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KamaAina

(78,249 posts)
Sun Mar 13, 2016, 09:13 PM Mar 2016

Senate Historian Can’t Find Anything In History That Matches GOP Iran Sabotage Letter

http://www.politicususa.com/2015/03/11/u-s-senate-historian.html

Republicans who are already reeling from the letter that 47 of their senators sent to Iran were dealt another blow as the U.S. Senate Historian’s Office can’t find another example of this type of behavior anywhere in Senate history....

The historian left the door open to a letter surfacing that could lend precedent to the Republicans’ actions, but it isn’t a good sign for Republicans that one hasn’t been found. Congressional Republicans are fond of accusing President Obama of overreaching and overstepping his bounds, but the letter sent to the Iranian government was a clear case of overreach....

The fact that the Senate can’t find a comparable example to the Iran letter demonstrates that the level of hatred that Republicans have for President Obama is also unprecedented. The level of partisan contempt for the man who occupies the White House is so extreme that Republicans are willing to sabotage global security and world peace in an attempt to politically wound the president.

The Iran letter was bad enough, but the intent behind the letter was even worse. Republicans have gone from wrecking their government at home to making the world less safe for all humankind.


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Senate Historian Can’t Find Anything In History That Matches GOP Iran Sabotage Letter (Original Post) KamaAina Mar 2016 OP
Boehner and McConnell proved that they were too racist to work with this president. Rex Mar 2016 #1
Some have said the letterit was coming close to treason . Remember their names this election Person 2713 Mar 2016 #2
can we call it sedition NOW? pansypoo53219 Mar 2016 #3
 

Rex

(65,616 posts)
1. Boehner and McConnell proved that they were too racist to work with this president.
Sun Mar 13, 2016, 09:26 PM
Mar 2016

So did Cruz and all his co-horts over in the House. History will not be kind to the GOP, their obvious obstruction and the cause will be repeated forever. Another thing is thankfully Iran did not implode at their offensive letter. Obviously cooler heads prevailed on both sides.

They've NEVER shown this president any respect and openly called him a liar in one of his SOTU addresses. The GOP let their KKK flag fly high and proud these past 8 years. And now they have a white supremacist (take your pick) running as their nominee for the WH.



Person 2713

(3,263 posts)
2. Some have said the letterit was coming close to treason . Remember their names this election
Sun Mar 13, 2016, 09:29 PM
Mar 2016

Remind friends and neighbors how far they went

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