A government that wages illegal and unprovoked wars is a very dangerous government indeed.

Friend, a government that wages illegal and unprovoked wars is a very dangerous government indeed.

That is the government you are living under right now.

Over the weekend, the Trump administration launched a sweeping, massive military campaign in Iran, killing Iran’s leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and, according to multiple reports, several senior officials. At least 555 civilians, including school-age children, have died in the attacks. Four American service members have been killed in the operation so far. Even more people have been injured and killed in other countries that have been dragged into the conflict.

Service members have been sent to fight in a war that has no formal justification or approval from Congress.

The war in Iran is illegal, friend.

Only Congress has the authority to declare war, because war is far too consequential to be a unilateral decision. By failing to seek or receive congressional authorization before putting American troops in harm’s way, the Trump administration has violated the Constitution and its duty to you.

We are urging Congress members to do everything possible and use every tool at their disposal to stop this war, and to hold the executive branch accountable for this gross abuse of power. Join us in demanding they put an immediate end to this unprovoked, unauthorized, unconstitutional war. We will be focused on stopping these unconstitutional acts of war in the weeks to come, so please, keep watch on your inbox for how you can add to the efforts.

We must have accountability for this violation of the Constitution. The integrity of our democracy depends on it.

— POGO

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