> > > image > <http://warisacrime.org> > > > > > WarIsACrime.org <http://warisacrime.org> > > > The Worst Bill Ever in Congress > > The "Defense Authorization" bill now before Congress, HR 1750, is > arguably the worst bill ever considered likely to pass into law. It > includes $118 billion for wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, wars a > majority of Americans wants ended. But that's not why it's the worst > bill ever. > > This bill also includes $553 billion for other military waste. That's > enough money to save and improve a lot of lives if it weren't being > dumped into the war machine. But that's not why this is the worst bill > ever. > > The bill limits the Presidentâs ability to implement the New START > agreement unless there is full funding for the nuclear weapons > complex, bars the retirement of nuclear weapons until two new nuclear > facilities are completed, and bars further nuclear weapons reductions > below New START levels unless approved by Congress. But that's not why > this is the worst bill ever. > > The bill invests heavily in a National Missile "Defense" system based > in California and Alaska. > > This bill revives a second engine for the F-35 that the Pentagon has > no use for. > > This bill bars any transfer of prisoners from Guantanamo. > > But none of that is why this is the worst bill ever. > > *This is the worst bill ever because it gives presidents the power to > single-handedly launch wars and to lock people up without trial. > * > > This legislation, Section 1034 of the worst bill ever > <http://davidswanson.org/content/republicans-congress-crown-obama-king>, > undoes the limitations on one-man rule put in place by the U.S. > Constitution over two centuries ago. This is the biggest formal shift > of power in our government since we've had a government. > > We have military operations now in some 75 countries, and a > significant war in Libya, all illegal under the U.S. Constitution and > the War Powers Act. But the worst bill ever will erase the War Powers > Act, and the Constitution will simply be ignored. > > Meanwhile the significant withdrawal that President Obama promised to > begin in Afghanistan has been scaled back to a withdrawal of 2.5 > percent > <http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2011/may/12/afghanistan-us-military>of > > U.S. forces > > *Call Congress today and tell your Representative and your two Senators: > * > > Enough is enough! > > End the wars! > > Bring the troops home! > > Convert the economy to peace! > > And do not pass the worst bill ever! > > *Call toll-free 1-888-231-9276.* > > > ## > > Support WarIsACrime: > Donate through Paypal > <https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=VVV5963NKLHCU>. > > Please help us inform you of activities in your town by logging in at > http://afterdowningstreet.org > > Then click on "My account", on "Edit", and on "Personal Information," > and type in your state and zip code. > > If you receive this from a friend, you can subscribe by registering at > http://afterdowningstreet.org/user/register > > If you receive this directly from us and want to unsubscribe, click > the Opt Out link at the bottom. You can also unsubscribe or > resubscribe by editing your account on the website. > > > > > <http://warisacrime.org/massmail/optout/97c5932fab41a73>
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