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Congress approves bill barring any president from unilaterally withdrawing from NATO (thehill.com)

submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Congress has approved legislation that would prevent any president from withdrawing the United States from NATO without approval from the Senate or an Act of Congress. The measure, spearheaded by Sens. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), was included in the annual National Defense Authorization Act, which passed out of the House on Thursday and is expected to be signed by President Biden.

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[+] [email protected] -36 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (3 children)

Doing something completely and plainly undemocratic to preserve "democracy" certified classic. I'm sure there's still some way to get out still, but, NATO forever no looking back I guess. The completely real and not totally contrived "north atlantic community" me and my closest friends across half the world.

[–] [email protected] 35 points 11 months ago

How is this undemocratic? It was voted on and passed by Congress. Congress is made up of elected representatives by the citizens of the US.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Democracy is a popular vote for everything with no voter suppression. Not electing chumps to get bribed. Want to end war? End poverty? Let the people vote. Socialism here we come.

[–] logi 5 points 11 months ago

There are many forms of democracy. Representative democracy is one and you seem to like direct democracy. I know that I don't have time for direct democracy... there is just too much going on. But there might be a middle ground.