Rep. Lieu wants to remove Trump's authority to launch nukes.

[L. Coyote]

Link to tweet

[Iliyah]

1. I'm with Rep. Lieu

With all the mishaps happening to our military recently, I fear the worst if t-rump had the code.

[SummerSnow]

2. Well, Nk just launched a missle over Japan, hurry Mr. Lieu.

[trof]

3. So would we all.

[Bleacher Creature]

4. That can't be the right answer.

This seems like a terrible precedent to set, and would be guaranteed to be used by the GOP the next time we have a Democratic President.

If you have a President who isn't stable enough to be trusted with this authority, the answer is to remove that President from office, which is clearly the right move right here and now.

[L. Coyote]

5. It is the right answer. Congress declares wars, not Presidents.

It may be coming to the fore because a lunatic has the button now, but that isn't the issue that is the basis of the law proposed.

[Bleacher Creature]

7. That's a fair point.

I'd still rather deal with the issue by getting at the bigger problem, which is the expanded interpretation of existing declarations of war, as opposed to just limiting the use of certain weapons (albeit the most lethal ones possible).

That said, I do see your point and agree that it changes my view of this legislation.

[oppressedproletarian]

6. I have seen Rep. Lieu on TV

He is extremely anti-trump and not afraid to say so! Fantastic