"Bashar al-Assad’s chemical weapons attack against his own people merited a strong international response — these attacks must not be tolerated. However morally justified, the strikes risk serious escalation. Absent congressional authorization, they are also on thin legal ground." ---Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA)

@bstacey spoken like a true Democrat

"This latest chemical weapons attack against the Syrian people was a brutally inhumane war crime that demands a strong, smart and calculated response. One night of airstrikes is not a substitute for a clear, comprehensive Syria strategy. The President must come to Congress and secure an Authorization for Use of Military Force by proposing a comprehensive strategy with clear objectives that keep our military safe and avoid collateral damage ...

... to innocent civilians. President Trump must also hold Putin accountable for his enabling of the Assad regime's atrocities against the Syrian People." ---Nancy Pelosi

"There is no congressional authorization for the use of military force against Syrian government targets. Tonight’s military strikes are neither constitutional nor wise." ---Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA)

apocalypse twitter is gonna be lit

@bstacey protip: the president doesn't need congressional approval for 60 days after action has started, and they don't even need to notify congress for 2 days.

so basically, the reason it sucks that Trump is president is that people respect the government.

"Trump’s decision to launch airstrikes against Syria without Congress’s approval is illegal. We need to stop giving presidents a blank check to wage war. Today it’s Syria, but what’s going to stop him from bombing Iran or North Korea next?" ---Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA)

"Engaging our military in Syria when no direct threat to the United States exists and without prior congressional authorization would violate the separation of powers that is clearly delineated in the Constitution." ---from a letter cosigned by a bipartisan group of 88 Congresspeople, 13 April 2018