David Cole talks about fighting a coming executive order restricting voting in the midterms, and John Nichols explains a congressional War Powers resolution on Iran.
US President Donald J. Trump sits at a table monitoring military operations during Operation Epic Fury against Iran.(The White House via X Account/ A nadolu via Getty Images)
On this episode of Start Making Sense, David Cole talks about fighting a coming executive order restricting voting in the midterms, and John Nichols explains a congressional War Powers resolution on Iran.
After Senate Democrats block the SAVE Act, Trump is likely to declare a national security emergency—claiming that China could interfere in the midterms—as a basis for restricting voting. David Cole comments; he’s a former legal director of the ACLU.
Also: Congress must challenge Trump’s war on Iran and assert its constitutional duty to take up War Powers resolutions and assert its primacy over matters of war and peace. John Nichols explains.
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After Senate Democrats block the SAVE act, Trump is likely to declare a national security emergency – claiming China could interfere in the midterms – as a basis for restricting voting. David Cole comments; he’s former legal director of the ACLU.
Also: Congress must challenge Trump’s war on Iran and assert its constitutional duty to take up War Powers resolutions and assert its primacy over matters of war and peace. John Nichols explains.
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