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onenote

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9. Have you actually read the law? I have. And it's riddled with provisions

Reply to RandomAccess (Original post)

Tue Jan 30, 2018, 09:59 PM

Jan 2018

that allow the president to waive sanctions by filing a report with Congress.
If it was so clear cut, I'd expect one of the articles to cite to a specific provision in the law that imposes a mandate on Trump. But because this is in the area of foreign relations, Congress always provides the president with an out.

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Trump committed an impeachable offense yesterday [View all] RandomAccess Jan 2018 OP

Banana republic stuff.... pbmus Jan 2018 #1

Seth is right orangecrush Jan 2018 #2

I agree and disagree. BadgerMom Jan 2018 #3

I think that trying to work up outrage about Russia among people who aren't already outraged... renate Jan 2018 #4

That I agree with. BadgerMom Jan 2018 #13

Did he violate the letter of the law? kst Jan 2018 #5

Thanks. Even so, Claire McCaskill said that we're in a RandomAccess Jan 2018 #19

Yeah, and what is the PGIC gonna do next....the repug Congress is Ferrets are Cool Jan 2018 #6

Why are the dems so lame in their comments on this?? triron Jan 2018 #7

because they all voted for the law and know it really doesn't force Trump to do anything onenote Jan 2018 #10

See this RandomAccess Jan 2018 #20

R#37 & K UTUSN Jan 2018 #8

Have you actually read the law? I have. And it's riddled with provisions onenote Jan 2018 #9

To be fair to Trump.... SergeStorms Jan 2018 #11

I read about this on DU at 1:00 yesterday BigmanPigman Jan 2018 #12

And the day before gibraltar72 Jan 2018 #14

Just on the days ending in "y" (NFM) GopherGal Jan 2018 #21

What in the heck is going on? Miigwech Jan 2018 #15

At this point I'm all for forming our own country. Initech Jan 2018 #16

I'm in. triron Jan 2018 #17

kick for visibility triron Jan 2018 #18