The bill to restrict Trump's war powers was again rejected by the U.S. Senate.

Source: Xinhua News Agency

WASHINGTON, March 24 (Xinhua) — (Reporters Yang Ling and Xiong Maoling) On March 24, the U.S. Senate voted, and a resolution aimed at preventing President Trump from launching further military action against Iran without approval from Congress was rejected.

On that day, the Senate vote result was 47 in favor and 53 against, and the resolution was not adopted. The vote outcome was almost entirely along party lines: with the exception of Kentucky Republican Senator Rand Paul, all Republicans voted against; and with the exception of Pennsylvania Democratic Senator John Fetterman, all Democrats voted in favor.

This was the third time since late February, when the United States and Israel launched a joint military strike against Iran, that the Senate failed to pass a resolution intended to restrict Trump’s power to use force on the Iran issue.

In remarks before the vote, the resolution’s sponsor, Democratic Senator Chris Murphy, said: “We have never experienced a moment like this. The United States is undoubtedly in a state of war with foreign forces. U.S. soldiers are sacrificing right now, while Congress is actively concealing all of this from the public.”

Under the U.S. Constitution, only Congress can authorize the initiation of war. A law passed by the U.S. Congress in 1973 stipulates that only in a state of national emergency brought about by an attack on the United States or an imminent threat can the U.S. president take limited military action without authorization by Congress.

Regarding this U.S. military action against Iran, although Trump claimed that Iran posed an “imminent” threat to the United States, several Democratic lawmakers said the Trump administration could not provide any evidence. The action was unauthorized by Congress and is therefore “illegal.”

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