Chris Harden
Role at the time: Democratic candidate for U.S. House in Georgia's 11th district, in a statement emailed by his campaign
Statement summary
Chris Harden, the Democratic candidate for U.S. House in Georgia's 11th district, said in a statement emailed by his campaign that Congress never declared war on Iran and that the war is unconstitutional. He said that in Congress he would vote to end the hostilities and restore the war powers the founders gave to Congress.
“The Constitution is clear: only Congress has the power to declare war. Congress never declared war on Iran. Yet American service members have been in harm's way for months, and taxpayers are footing a bill in the tens of billions. This war is unconstitutional. In Congress, I will vote to end the hostilities in Iran and restore the role the founders gave to the people's representatives. Our troops and their families deserve leaders who follow the Constitution, not ones who look the other way.”
Read the full email
Mr. Weller, Below is a quote from Chris Harden regarding the war in Iran. "The Constitution is clear: only Congress has the power to declare war. Congress never declared war on Iran. Yet American service members have been in harm's way for months, and taxpayers are footing a bill in the tens of billions. This war is unconstitutional. In Congress, I will vote to end the hostilities in Iran and restore the role the founders gave to the people's representatives. Our troops and their families deserve leaders who follow the Constitution, not ones who look the other way." Thank you, Amber
Why we used this label
The case tracks support for continued U.S. military operations against Iran, which Congress has not formally authorized, including whether a candidate would vote for a war powers resolution to remove U.S. forces from hostilities. Harden calls the war unconstitutional and says he would vote to end the hostilities in Iran. That rejects the continued operations, so we labeled it Condemned.