The ceasefire reinforces the case for the debate on the powers of the Congress War, says the Dem senator
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Senator Tim Kaine, D-VA., Plans to advance steam with his resolution of war powers, despite a fragile ceasefire reached on Tuesday between Israel and Iran.
The fresh ceasefire agreement between the countries at war had to face early hiccups, President Donald Trump accusing both parties of breaking the truce, but he has so far held, despite a widespread skepticism on his longevity on Capitol Hill.
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And Kaine argued that the stopping of the fighting in fact gave its resolution more credibility.
“I think the ceasefire actually gives us the opportunity to have the conversation without pressure pressure,” Oh, you know, (Trump) was able to bomb tomorrow night “,” he said.
“The combination of the ceasefire and the Israelis saying that the nuclear program has been returned at least two or three years will open-you can really have the deliberate discussion that it deserves,” continued Kaine.
Representative Thomas Massie speaks to the media after a vote to stop a government closure at the American Capitol on March 11, 2025 in Washington. (Ricky Carioti / The Washington Post via Getty Images)
The resolution of the powers of the Kaine War is designed both to put control over the power of Trump and reaffirm the Constitutional Authority of the Congress to declare war. However, if a strike like that of the weekend constituted an act of war which required the approval of the congress was a subject of burning debate among the legislators last week.
The Constitution divides the powers of war between the Congress and the White House, giving legislators the only power to declare war, while the president acts as commander -in -chief leading the army.
A similar bipartite resolution also arose in the house, but one of his co-sponsors, representative Thomas Massie, R-KY., Told Fox News Digital that he was ready to withdraw if the cease-fire lasts.
“If the ceasefire becomes a truce and holds, we will not put pressure for the vote,” he said. “We must hear Iran and Israel, and also if our own president is convinced that the predicate of his first attack, nuclear weapons, no longer exists.”
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Kaine’s bill could hit the ground by the Senate on Friday, but if this survives is another question.
“Abandon. Vote it,” Senator Ron Johnson said R-Wis., Told Fox News Digital.
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The resolution has the support of the minority whip of the Dick Durbin Senate, D-ill., Who told Fox News Digital that before the strikes, there were up to eight republicans who supported it.
“I support Tim,” said Durbin. “His approach to this is entirely consistent with the Constitution, and I hope that the Senate will get up as an order for its own rights and authority under the Constitution.”
