President Trump has threatened to escalate U.S. participation in the Saudi war in Yemen by conducting drone strikes on Shia Houthi rebels. U.S. military action against Shia Houthi rebels has never been authorized by Congress. That means that under the War Powers Resolution, a single Member of Congress can introduce a privileged resolution to force a debate and vote on U.S. participation in the war before Trump carries out his threat.
LA Rep. Ted Lieu would be the natural person to do this: he’s been a leader in Congress on criticizing U.S. participation in the Saudi war in Yemen. But, many Members of Congress see invoking the War Powers Resolution as a dramatic step. We need to show Rep. Lieu that people in Los Angeles want him to do this, that if Rep. Lieu takes this step, people in Los Angeles will have his back.
Today Rep. Lieu is hosting a phone-in “town hall.” This gives us an opportunity to engage Rep. Lieu directly.
Just before 6pm Pacific Time, call: 877-353-4701 [toll free.] If you get to ask a question, you can say something like:
If you’re able to call in, please report your call below, even if you don’t get to ask a question. We’ll report to Rep. Lieu’s office how many people called in to ask for the invocation of Congressional war powers against Trump’s threat to escalate in Yemen.“I’m concerned by Trump’s threat to escalate the Saudi war in Yemen by conducting drone strikes against the Houthis. This has never been authorized by Congress. I urge you to invoke the War Powers Resolution to challenge U.S. participation in the Saudi war before Trump can carry out his threat.”