Good idea, Semmens! Will implement on Monday.
Posted on 03/13/2015 10:09:23 PM PDT by John Semmens
This week the Obama Administration has indicated it may bypass Congress and go directly to the United Nations to obtain international approval of its pending agreement with Iran.
US UN Ambassador Samantha Power cited "the traitorous actions of the 47 United States Senators' who attempted to limit the President's authority with that open letter they signed. They made it clear that their loyalty to the President is in question. Their insistence on using the Constitution as a cloak for Congressional interference has forced the Administration to seek an alternate path toward solidifying the agreement."
The "alternate path" would be to obtain the UN's endorsement of the deal. "Once the UN approves the agreement, Congressional participation becomes moot and unnecessary," Power contended. "The US Constitution applies to only one nation. It's authority is superseded by the authority of the United Nations, which is global in scope."
GOP reactions were mixed. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) denounced the idea saying that "The United Nations has no authority whatsoever to bind the United States of America." Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ken), though, conceded that "it looks like President Obama may have out maneuvered us again. We'll have no alternative but to appropriate the funds needed to implement the UN-approved treaty."
Over in the House, Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif) endorsed the UN gambit saying that "the Republicans have only themselves to blame. They could've been part of this historic agreement if they had dutifully followed the President's lead. By trying to stake out an independent course they have made themselves irrelevant. Senator McConnell's 11th hour effort to try to grab a piece of the credit by offering to appropriate funds is an exercise in futility. President Obama will appropriate monies as needed via executive action."
if you missed any of this week's other semi-news/semi-satire posts you can find them at...
https://www.freedomsphoenix.com/Opinion/172353-2015-03-13-semi-news-semi-satire-march-15-2015-edition.htm
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Good idea, Semmens! Will implement on Monday.
Yeah, so... where’s the satire?
The line between satire and news is blurred.
Thank you for the ping.
That sounds like something Mitch would really say.
Har, har, har!
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