US senators submitted a resolution to prevent US President Donald Trump from ordering military operations without the approval of Congress and to avoid a US military offensive on Venezuela.

The move tries to reaffirm the constitutional limits of the US executive power and to stop the expansion of Washington’s military presence in the Caribbean under the pretext of fighting drug trafficking.

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Full text of the draft resolution presented by the US lawmakers, as published by Telesur TV network

The document was sponsored by US democrats Tim Kaine and Adam Schiff, along with Republican Rand Paul, who agree that the use of military force must have previous legislative authorization.

The draft resolution was presented by Kaine on October 16th, which would have the US Senate debate the document after a 10-day waiting period. The senator recalled that the US Constitution gives Congress the exclusive authority to declare war, while the President can only authorize limited armed actions or those of immediate defense. (ACN)