Last week, despite an outcry from concerned citizens, the House Armed Services Committee moved one frightening step closer to passing a new law for a worldwide war without end.

Outrageously, there have been no hearings on this new legislation, nor has its necessity been explained by Rep. Buck McKeon or anyone else in Congress.

More than 25,000 ACLU supporters took action to oppose this dangerous stealth provision in the huge Defense authorization bill. The worldwide war legislation was drafted by President George Bush's team back in 2008, but now is being jammed through Congress with no debate.

The bill will move to the full House for a vote as early as next week. But right now, members of Congress are at home in their districts.

That's why we must ramp up the pressure, making sure they know we won't tolerate Congress giving any president a blank check for declaring war.

You need to contact your representative.
Alert your Facebook friends.
Write a letter to the editor.
Call your representative's district office.

This worldwide war bill could end up being the single biggest ceding of unchecked war authority to the executive branch in modern American history. And they're trying to sneak it through without a single hearing.

That's why we must swing into action while House members are in their home districts. You can help by alerting your friends about this issue, writing a letter to the editor, or calling your representative's district office to express alarm about this dangerous measure sneaking through the House.

It's outrageous that, just as the majority of Americans eagerly await the ramping down of our efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, Congress is acting under the cover of darkness to pass a new law for a worldwide war.

We're going to have to keep working to make sure this stealth provision never becomes the law of the land. Please do as much as you can this week and remain alert in the days ahead.

Because Freedom Cannot protect itself.

Originally posted by kro32
There are always companies that profit during wartime. If the army uses goods than the company that produces those goods will profit...been that way since the American Revolution.

Some of you just don't get how things work.

Originally posted by backinblack

Originally posted by kro32
There are always companies that profit during wartime. If the army uses goods than the company that produces those goods will profit...been that way since the American Revolution.

Some of you just don't get how things work.

Don't be so naive.
We know who owns those companies that profit with highly inflated prices and "no tender' contracts..
It's all money for mates...