Posted on 09/05/2015 1:15:21 PM PDT by Isara
Washington (CNN) - Texas Sen. Ted Cruz tried out his best Tony Montana impersonation this week in an effort to illustrate his staunch rejection of the Iran nuclear deal.
Speaking to a full room in Houston, Cruz spent much of Tuesday afternoon berating the deal; comparing its element of Iranian inspection to a self-inspecting, fictional, drug kingpin.
"Have any of y'all seen the movie 'Scarface?'" Cruz asked. "This is the equivalent of law enforcement picking up the phone and calling Tony Montana and saying, 'Hey Tony, you got any drugs?' 'I don't got no drugs.' 'Thank you, Tony.' That is essentially the Iranian nuclear inspection regime."
This is not the first time the Texas senator has vocalized his opposition to the deal. In July, Cruz made headlines, claiming that the Obama administration would become "the world's leading financier of radical Islamic terrorism" if the deal was consummated.
Cruz was among the earliest of Republicans to oppose the deal, even before the its terms were announced.
The Republican presidential hopeful lobbied for support from across the aisle, even offering kind words for New York Democratic Sen. Chuck Schumer.
"I have been effusively praising Chuck Schumer; something I don't do often but in this instance he's doing the right thing and it is my hope and prayer that in the coming weeks we see more and more Democrats who make the decision to put the national security of the United States of America, to put standing with our friend and ally the nation of Israel, and to put the safety and security of millions of Americans above partisan loyalty to the Obama White House," Cruz said.
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Cruz gonna introduce them to his new friend?
Serious question: Why did Cruz vote for the Corker Bill?
That is the $64,000 question. Why did any of them do that?
A moment of sheer lunacy.
https://www.youtube.com/embed/eE6HLbaAL0A
Cruz, Toomey file amendment to give Congress more power over Obama’s Iran deal
April 24, 2015
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pennsylvania, have filed an amendment (#1152) to the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act of 2015, which would require affirmative Congressional approval of any Iranian nuclear deal before sanctions relief can occur.
"The Constitution makes clear that Congress must approve international agreements like the one President Obama is negotiating with Iran," said Sen. Cruz. "A nuclear Iran is the single greatest threat to our national security and also poses an unacceptably high risk to Israel. Reviewing this deal and deciding whether or not to consent to it may well be the most important function of this Congress. It is not something that should be rushed, and it is imperative that, at the very least, the President obtain majority support for his deal from both Houses of Congress before moving forward."
As currently written, the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act of 2015 would first require Congress to pass a resolution of disapproval and then require Congress to muster votes from two-thirds of each chamber to override a Presidential veto. What's more, if Congress failed to act within a set timeframe, the deal would go into effect by default. This process gets the Constitution's allocation of authority precisely backwards.
The Cruz-Toomey amendment would remove these options and restore a more proper process for Congress to exercise its Constitutional power. It would require President Obama to persuade a majority of Senators and Representatives to approve his deal before it goes into effect.
Full text of the amendment can be viewed here.
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Ted Cruz: Why I voted YES for Corker Iran bill
May 7, 2015 - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, released the following statement regarding votes on the Iran Nuclear Review Act:
“This bill was a missed opportunity. If Congress had acted to defend our constitutional authority – if Congress had adopted the Cruz-Toomey amendment – then we would be able to stop a bad Iran deal. Instead, the odds are now overwhelming that under these ground rules President Obama will negotiate, and Congress will acquiesce to, a terrible deal that allows Iran to acquire nuclear weapons and will endanger the lives of millions of Americans and our allies.
“I voted no on cloture because we should have insisted on amendments to put real teeth in this bill. Ultimately, I voted yes on final passage because it may delay, slightly, President Obama’s ability to lift the Iran sanctions and it ensures we will have a Congressional debate on the merits of the Iran deal. I will continue to lead the fight to prevent the Islamic Republic of Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons and to protect the national security of America and our allies.”
Still lunacy.
But Cruz is still my man. Even Reagan made some mistakes that he regretted.
Anybody know where “deals” are covered in the U.S. Constitution? What is the difference between a “deal” with the enemy and a treaty with the enemy?
Yes but this “mistake” could very well enable the nuclear annihilation of Israel and the US.
Unacceptable.
His name, and the name of every other Republican except Tom Cotton, are now on a bill that could very well lead to nuclear war started by Islam.
There is no damn excuse for this.
Dwelling on that seems like dwelling on Simpson-Mazzoli w.r.t Reagan.
A mistake this serious?
Please forgive me. Is Ted Cruz one of 100 senators? And most of them are part of the "Washington Cartel." He tried his best with this Senate to add the teeth to the bill. By the way, these senators were elected by the voters in their states. Why don't you blame them, instead? Thank the State of Texas for electing Ted Cruz.
That was the craziest movie I’ve ever seen.
“Could” is not the question. And that’s independent of the bill anyhow. No telling if Cruz’s criticism of McConnell in July (over a different issue) is repentance from the flip-flops of May; any sign of weakness is exploitable by the left, obviously.
Cotton is too young to run for POTUS.
Thank you, Texas.
That didn’t sit on the shoulders of one senator.
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