Ro Khanna: Congress Must Take Back Its War Powers

Rep. Ro Khanna (D–Calif.) discusses the War Powers Resolution he co-sponsored with Rep. Thomas Massie (R–Ky.), the Israel-Iran conflict, and why the antiestablishment left and right must work together.

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Who's allowed to launch an attack on another country? Just asking questions.

Rep. Ro Khanna (D–Calif.) joined Reason's Just Asking Questions podcast to discuss the War Powers Resolution he's co-sponsored with Rep. Thomas Massie (R–Ky.), which would require President Donald Trump to seek congressional approval before continuing to drop bombs in Iran. He also discussed Trump's remarks that the governments of Israel and Iran "don't know what the fuck they are doing" after they ignored his call for a ceasefire, whether or not the administration likely destroyed Iran's nuclear program, and why he's eager to work with the antiestablishment right to rein in war powers and get corrupt money out of Congress. 

Chapters:

00:00—Podcast theme

00:28—Introducing the War Powers Resolution and Iran airstrikes

05:19—Trump's war instincts and the MAGA anti-war base

10:10—The diplomatic alternative to military action on Iran

15:48—Israel-Iran ceasefire and Trump's response

19:30—Trump's influence over Netanyahu and Middle East peace prospects

23:05—The bipartisan push to rein in executive war powers

27:33—The Democratic Party's anti-war identity crisis

30:29—Building left-right anti-establishment alliances

34:11—Rebuilding trust in government and American purpose

39:49—Reform priorities: money in politics and war powers

Comments

[JesseAz (Prime Meanster of Sarcasia)]

He was fine with Obama bombing peeps, just not boots on the ground.

https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2014/09/14/political-blotter-mike-honda-and-ro-khanna-agree-on-obama-and-isil/

[scotterbee]

Good. He's improving.

Hey, did you know you've posted more than 4,000 comments since the beginning of the year? And that's just the Jesse handles and doesn't include your various samefags. If you break it down by the time you're not asleep or working, that averages to ~2-3 comments per hour. Even more with the samefags.

Speaking of self-improvement, how about you get off your fat ass and cut this shit out?

[JesseAz (Prime Meanster of Sarcasia)]

Wow. Look at how obsessed you are with someone who makes you and your retard allies look... well... retarded lol.

And you should know from your other retard allies like sarc I'm tall and well groomed.

It tends to be leftist shits like you and Jeff who promote obesity.

I'm not shocked you dont recognize hypocrisy. It is one of your primary tools so figured you'd be able to spot it. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Lol. Poor scottie.

[scotterbee]

Obsessed? Lol you think it took effort to code that up? I know its probably hard for an apparent wagie neckbeard faggot like yourself to understand, but you'd be amazed the things you can do if you don't waste your life away constantly clicking refresh and switching between tabs like some monkey dopamine cuck.

[JesseAz (Prime Meanster of Sarcasia)]

Lol. So it is sarc. The retarded 1st level IT retard help desk employee. Always funny watching you guys project.

Spending your time following others around while at the same time refusing to ever educate yourself as you cling to retarded leftist narratives.

Lol. Poor scottie/sarc.

Still upset because you dont understand how tax brackets work. Fucking hilarious.

[scotterbee]

10,000 internet comments per year. Multiple buddy accounts to make yourself seem smart. More than twice any other commenter here. Obviously single. No family.

That's you. Your life. We all see it. And it's all you have. Kinda feel sorry for ya in a way

[JesseAz (Prime Meanster of Sarcasia)]

Do you type with one finger while breathing heavily? Look at you continuing to come back sarc. Youre fucking raging because you said something so fucking retarded. Try education instead of doubling down on idiocy.

Poor scottie/sarc.

Even trying to guess my personal life. And like last time again completely wrong lol. Projecting your own mental lonely democratic leftist life onto others. So fucking sad man. Funny for the rest of us. But sad for you.

[scotterbee]

Ain't guessing shit. You've published the data for anyone to see. Based on the looks of it, you're also getting worse. Maybe next time I have a few minutes while taking a shit and reminded of you, I'll publish something for folks to see. We've got a get a handle around you psychos

[Sevo, 5-30-24, embarrassment]

"10,000 internet comments per year. Multiple buddy accounts to make yourself seem smart. More than twice any other commenter here. Obviously single. No family.
That's you. Your life. We all see it. And it's all you have. Kinda feel sorry for ya in a way"

As a slimy pile of TDS-addled lying pile of lefty shit, your obsession is both obvious and pathetic.
Fuck off and die, slimy pile of TDS-addled lying pile of lefty shit.

[Sevo, 5-30-24, embarrassment]

Gee, you've posted how many piles of TDSs-addled lying lefty shit?
Really don't care; fuck off and die, asshole.

[Marylandman, Battling for Truth Justice, and the American Way]

One of the grey boxes has returned to afflict you. A very retarded one by the looks of it.

[JesseAz (Prime Meanster of Sarcasia)]

Extra retarded. Scottie thinks he is a lawyer on volokh and gets clowned often.

[Gaear Grimsrud]

No problem with this legislation but I assume it would apply to every president not just Trump as stated. And the claim that there is an "anti establishment" left and right is bullshit. Check back in four or eight years from now.

[Social Justice is neither]

Where exactly was this anti-establishment left when the left held the White House or on any issue where the left holds sway? Right, quietly nodding along if not enthusiastically cheerleading.

[JesseAz (Prime Meanster of Sarcasia)]

Standing there waiving Ukraine flags?

[Earth-based Human Skeptic]

"Where exactly was this anti-establishment left when the left held the White House"?

Sucking royal dicks. Duh.

[Incunabulum]

1. Yes, they must. This isn't 1925, modern communications obviates the majority of the need for the WPA.

2. This is also basically a de-facto acknowledgement that what Trump (and Obama and others) did was legal under the authority delegated to them.

[MollyGodiva]

"This is also basically a de-facto acknowledgement that what Trump (and Obama and others) did was legal under the authority delegated to them."

No, of course not. Congress clarifying or limiting a law in no way implies that it was not violated prior.

[Gaear Grimsrud]

So when Obama murdered an American citizen and not one Democrat objected it was legal because the law had not yet been clarified?

[Sevo, 5-30-24, embarrassment]

MG ain't the sharpest knife in the drawer, nor the most intelligent student in the 6th grade class.
Fuck off and die, MG. Make your family proud and your dog happy.

[MollyGodiva]

No, of course not. That act could still have been illegal. It is a shame it was not litigated.

[Sevo, 5-30-24, embarrassment]

So the steaming TDS addled pile of lying lefty shit MG admits that Obo should have been held accountable?
A bit late there, shtibag.

[Neutral not Neutered]

Ro Khanna is at least more sensible than the majority of Dems. But of course he walks lock step with them regardless. Sad that the big chatter is coming from anonymous sources through media like the Guardian suggesting the mission failed when there is absolutely no information yet on the extent of damages. Again painting a narrative based on no evidence, in this case the writer is the same who put the lie of Hunter Biden's laptop is Russian disinformation and can't be trusted saying his sources gave him the tip. And when the actual investigations and true extent reports do surface no retraction will occur. It will be just another fake story that is left staining the wall. And believing predictions on Iran only being set back a few weeks. How much money are they putting behind their words? Sure Iran could have already received and still can receive delivery of a weapon from North Korea, Russia or China. Certainly the delivery mechanism has been forgotten in all of this. North Koreans working to speed up the Iranian ballistic and intercontinental missile program is signalling an imminent threat from a country who has vowed publicly to destroy Israel and the USA.

Does anyone actually trust the Iranian regime in tatters to follow through on any agreement? Trying to sign a peace deal now with this regime would be the same as signing with Hammas. It just gives them time to regroup and continue to push it's fear and terror. Peace will only come when the regime's are changed and that must happen by the people. Figure out how to support them to take their countries back and find the peace they so desperately deserve.

[MollyGodiva]

"Does anyone actually trust the Iranian regime in tatters to follow through on any agreement?"

Does Iran expect Trump to follow though on any agreement?

[Sevo, 5-30-24, embarrassment]

Does MG hope to convince anyone that MG has more than one brain cell?
Fuck off and die asshole.

[sarcasmic]

There has never been a more untrustworthy president.

[Sevo, 5-30-24, embarrassment]

Fuck off and die, slimy pile of TDS addled shit.

[Marylandman, Battling for Truth Justice, and the American Way]

Reason will screech endlessly abut this because Orangemanbad.

[Vesicant]

Ro Khanna -- a name to conjure with. Or is that Alex Padilla?

[rbike]

Jose Padilla

[Sometimes a Great Notion]

If he means it, good on him. Hope he remembers it when next the Dems have the White House.and an Obama decides to attack a nation, like Libya - after he pledge no stupid wars and pledged to return constitution power back to Congress.

[AT]

Who's allowed to launch an attack on another country?

"Palestine" and Russia, apparently.

[sarcasmic]

No surprise that you want to emulate the worst. As long as there's some killing going on you're on board.

[Sevo, 5-30-24, embarrassment]

No surprise you address a strawman, shitbag.