WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats clinched the crucial Senate votes Tuesday to block passage of a disapproval resolution against the Iran nuclear accord, an outcome that would be a major victory for President Barack Obama against united Republican opposition.
But amid fast-paced developments as lawmakers returned to Washington from their five-week summer recess, supporters of the deal stopped short of declaring victory. That was because it remained uncertain whether all 41 Democratic and independent senators now on record in favor of the deal would also support a filibuster to block a final vote on the disapproval resolution.
Still, the complicated machinery of Congress was turning in favor of the president on his top foreign policy priority, despite GOP control of both the House and the Senate. Already supporters of the deal have the votes in hand to uphold Obama's veto of a disapproval resolution, should that become necessary. Blocking the disapproval resolution with a filibuster, while ideal from the White House view because it would spare Obama from having to use a veto, would not change the ultimate outcome.
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They have placed America and the world in great danger. At some point they will answer for this vote. Remember, they care Nothing for our safety.
ReplyDeleteTreason and WWIII within 15 years.
ReplyDeleteIt also means that the Democrats own this completely...aside from the fact that they are preventing it from being properly approved as a treaty (which it wouldn't be!), it is only an agreement between the president - which future presidents are not bound to.
ReplyDeleteI number of legislators already warned the Iranians that this could happen - and hopefully the next president (a Republican) will nullify the Kenyan refugee's agreement and reimpose the previous sanctions...
We will soon have the names of every TRAITOR in the US senate.
ReplyDeleteThey all need to go
ReplyDeletesomewhere over the rainbow.... it's all going According to the plan.
ReplyDeleteThis is a sad day for America!
ReplyDeleteI don't know why people even believe is this "drama" about who is going to vote for and who is going to vote against.
ReplyDeleteThe decision was made back in July.
This is just the drama making the public (You and me) think they care about us
Israel is now doomed , it will start very shortly , Israel will attack
ReplyDeletewith a vengeance , it will fail because it is written in the bible.
All of the muslim countries will unite. Thanks Obama ,you son of a bitch.
Name names
ReplyDeleteNo one regardless of party should be voting for this. It will be a total failure and, good, we can blame the Dems, if we are still here to blame anyone.
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