‘We Will Not Tolerate It’: Democrats, Establishment GOP Unite Behind… Sen. Ted Cruz?

The Blaze / The Associated Press ^ | April 7, 2014 | Jason Howerton

[2ndDivisionVet]

WASHINGTON (TheBlaze/AP) — The Senate approved a bill Monday to bar a former hostage-taker tapped to be Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations from entering the United States.

By voice vote, Republicans and Democrats united behind the legislation sponsored by Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, that reflected congressional animosity toward Tehran and its selection of Hamid Aboutalebi. Iran’s envoy choice was a member of a Muslim student group that held 52 Americans hostage for 444 days in the 1979 seizure of the U.S. Embassy in Tehran....

[EQAndyBuzz]

Who voted for that one?

[Rock Eye Jack]

McConnell and Boehner are splitting the Republicans
Ted Cruz is uniting Americans

[2ndDivisionVet]

Chuck Schumer was one.

[onedoug]

He’d come under authority of the UN. The United States dast not stand in the way of Ban Ki Moon.

[Truth29]

“If the President determines” language is an easy out for Obama. Some low level, nameless, functionary n the State Department will simply issue the visa. The language needs to be much more declaratory and not give Obama any discretion.

[Dr. Bogus Pachysandra]

Let him in. Screw diplomatic immunity. Arrest him. Try him. Put him in Gitmo!

[capydick]

But we can refuse him entry into the States, no?

[SunkenCiv]

A voice vote is nice, because the nays have plausible denial, and the ayes have plausible denial, and the no-shows probably have an alibi. Thanks 2ndDivisionVet.

[plain talk]

Obama will get him in. Worthwhile effort nevertheless to get this on record and expose those who voted against it or allowed this criminal into the country.

[ronnie raygun]

Chuck Schumer was one. this is a despicable man he voted for the UN gun ban as well