Published on March 03, 2026
Resist Trump's War With Iran
I'm going to keep this note short because I want to get to the action items, and I know you already know that the war Trump launched on Saturday is illegal, unpopular, and unconstitutional.
Let's start with some simple facts. Trump's war with Iran is a war of choice and it has already caused massive death and destruction. Among the first attacks on Iran this weekend was a missile strike that left at least 175 dead in the rubble of a girls' elementary school. As of this writing, six American servicemembers are dead as well. Trump nonchalantly notes "there will likely be more before it ends."
So why choose this war? Don't overthink this. All authoritarians are bullies, and all bullies want to look strong. Trump is a lame-duck loser, facing sinking approval rates, a weakened congressional coalition, and a looming midterm electoral disaster. His political fundamentals are weak, and somewhere in the deep recesses of his deformed and addled brain he understands that good things do not happen to weak authoritarians.
When the walls close in, authoritarians lash out. We're two months into this election year, and he's already killed 150 people and launched strikes against 44 boats in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific, deposed the Venezuelan leader, menaced Greenland, occupied Minneapolis, mused about regime change in Cuba and Mexico, proposed canceling US elections, and launched a war of choice against Iran over the opposition of the vast majority of our country.
The answer to "Why choose this?" is simple: Because who's gonna stop him?
Our Constitution says Congress alone has the power to declare war. The Constitution also holds sacrosanct our freedom of speech and assembly. It protects against unreasonable searches and seizures. It forbids cruel and unusual punishment. It gives the states the power to administer elections. And before Trump's judges gutted it, the Constitution also guaranteed a right to privacy. It turns out the Constitution says a lot of stuff that Trump doesn't give a damn about. Words on paper as far as he's concerned.
Who's gonna stop him?
Congress has the authority, but they must be pushed to use it. I wish I could say Congress has already swung into action to stop him. It's their constitutional power under threat here as well, right? But we all know Congress is controlled by Trump Republicans who all fit into one of three categories: co-conspiring fascists, cowardly sycophants, or Thomas Massie. Even the most politically vulnerable congressional Republicans are currently arguing that Democrats should drop their opposition to Trump's secret police funding now that Trump took us to war. This Congress led by these leaders of this party will not decide on their own to stop this guy.
That's why the War Powers Resolution vote this week -- forced by Rep. Ro Khanna and Rep. Thomas Massie, the same pair who brought you the Epstein files bill -- is so crucial. War Powers resolutions are privileged, which means they can be brought to the floor without Republican leadership's agreement. Republican leadership can try to win the vote, but they can't stop the vote. And every Member of Congress, Republican or Democratic, needs to understand that this will be a defining vote -- in the same way that the Iraq War vote defined a generation of politicians. We need every Democrat onboard and we need to split off some Republicans.
But they won't understand how significant this vote is unless they hear and feel the outrage now. So we're asking three things:
1. Use our tools to contact your Members of Congress immediately (Links 1-3 Below)
2. Sign up for and attend tonight's antiwar mass movement call (Link 4 Below)
3. Build for No Kings III later this month (Link 5 Below)
I wish this were a politically boring time...Unfortunately, it's up to us to make some new history with organized people power at a scale this country has never seen. This week's action items are designed to help us do that.
Click To Call Your Representative
Click to Email Both Your Senator And Your Representative
Sign up for and attend tonight's antiwar mass movement call, led by MoveOn and co-hosted by Indivisible and many of our national partners.
Build for No Kings III later this month. We need to make this the largest protest in American history.