that is why i and many others have cosponsored senator tim kaine's bipartisan s.j. res. 68 to prevent the president from going to war with iran without congressional authorization. you want to go to war with iran, you ought to be compelled to vote for it, up or down, vote for or against as a member of congress. specifically, this resolution, s.j. res. 68, requires the president to, quote, terminate the use of the united states armed forces for hostilities against the islamic republic of iran or any part of its government or military unless explicitly authorized by a declaration of war or a specific authorization for the use of military force, unquote, as enacted by congress. nothing in this resolution