Two Bay Area congressman sued by anti-war constituents over aid to Israel

U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson and fellow Democrat Rep. Jared Huffman were sued in federal court in San Francisco this week by Bay Area constituents alleging their votes in support of military aid for Israel last April supported genocide.

The complaint alleged the votes violated the constitutional rights of constituents by using their taxes “for the unlawful purpose of complicity in genocide.” The Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act allocated $26.38 billion for military aid to Israel...