Texas Democrat Rep. Al Green introduced a single article of impeachment against President Trump on Tuesday accusing him of failing ton notify Congress or seek authorizarion before bombing three Iranian nuclear faciilities of the weekend:

REP. AL GREEN: I rise today in the name of government “of the people, by the people, for the people.” I rise today because our country is nearing a moment of decision. I rise because we are at the intersection of democracy and autocracy. I rise to announce that at this moment in time I have filed H.Res. 537. H.Res. 537 is a privileged resolution. H.Res. 537 has been filed because I believe that the President of the United States has committed an impeachable act. H.Res. 537 addresses abuse of presidential powers by: – Disregarding the separation of powers, – Devolving American democracy into an authoritarian-an authoritarian, an authoritarian-government, – Usurping congressional power to declare war. Mr. Speaker, I take no delight in what I’m doing. I do this because I love my country. I do this because I understand that the Constitution is going to be meaningful or it will be meaningless. I do it because I understand that the President of the United States of America has a duty to consult Congress before taking this country to war. I do it because no one person should have the power to take over 300 million people to war without consulting with the Congress of the United States of America. I do this because if I do not, this authoritarian president that we currently have will continue to assume power. He has already instigated an assault on the citadel of democracy, the Capitol of the United States of America. He went so far as to pardon the persons who were actually involved in the assault. He has denied persons due process of the law. I believe that if we do not take immediate action, this authoritarian president will not only devolve the country into authoritarianism-I believe he is a would-be dictator who would become a dictator. So I today announce that later today I will bring these articles of impeachment to the floor and I will call for a vote. I believe that the hour of decision is upon us, and we all have to decide: Are we going to go down and choose the path of democracy? Or are we going to allow ourselves to choose the low road of autocracy? I believe that this country has come too far to allow a single person to declare war without conferring with the Congress of the United States of America. This is where I stand. This is what I will do. And I do it in the name of my country I love dearly. I thank you, Mr. Speaker. I yield back the balance of my time.

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