Disgraceful - Republicans Warn Iran -- and Obama -- That Deal Won't Last

[ashling]

A group of 47 Republican senators has written an open letter to Iran's leaders warning them that any nuclear deal they sign with President Barack Obama's administration won’t last after Obama leaves office.

Organized by freshman Senator Tom Cotton and signed by the chamber's entire party leadership as well as potential 2016 presidential contenders Marco Rubio, Ted Cruz and Rand Paul, the letter is meant not just to discourage the Iranian regime from signing a deal but also to pressure the White House into giving Congress some authority over the process.

“It has come to our attention while observing your nuclear negotiations with our government that you may not fully understand our constitutional system … Anything not approved by Congress is a mere executive agreement,” the senators wrote. “The next president could revoke such an executive agreement with the stroke of a pen and future Congresses could modify the terms of the agreement at any time.”

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Republicans also have a new argument to make in asserting their role in the diplomatic process: Vice President Joe Biden similarly insisted -- in a letter to then-Secretary of State Colin Powell -- on congressional approval for the Moscow Treaty on strategic nuclear weapons with Russia in 2002, when he was head of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

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that little shit Tom Cotton is dangerous ... hell, what am I saying, the whole pack of 'em are dangerous!

[Itchinjim]

1. Sedition.

Plain and simple

[riderinthestorm]

2. K&R so more folks see this story

is right! !

[4139]

3. Actually one error in the article, Obama can void the agreement at any time.

2/3 of congress has to approve then the president has to sign it to be ratified. It is a non-binding agreement until both of those thing happen.