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What would Markey and Lieu say if Harris had won, and the Republicans pulled the same stunt?
Trump isn’t the war monger…
hmmmm…I wonder what the traitors to America have up their sleeve?
What difference does it make? Our starwars can’t get em all. If there’s inbound, we’re toast anyway.