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Pass urgent War Powers Resolution and investigate Hegseth for war crimes!

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    Pass urgent War Powers Resolution and investigate Hegseth for war crimes!

    Petition to Congress:
    We urge you to pass a war powers resolution to stop the United States from going to war with Venezuela. We urge you to investigate Defense Secretary Hegseth for war crimes, and stop U.S. military aggression against Venezuela and other countries in Latin America.

    Trump seized a Venezuelan oil tanker off the coast of the Latin American country just days ago — a drastic military escalation against Venezuela and President Nicolas Maduro.1 The White House has brought the United States to the very brink of all-out war. Trump says ground operations could begin “very soon” against Venezuela.2

    70% of Americans don’t want this regime change war.3 But that’s not slowing down the White House. Trump also hasn’t been deterred by damning reports that Pete Hegseth’s “kill everybody” order on a September 2nd boat bombing constitutes a potential war crime.4,5

    There are no signs that Trump or Hegseth are slowing down their march to war. That’s why Senators Tim Kaine, Rand Paul, and Adam Schiff introduced an urgent, bipartisan war powers resolution to block this war.

    Sign the petition: Investigate Pete Hegseth for war crimes and pass a war powers resolution to stop war with Venezuela.

    Sen. Schiff spoke on the importance of stopping this war and reasserting Congress’s authority over warmaking. He said, “We are being dragged into a war with Venezuela without legal basis or congressional authorization, and the Senate must be prepared to stop an illegal war that would needlessly place at risk thousands of American servicemembers. Americans do not want endless war.”6

    Congress needs to immediately investigate Hegseth’s potential war crimes and pass a war powers resolution to stop Trump’s drive toward war with Venezuela.

    Sign the petition: Investigate Hegseth and block war with Venezuela!

    Sources:

    1. CNN Politics, "What Trump’s latest dramatic Venezuela move means,” December 10, 2025.
    2. Sen. Kaine Press Release, "Kaine, Paul, Schumer, & Schiff File War Powers Resolution on Venezuela,” December 3, 2025.
    3. CBS News, "CBS News poll finds most would oppose U.S. military action in Venezuela, say Trump hasn't explained,” November 23, 2025.
    4. The Washington Post, "Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all,” November 28, 2025.
    5. The New York Times, "Lawmakers Suggest Follow-Up Boat Strike Could Be a War Crime,” November 30, 2025.
    6. Sen. Kaine Press Release, "Kaine, Paul, Schumer, & Schiff File War Powers Resolution on Venezuela,” December 3, 2025.
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