Receive advice and consent of the United States Congress before pursuing military intervention in Syria.

In recent decades, the Presidents have employed unreasonable constitutional flexibility with regards to military action. Although the Constitution clearly states that "Congress shall have Power...To declare War," the Executive Branch as consistently ordered the United States Armed Forces into foreign wars. While the War Powers Act attempts to curtail this development, its questionable constitutionality and its inability to thwart an initial unilateral military action renders it ineffective. If the United States retaliates against the Bashar al-Assad regime for its alleged use of chemical weapons against the Syrian people, that military action should only take place after the President receives the advice and consent of Congress which alone has the power to declare War.