Shimon Blau
Role at the time: Independent candidate for U.S. House in Colorado's 1st district, in an emailed statement forwarded by his campaign manager
Statement summary
Shimon Blau, an independent candidate for U.S. House in Colorado's 1st district, said in an emailed statement that he opposes the Iran war and supports the War Powers Resolution. He said military action without clear objectives or congressional authorization risks American lives, destabilizes the region and could lead to another prolonged conflict.
“I oppose the war in Iran because military action without clear objectives or congressional authorization risks American lives, destabilizes the region, and could draw us into another prolonged conflict. I support the War Powers Resolution to reaffirm Congress’s constitutional authority over decisions to take our nation to war.”
Read the full email
Hi Graham, Please see below for my response: I oppose the war in Iran because military action without clear objectives or congressional authorization risks American lives, destabilizes the region, and could draw us into another prolonged conflict. I support the War Powers Resolution to reaffirm Congress’s constitutional authority over decisions to take our nation to war. Thank you. Dr. Shimon Blau
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. Blau says he opposes the war and supports the War Powers Resolution. That rejects the continued operations, so we labeled it Condemned. The closest competing label is Mixed or conditional; it loses because he attaches no condition to his opposition.