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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2026

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S E N A T E   R E S O L U T I O N

CONDEMNING UNAUTHORIZED MILITARY ACTIONS, VIOLATIONS OF FOREIGN

SOVEREIGNTY, AND RECURRING U.S. INTERVENTIONIST FAILURES IN LATIN

AMERICA

     Introduced By: Senators Acosta, Kallman, Mack, Urso, and Pearson

     Date Introduced: January 13, 2026

     Referred To: Recommended for Immediate Consideration

     WHEREAS, The United States Constitution assigns to Congress exclusive authority to

authorize war and the use of military force abroad; and

     WHEREAS, Respect for national sovereignty is a cornerstone of international law and

peaceful global relations; and

     WHEREAS, The United States has a documented history of intervention in Latin

America that supported authoritarian regimes and resulted in long-term instability and human

rights abuses, including support for Fulgencio Batista in Cuba, Augusto Pinochet in Chile, and

Rafael Trujillo in the Dominican Republic; and

     WHEREAS, Statements or rhetoric suggesting military or coercive action against

sovereign nations, including references concerning Venezuela, Colombia, and Greenland, risk

repeating historic interventionist mistakes; and

     WHEREAS, Recent actions resulting in the capture of the President of Venezuela,

Nicolás Maduro, and his transfer into United States custody, outside a traditional extradition or

international legal process, reflect a dangerous escalation and echo past interventionist practices

shown to be harmful; now, therefore be it

     RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Rhode Island condemns any unauthorized

military action undertaken without the express approval of the United States Congress, which

coincides with the resolution passed last week by the U.S. Senate which states that the United

States should not take any further action without Congressional approval; and be it further

     RESOLVED, That this Senate condemns violations of foreign sovereignty, coercive

threats or rhetoric against sovereign nations, and extraterritorial seizures of foreign leaders

outside lawful process; and be it further

     RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to

transmit duly certified copies of this resolution to the President of the United States, the

leadership of the United States Congress, and the Rhode Island Congressional Delegation.

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