Proposal: the netroots should force members of Congress and congressional candidates to answer three questions about the possiblity of the United States using nuclear weapons against Iran.
Draft statements (agree or not):
1. Using nuclear weapons aginst Iran will hurt U.S. national security; it is unacceptable.2. Before using nuclear weapons against a foreign country the president the Constitution requires specific authorization from Congress.
3. Before attacking Iran the president needs to either have specific authorization of the UN Security Council or needs to invoke the right of self defense as codified by the UN Charter.
By forcing members of Congress and candidates to express agreement or disagreement with these three points we will force candidates to put themselves in the rule of law camp or the rule of force camp.
How would you improve the text of the questions?
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