Posted on 08/02/2017 8:48:18 AM PDT by Jane Long
President Trump on Wednesday signed a bill imposing sanctions on Russia, after the legislation overwhelmingly passed the House and Senate.
The stiff financial sanctions were championed by lawmakers in both parties, and Trump's signature could escalate tensions with Moscow -- which already has ordered a reduction in the number of U.S. diplomats in Russia.
The bill itself targets Iran and North Korea as well as Russia.
But a cornerstone of the legislation was a provision barring Trump from easing or waiving the additional penalties on Russia unless Congress agrees. The provisions were included to assuage concerns among lawmakers that the president's push for better relations with Russian President Vladimir Putin might lead him to relax the penalties without first securing concessions from the Kremlin.
Trump made clear his concerns about such provisions in a written statement released by the White House on Wednesday. He said while he favors “tough measures to punish and deter aggressive and destabilizing behavior” in all three countries, “this legislation is significantly flawed.”
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More at link.
Ping!
What specifically are the Russian sanctions?
From the link....
.....The legislation is aimed at punishing Moscow for meddling in the 2016 presidential election and its military aggression in Ukraine and Syria, where the Kremlin has backed President Bashar Assad. ....
.....The 184-page bill seeks to hit Putin and the oligarchs close to him by targeting Russian corruption, human rights abusers, and crucial sectors of the Russian economy, including weapons sales and energy exports.
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Meant to put this in Breaking. Can you please do so? TIA.
Especially since he had already bought Hillary.
This seems like Kr@p to me.
Other than keeping the Rooskies outta the Ukraine, I’m not sure what the objective is.
Agree. (Kr@p). POTUS didn’t really have a choice, on this one, though, right?
That’s why I love the statement he issued with it.
“...“In its haste to pass this legislation, the Congress included a number of clearly unconstitutional provisions,” he said, outlining numerous alleged constitutional conflicts...”
Well, then, why did he sign it?
He should have taken a red marker and written, “I invite each and every one of you scumbags to commit suicide” on it before sending it back.
....“In its haste to pass this legislation, the Congress included a number of clearly unconstitutional provisions,” he said, outlining numerous alleged constitutional conflicts....
More at link.
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In the article it does say something about unconstitutional provisions, but it does not go into detail about it. (only that one sentence)
From interviews on news, it was Tillerson who said it could deter diplomatic efforts. And from another source, it was mentioned that it could have boomerang effect on our economy, but those details were not clear to me.
This paragraph was in the article:
The bill underwent revisions to address concerns voiced by American oil and natural gas companies that sanctions specific to Russia’s energy sector could backfire on them to Moscow’s benefit. The bill raised the threshold for when U.S. firms would be prohibited from being part of energy projects that also included Russian businesses.
Idiotic bill. but Trumps hands were tied because of the Russia BS thanks to the traitors in his own Party.
Congress would have overridden the veto, so he didn't have much of a choice. Having a veto override makes a President look weak, so there is nothing to be gained from a veto if you know that the bill will pass regardless.
“Having a veto override makes a President look weak”
Does it make him look weaker than signing an unconstitutional bill? At least a veto would have been an indicator of courage and character.
He should have vetoed, then told the American people why he did and asked them to hold their criminal’s feet to the fire on the override.
They can’t pass a health care bill but they can do this. *Facepalm*
“thanks to the traitors in his own Party.”
There has to be some way to take care of them short of summary execution.
Although summary execution does have its charms.
It can’t be all bad if Putin and Merkel don’t like it.
...The Senate passed the bill, 98-2, two days after the House pushed the measure through by an overwhelming margin, 419-3. Both were veto proof numbers, upping pressure on Trump to sign the legislation...
But they can’t repeal Obamacare. We may lose the house and senate because of these follies.
...Signing a bill that penalizes Russia’s election interference would mark a significant shift for Trump. He’s repeatedly cast doubt on the conclusion of U.S. intelligence agencies that Russia sought to tip the election in his favor. And he’s blasted as a “witch hunt” investigations into the extent of Russia’s interference and whether the Trump campaign colluded with Moscow...
At least President Trump has his head screwed on correctly.
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