,,iv  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #dj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se   
,,( ,,repres5tatives  ,june #bj1 #bjac  
,mr4 ,jones submitt$ ! foll[+ concurr5t 
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ! ,judici>y1 & 9 addition to !      
,committee on ,=eign ,affairs1 = a p]iod
 to be subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1
 9 ea* case = consid]ation ( su*        
provisions z fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! 
committee conc]n$  ,,concurr5t          
,,resolution  ,express+ ! s5se (        
,congress t ! ,presid5t is prohibit$ "u 
! ,con/itution f initiat+ w> aga9/      
,syria )\t express congressional        
au?orization & ! appropriation ( funds =
 ! express purpose ( wag+ su* a w>4     
,:]eas ! ,con/itution's mak]s entru/$   
decisions to initiate (f5sive w>f>e n 9 
self-def5se exclusively to ,congress 9  
article ,i1 section #h1 clause #aa2     
,:]eas ! ,con/itution's mak]s knew t !  
,executive ,bran* w\ld be prone to      
manufacture dang] & to deceive ,congress
 & ! ,unit$ ,/ates p to ju/ify gratuit\s

 w>s to aggr&ize executive p[]2 ,:]eas  
*ronic w>s are irreconcilable ) lib]ty1 
a sep>ation ( p[]s1 & ! rule ( law2     
,:]eas ! entry ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,arm$  
,=ces into ! ongo+ w> 9 ,syria to ov]?r[
 ,presid5t ,ba%> al-,assad w\ld make !  
,unit$ ,/ates less safe by awak5+ new   
enemies2 ,:]eas ! fate ( ,syria is      
irrelevant to ! security & welf>e ( !   
,unit$ ,/ates & its citiz5s & is n wor? 
risk+ ! life ( a s+le memb] ( ! ,unit$  
,/ates ,arm$ ,=ces2 ,:]eas humanit>ian  
w>s are a contradiction 9 t]ms &        
*>act]i/ically lead to semi-an>*y &     
*aos1 z 9 ,somalia & ,libya2 ,:]eas if  
victori\s1 ! hydra-head$ ,syrian        
insurg5cy w\ld suppress ! ,*ri/ian      
population or o!r m9orities z has be5   
simil>ly witness$ 9 ,iraq ) its         
,%iite-dom9at$ gov]nm5t2 & ,:]eas ,unit$
 ,/ates milit>y aid to ! ,syrian        
insurg5ts risks bl[back indi/+ui%able f 
! milit>y assi/ance provid$ to ! spl9t]$
 ,afghan mujahide5 9 ,afghani/an to     
oppose ! ,soviet ,union & culm9at$ 9 !  

#i_/aa abom9ations3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t
 x is ! s5se ( ,congress t--  7#a7 !    
,presid5t is prohibit$ "u ! ,con/itution
 f ! (f5sive use ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,arm$
 ,=ces 9 ,syria )\t prior express       
au?orization by an ,act ( ,congress or  
)\t a prior express appropriation (     
funds = t purpose by an ,act (          
,congress2 &  7#b7 ! ,presid5t's        
defiance ( ^? con/itutional limitations 
on 8 au?ority to initiate w> w\ld       
con/itute an impea*able high crime &    
misdemeanor "u article ,,ii1 section #d 
( ! ,con/itution4