IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 12, 2007 Mr. JONES of North Carolina introduced the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs JOINT RESOLUTION Concerning the use of military force by the United States against Iran. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. REQUIREMENTS CONCERNING THE USE OF MILITARY FORCE AGAINST IRAN. (a) Rule of Construction- No provision of law enacted before the date of the enactment of this joint resolution shall be construed to authorize the use of military force by the United States against Iran. (b) Requirements- Absent a national emergency created by attack by Iran, or a demonstrably imminent attack by Iran, upon the United States, its territories or possessions or its armed forces, the President shall consult with Congress, and receive specific authorization pursuant to law from Congress, prior to initiating any use of military force against Iran.
Republican Congressman Steps Up
Conservative Republican Congressman Walter B. Jones of North Carolina's 3rd district has stepped forward with a solution to Bush/Cheney's intention to start another war – this time with Iran.
Click here to listen to the mp3 of my Antiwar Radio interview of Rep. Jones from Monday, February 12, 2007.
Jones has introduced House Joint Resolution 14: Concerning the use of military force by the United States against Iran, which House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has so far been non-committal about supporting or letting reach the House floor for a vote.
Contact your congressman! Tell them they had better begin supporting Representative Walter B. Jones's resolution immediately!
Scott Horton is editorial director of Antiwar.com, director of the Libertarian Institute and host of the Scott Horton Show from ScottHorton.org. He’s the author of the 2017 book, Fool’s Errand: Time to End the War in Afghanistan, the 2021 book Enough Already: Time to End the War on Terrorism and the 2024 book Provoked: How Washington Started the New Cold War with Russia and the Catastrophe in Ukraine, and editor of The Great Ron Paul: The Scott Horton Show Interviews 2004–2019 and Hotter Than the Sun: Time to Abolish Nuclear Weapons. He’s conducted more than 6,000 interviews since 2003. Scott lives in Austin, Texas with his wife, investigative reporter Larisa Alexandrovna Horton. He is a fan of, but no relation to the lawyer from Harper’s.
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