Repealing laws like the 2002 AUMF is a crucial and necessary step toward reexamining a broken U.S. foreign policy that has propped open the door to endless war for decades. With geopolitical tensions at a tipping point, it’s more important than ever that Congress take the reins on issues of war and peace.

The good news is, today, we still have a real shot at repealing the 2002 Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF), the law that gave President Bush the authority to invade Iraq and has been misused by presidents ever since. That entire war was based on lies, and a bipartisan Senate did the right thing by voting to repeal the 2002 AUMF earlier this year.

Times like these are exactly when we need Congress to place common-sense checks on executive war powers, and to send a signal that we, as constituents, get to weigh in on whether the United States goes to war. It’s time to call any effort to keep existing AUMFs on the books out for what they are: Authorizations for new, unnecessary global wars — and that’s something we simply can’t let happen.

 Join us in calling on the House to fix our mistakes — not repeat them. As the hawks dig in, every Rep. must hear from us when we say: It’s time to break the cycle of endless war and repeal these outdated war authorizations!