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Lansing council adopts resolution urging de‑escalation in Iran
Summary
The council unanimously adopted a resolution calling for diplomacy and an immediate end to unauthorized military escalation involving Iran, and urged the president and Congress to pursue peaceful solutions.
The Lansing City Council adopted a resolution urging diplomacy and an immediate end to unauthorized military escalation with Iran.
"This calls for the immediate end to an unauthorized military escalation, an unlawful war with Iran, and it urges the president of The United States and Congress to pursue diplomacy, de escalation, and a peaceful resolution instead of continued military conflict," Councilor Locust said when moving the resolution. The motion passed by voice vote.
The resolution tracks several recent federal votes and stresses that Congress, not the executive branch alone, has the authority to declare war. The council did not specify local actions beyond the formal adoption of the resolution.
Outcome: resolution adopted by voice vote.
