{"id":24461,"date":"2022-12-14T11:49:41","date_gmt":"2022-12-14T19:49:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/?p=24461"},"modified":"2022-12-14T11:49:43","modified_gmt":"2022-12-14T19:49:43","slug":"citing-agreement-with-biden-sanders-withdraws-yemen-war-powers-resolution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/2022\/12\/14\/citing-agreement-with-biden-sanders-withdraws-yemen-war-powers-resolution\/","title":{"rendered":"Citing Agreement With Biden, Sanders Withdraws Yemen War Powers Resolution"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Yemeni medical teams carry body bags containing the remains of people killed in U.S.-backed, Saudi-led airstrikes on a prison in northern Yemen on January 25, 2022. (Photo: STR\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“We have a huge opportunity to remove unauthorized U.S. support for deadly and inhumane actions from Saudi Arabia, and Congress must act immediately,” said one peace campaigner.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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BRETT WILKINS<\/a> December 13, 2022 (CommonDreams.org)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Update (8:56 pm EST):<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sen. Bernie Sanders on Tuesday night withdrew a Senate resolution to end U.S. involvement in the Saudi-led war on Yemen, but vowed to work with the Biden administration and congressional colleagues to keep trying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Today, I withdrew from consideration by the U.S. Senate my War Powers Resolution after the Biden administration agreed to continue working with my office on ending the war in Yemen,” Sanders said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Let me be clear,” Sanders continued: “If we do not reach agreement, I will, along with my colleagues, bring this resolution back for a vote in the near future and do everything possible to end this horrific conflict.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Earlier:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anticipating an evening Senate vote on a resolution that, if passed, would block American support for the Saudi-led war in Yemen, human rights defenders on Tuesday implored lawmakers to approve the measure and end what they call the United States’ unconstitutional participation in the conflict. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Members of Congress can’t afford to punt on this any longer, and grassroots activists won’t let them.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“For over seven years, Americans have been providing military support and weapons for Saudi Arabia that the dictatorship has used against civilians in Yemen. Article I of the Constitution says Congress\u2014and not the president\u2014has the power to declare war,” wrote<\/a> progressive activist Isaac Evans-Frantz, a co-leader of a national coalition against the war, in VTDigger <\/em>Tuesday. “The 1973 War Powers Act further asserts Congress’ role.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In July, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), along with Sens. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), introduced<\/a> a Senate war powers resolution (WPR) after a similar measure was put forth<\/a> in the House by Reps. Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.), Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.), Nancy Mace (R-S.C.), and Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) the previous month. A procedural vote on the Senate resolution is scheduled<\/a> for Tuesday at approximately 7:00 pm local time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“We applaud Sen. Sanders’ move to hold a vote on this critical resolution, and encourage all senators to vote in support of the WPR,” Cavan Kharrazian, the foreign policy adviser at the advocacy group Demand Progress, said in a statement<\/a> Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now more than ever we have a chance to resist the brutal war on Yemen. Take action below! #YemenCantWait<\/a>https:\/\/t.co\/4XD4em4zaR<\/a> https:\/\/t.co\/dMVdFKUJtA<\/a><\/p>— CODEPINK (@codepink) December 11, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote>