A side agreement could void the Iran deal

Washington Post ^ | 9/06/2015 | Mike Pompeo and David B. Rivkin Jr

[rumrunner]

Mike Pompeo and David B. Rivkin Washington Post .....

"But the president has not given Congress a key side agreement between Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

This document describes how key questions about the past military dimensions of Iran’s nuclear program will be resolved, as well as the precise operational parameters of the verification regime to which Tehran will be subject."

[rumrunner]

This is written by a Republican congressman. This should be gaining huge traction if we had a Republican leadership with any amount of strength. This is right up Cruz' constitutional conservative alley. Let's see what plan they have for the upcoming rally. It seems clear to me that no vote on the agreement can occur. What will the shrinking turtle do?

[17th Miss Regt]

if we had a Republican leadership with any amount of strength

Fail. What next?

[arthurus]

No possible eventuality will void the Iran deal so long as McCOnnell and Boehner are there acting as Hussein’s agents in Congress.

[tinyowl]

We live in a bizarre universe where the Republicans proclaim that despite their beliefs, they are locked in a cage and can not prevent anything. You hand them the key and they deny it or pretend it's not there. A few of them rattle the bars to make some noise, as if they are trying to break free, and proclaim that they are deeply concerned about what's going on outside the cage. But you watch it for a while, enough times, and you see they are not really trying to break free ... only acting.

Not a conspiracy guy, but they sure do act as if O's got dirt on all of them, or that they support everything he's doing.

I know that's not news to anyone here.

[WENDLE]

Do you not understand?? We have to attack ISRAEL for IRAN if ISTAEL has to defend themselves. THIS IS MADNESS!! Trump is standing with CRUZ Tuesday in the Mall!! we need 1 million there!! Madness, I tell you!!

[E. Pluribus Unum]

As if McBoner would oppose anything Obola would do.

[kagnew]

I have read in some of the Israeli papers that the head honcho mullah over in Iran is hollering that he wants all the sanctions lifted NOW! And if that doesn’t happen, then the deal may be called off. Wouldn’t that be a hoot, after all the lying, cheating, back stabbing that the Obama team did to get this so called deal, if the high mullah would just call the whole thing off? That would make my day for sure.

[arthurus]

Iran calling off the deal doesn’t mean necessarily that Hussein will comply but will continue to observe his end of the deal. I’d bet on it.

[arthurus]

What would lead you to believe I do not understand the military alliance between Obama and Iran? I have posted about it on other threads.

[WENDLE]

Ok sorry. My mistake.

[norwaypinesavage]

Andrew McCarthy has taken this argument one step farther. Since the president is already not in compliance with the law, the agreement is null and void. Since the constitution states that it is the Senate that approves treaties (and doesn't give the president the sole authority to initiate treaties), the senate has the authority to submit the agreement to a vote AS A TREATY. Since this would take a 2/3 majority for approval, it will fail. Thus there will be no lawful way to end the sanctions.

Now, it would take senate leadership with cojones to do this, something which is sorely lacking in the current leadership. However, since this agreement is so thoroughly despised by the public, it still may be possible for senate conservatives to force such a vote.

[Olog-hai]

No; they have plenty of strength when it comes to resisting conservatives. It’s patriotism, scruples and conscience they lack.

[SJackson]

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