05/28/2026
On Wednesday, May 27, 2026 the SDICLC Delegates passed the following resolution:
Fund People, Not Bombs--Stop Military Operations in Iran and Weapons Transfers to Israel
WHEREAS, on February 28, 2026, the President of the United States initiated major military operations against the Islamic Republic of Iran without a Congressional Declaration of War (per Article I, Section 8, Clause 11 of the U.S. Constitution), without an Authorization for Use of Military Force (per the 1973 War Powers Act), without provocation or necessity of self-defense (per Article 51 of the UN Charter), and without authorization by the UN Security Council (per Article 42 of the UN Charter); and
WHEREAS, an estimated 24,000 children have been killed, many millions displaced, and millions more have suffered profound and enduring disruption to their well-being and education in conflicts across the Middle East over the last three years; and
WHEREAS, as the U.S. enables Israel’s bombing campaign in Lebanon and continued attacks on Gaza, teachers, healthcare workers, and tradespeople—those who make society function—have been killed in their homes, bombed in their workplaces, and denied the ability to live or rebuild; and
WHEREAS, SDICLC Delegates resolved last summer to condemn U.S. support of Israel’s genocide of Palestinians in Gaza and demand an end to U.S. weapons transfers to Israel; and
WHEREAS, according to the Harvard Kennedy School, the ultimate costs of the Iran conflict are likely to exceed one trillion dollars; the Trump Administration has requested $200 billion in supplemental war funding from Congress; and the proposed 2027 defense budget stands at $1.5 trillion; and
WHEREAS, these military expenditures divert national resources from urgent domestic needs — including a $38 billion annual shortfall in federal funding for the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, proposed cuts of approximately $1 trillion to Medicaid, crumbling infrastructure, and a housing and food insecurity crisis affecting hundreds of thousands of Americans; and
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