Support the Repeal of AUMFs!

Outdated AUMFs undermine congressional war powers. It's time to repeal them.

Dear Representative:

I am asking you to help bring and end to an imbalance of constitutional powers – to stop giving the executive branch free rein to keep American troops entangled in “forever wars.”

Open-ended authorizations (AUMFs) have sat on the books for decades past their intended use, allowing the executive branch to operate under the assumption that Congress has ceded all war-making authority to it.

Keeping these authorizations on the books allows the executive to continue sending Americans into combat without legislative approval. This ignores the will of the people, silences their voice in Congress, and dishonors the sacrifices and duty of our nation’s troops by putting them into harm’s way without proper constitutional process.

Your counterparts in the Senate have passed a bipartisan bill by Sens. Kaine and Young to repeal the 1991 and 2002 AUMFs. Your House colleagues, Reps. Barbara Lee and Chip Roy, have introduced companion legislation (H.R. 932) to do the same. These authorizations are outdated and do not authorize any ongoing operations. They should be repealed.

When the opportunity presents itself, I am asking you to honor our men and women in uniform and vote “YES” to repeal these outdated AUMFs.

Respectfully,

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The 1991 and 2002 Authorizations for Use of Military Force (AUMF), which were used to launch the Gulf and Iraq Wars, are obsolete, unrelated to our current strategic challenges, and unnecessary for any ongoing U.S. military operations.

Keeping these outdated authorizations on the books could enable more “forever wars” and policies that needlessly endanger American lives, waste taxpayer dollars, and distract from other, more pressing priorities. They should be repealed.

Repealing them will remove the ability for any continued abuse of the authorizations, begin to restore Congress’ role in matters of war and peace, and force more Congressional debate over when, if, and (most importantly) why we send American troops into harm’s way.

We need Congress to reassert its role in authorizing the use of military force, ensuring our country fights only the wars that are necessary to keep us safe — and to stop giving the executive branch free rein to entangle America in new conflicts.

Sign the letter and tell your Representatives to support repeal of these authorizations and begin to correct the constitutional imbalance in matters of war and peace!