"you're kidding right? I thought McConnell said we had this in the bag. Damn we're going to have to try a different tactic cuz I want to get pa-a-a-i-d. I already ordered that solid gold Ping set"
Posted on 08/08/2015 5:04:24 PM PDT by markomalley
Following in the footsteps of New York Sen. Chuck Schumer and Rep. Eliot Engel, D-N.Y., another Democratic Jewish member of Congress has announced he will oppose the Iran nuclear agreement.
"I will vote against the Iran deal," declared California Rep. Brad Sherman in a press release on Friday. "This Agreement is the Good, the Bad and the Ugly. It contains the good and the bad in the first year, and gets ugly in the years thereafter."
The news of Sherman's opposition is another blow to the Obama administration. During the August recess, the administration has been working to create a large enough bloc in Congress to sustain the deal through an anticipated veto of legislation from Congress disapproving the deal.
The second ranking Democrat in the House Foreign Affairs Committee explained that the "good" in the deal comes when Iran gives up 97 percent of its stockpile of enriched uranium and decommissions two-thirds of its existing centrifuges.
The "bad" represents the $56 billion in sanctions relief, which many critics are afraid Iran will use to boost its funding for terrorism abroad, as well their newly acquired free access to the international oil market.
The "ugly" is that in 15 years or less, Iran "is permitted to have an unlimited quantity of centrifuges of unlimited quality, as well as heavy water reactors and reprocessing facilities."
While he is willing to take the "good" with the "bad," Sherman said that more nuclear restrictions must be slapped on Iran's nuclear program to assure the deal would not allow the situation to get "ugly."
Like many Republican critics of the deal, the congressman lamented the 24-day wait period for inspections of nuclear facilities and a lack of provisions to monitor financial transactions and shipments between Iran and North Korea, from whom the Iranians could purchase nuclear weapons.
Sherman also pointed out that under international law and the U.S. Constitution, the deal is "a mere 'executive political agreement' that is not binding in America, Europe and Iran." If Congress were to approve the agreement, it would make it appear binding.
"Appearances matter," he added.
In a recent House Foreign Affairs hearing, Sherman grilled Secretary of State John Kerry on the particulars of the Iran nuclear deal. He charged that the agreement is not binding and indicated that the members of the administration who were testifying were snubbing Congress by not asking for approval, though the legislative branch is well within its power to vote down the deal and to override a presidential veto.
"You strongly do not want us to override a presidential veto, but if we do that triggers certain American laws," Sherman said to Kerry in a recent House Foreign Affairs hearing on the Iran deal. "Will you follow the law even though you think it violates this agreement clearly and even if you think its absolutely terrible policy?"
"I can't begin to answer that at this point without consulting with the president and determining what circumstances are," replied Kerry.
"So you're not committed to following the law?" Sherman asked.
"No, I said I'm not going to deal with a hypothetical, that's all," Kerry said.
A factor that undoubtedly figured into Sherman's decision is his commitment to Israel, a nation that opposes the Iran deal and whose very existence has been constantly threatened by Iranian leaders.
Lame Duck status is starting to bite.
I think the only reason Obama is making this deal is to make sure a nuke does not go off on his watch. He could care less if Tel Aviv is nuked just as long as he isn’t president. My guess is the CIA has already informed Obama Iran already has nukes.
Naw, this is just a kabuki dance. Schumer and other Jews in congress know their votes against this “agreement” are meaningless.
Los Cucarachas are becoming bolder, and crawling out during the news day! President O. is not liking this.
They will need 46 Democrat Congressmen and 13 Democrat senators to override the veto. They won’t get them.
But republicrats took a treaty ( no question) requiring 2/3 Senate approval and Mitch and Corker moved it to a common statute so when Obama votes the disapproval, it will require a 2/3rds over ride in both houses . Why did they allow that? Nay, why did they SPONSOR that ? Go TRUMP!!
I’m sure McConnell will get it passed.
Even if the deal is not binding unless approved by Congress, what is to stop Obama from coughing up the 50 Billion?
(hard to believe people still fall for this type of political dog feces)
The ploy by Sen. Chuck Schumer and Rep. Eliot Engel, D-N.Y. is nothing but a ruse. There will be enough to disapprove the deal but not enough to override His Arrogance’s veto. Schumer, et al, are playing a game to try to play typical Progressive politics. None of them actually do anything to actually override the veto.
"you're kidding right? I thought McConnell said we had this in the bag. Damn we're going to have to try a different tactic cuz I want to get pa-a-a-i-d. I already ordered that solid gold Ping set"
There is NO VETO. Please.
Iran is preparing to nuke USA. That’s what all their icbm’s are for ( they’re not needed to reach Israel). Iran threatens to destroy USA, their so- called Great Satan. Enough of all this “Jewish congressmen come out “ to protect America from Iran. How about all the rest of our Cobgress- critters??? When will they speak up ???? The Iranian nukes will kill us all, after all. Not only those of us if one religious tradition. All of us.
There will be and there won’t be a 2/3rds in both houses to override his veto. They can only vote to disapprove or approve the deal and if they disapprove it he will veto it.
Only senators matter. Christian Americans care more about Israel than Jewish Americans.
Because Congress holds the purse strings.
Lets say Jews vote for the Iran deal and sometime in the future Iran has nukes, either it blackmails the world to do what it says, or the actually nuke Israel. Would you want to Jewish and have your decision be blamed for Iran getting nukes.
See folks in WWII FDR sent a boat the St. Louis back to Europe and didn’t give Jews refuge status. FDR had one of his top people Morgenthau a Jew who sat by and didn’t say a word, and even today Morgenthau’s family is still explaining his silence. That old saying about Men sitting silent in the face of evil is hard to live down.
There are many Jews in congress and many are senior people. I don’t know if their numbers are sufficient but
Lame duck Obama has to worry that they will indeed get support from life long fellow congressmen.
They can’t abide playing Iranian roulette.
Thanks markomalley.
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