Noting both that the War Powers Resolution of 1973 is unworkable and that disputes over the role the president and Congress should play in exercising their explicit, implied and sometimes conflicting powers as "Commander in Chief" on the one hand and the sole entity capable of "declaring" war on the other have been hotly debated since before the ink had dried on the Constitution, the commission has tried to construct a framework that might facilitate consultation without diminishing either presidential power or congressional options in the event of an impasse.