Washington, D.C. – As United States President Donald Trump dey twiddle him thumbs over military action against Iran, lawmakers don begin dey vex well well. Omo, them don waka enter legislative house with serious plans to make sure am say no wahala go happen without their say-so!
Reports say Trump no even blink when him announce say U.S. warplanes don carry out strike on three Iranian nuclear sites. E be like say we dey enter one serious gbege! Members of Congress, both Democrats and Republicans, don band together—like Naija paddy-paddy—for the sake of American power and the Constitution.
Heard of the War Powers Resolution? Na wetin dey give Congress the power to declare war, but e be like presidents no dey the habit of following the rules. (Dem dey feel like say dem be king or wetin?!) This action don stir plenty debate as many senators believe say Trump no fit just waka enter war without their blessing.
Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) don propose bill wey go require Trump to seek Congress approval before any military strike on Iran. ‘This no be our war!’ him talk sharply. Even Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) dey yan say ‘we need to protect Americans from unnecessary wars.’ If person no sabi anything about the Constitution, at least make dem learn this one!
Trump, on the other hand, dey enjoy im ‘commander in chief’ powers wey Constitution give am. But lawmakers dey shout say this power dey too much for one man. If Trump just dey act on im own, e fit drag us into another endless Middle East war, and nobody wan go that route again after Vietnam saga! (Abeg, where dem go find space for all these endless wars?)
For wey plenty D.C. insiders dey check am, the pressure dey add on Trump. Senator Tim Kaine (D-Va.) don pull out him own bill too, this one dey follow Massie’s own like Yoruba demon follow fine girl for party—just trying to create a balance. Na the time to show say the Constitution still dey matter for governance!
So why una think say this talk dey hot? Because, you no go like when your president fit just wake up one morning, yawn, and decide to drop bombs without anybody checking am. With military potential duking it out in the Middle East, tension dey rise higher than your uncle’s palm-wine drunkenness on Christmas Eve!
Ironically, some senators still dey consider the benefits of military action, for instance, Senator John Fetterman dey currently twist like a wahala man, all in favor of striking Iran. Him don dey contradict wetin Congress try to do. One step forward, two steps back! (E fit be movie—who go direct this drama?)
In essence, while Trump dey shine im eyes on Iran, members of Congress dey come together to remind am say ‘Oga, no be so e suppose be!’ America never get any big war like this since Vietnam, and citizens dey pray make dem no repeat the same story again. Na esperanto we go speak this time if another war gree happen—’War is bad, and we no fit swallow dem!’
The coming days go show how all this matter go unfold. Will Congress stand firm and stamp their ground without feeling the pressure of big boys in town? Time go tell, my padi, but na we go keep our ears open to catch the next gist! Stay tuned!
