The president would have had to return to Congress for a second approval to act unilaterally.
So they propose to go around them, to act unilaterally to get their way.
Nor does he want to act unilaterally, particularly when it comes to military options.
Western countries should not act unilaterally in Libya, he says.
If it had been working properly, he said, "there would be no need now for individual states to act unilaterally."
Still, she had acted unilaterally, and he questioned her about that.
But he has said Israel will not act unilaterally.
The governor's aides say he is still willing to act unilaterally anyway.
It seemed that the times when Washington acted unilaterally in the international arena were coming to an end.
President Bush would have to return to Congress for second approval to act unilaterally.