A group of 47 Republican senators warned Iran's mullahs on Monday that any agreement the Obama administration strikes with the Islamic republic to limit Tehran's nuclear program may be short-lived unless Congress formally approves it.
In a rare open letter to Iranian leaders, Arkansas freshman Sen. Tom Cotton and 46 others from the GOP wrote that without congressional approval, 'we will consider any agreement regarding your nuclear-weapons program that is not approved by the Congress as nothing more than an executive agreement between President Obama and Ayatollah Khamenei.'
'The next president could revoke such an executive agreement with the stroke of a pen,' the Republicans wrote, 'and future Congresses could modify the terms of the agreement at any time.'
The White House in turn tried to brand Republicans as warmongers and accused them of pursuing a 'partisan strategy to undermine the president' while demanding power that goes against the role the Founding Fathers envisioned the legislative branch playing in foreign affairs.
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5 comments:
Yes the Emperor has no clothes, all the whining won’t change that.
The GOP are exactly correct in their actions. And let us not forget Ms. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House in 2007 met with Syria's Bashir in protest over Bush's desire to impose tougher sanctions. That was appropriate but look how that turned out.
So please, it's time we take charge here.
The constitution states exactly what was pointed out in the letter.
Khameini shouldn't trust this POSOTUS - he's acting on his own without the advise and consent of Congress.
Aside from the fact that the American people don't trust this POSOTUS and can't wait for January 20, 2017....we're hoping for positive change beginning then!
Just seems odd that our US congress (not just one or two individuals in congress) is advising an enemy of the US not to trust any agreement negotiated by the US.
11:47 - not to trust the agreement not negotiated and approved by the required constitutional process...which is just about everything this POSOTUS has done!
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