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No, you don’t need to pass a law giving you the right to approve the treaty. It isn’t a treaty until you approve it.
In the absence of senate approval, its a fake treaty. Its a dead letter.
This is actually a sleight of hand giving O exactly what he wants. If McConnell can’t get the law passed and signed, then does that mean the treaty stands? It will be interpreted that way by the obamists, and thats what McConnell is setting up. Pretending to fight for us while clearing the way for the obamists yet again.
The Iran deal is either good or bad, needed or not needed. Obama is the President, God forbid, and he gets to do these negotiations. With that said, review of the deal and a 67 vote majority in the Senate is required of any international treaty. There is no debate on this fact. Why is everyone acting like this is in doubt. No Corker amendment needs to be passes to assure this fact.
Now, if they want to pass some other hurdle...like allowing the House a chance to weigh in as well....that would take enactment of new law. Perhaps that is what the Corker Amendment is all about.
In any case, it seems absurd that the senate is fighting for a power it already has. Secondly, why is the Preisdent of the United States trying to go around the Senate once again? For this deal with Iran to truly last, he Must have the Senate on board.
More to the point, Obama can argue that the Congress is wrong to disagree with his approach to Iran, but there is no intellectually valid argument for why the Congress shouldn’t have a say.
This deal is nothing more than ink on paper if the Senate doesn’t ratify it, period. Obama is one man. He’s not a King.
Good idea Mitch, that way you can pretend to be opposing Obama while his veto means that you are not stopping him in any substantive way. Mitch is more dangerous than Obama, because Mitch is what prevents conservatives from being able to stop Obama.
Dirtball wants opportunity to endorse it. Mark my words - the fix is in. This is Kabuki Drama at its worst.
Senator, I hate to be the one to break it to you, but Obama doesn’t give a rats hind end about you, Congress or your legislation.
Unless he needs it to legitimize his destruction of America plan and then he welcomes it.
Well, here comes another cave.