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White House petition on ‘47 traitors’ draws more than 200,000 signatures
Capitol Report ^ | 5/12/15 | Robert Schroeder

Posted on 03/12/2015 10:46:04 AM PDT by pgyanke

WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) — A petition on the White House’s web site calling for charges to be filed against 47 Republican senators who sent a letter to Iran’s leaders has garnered more than double the signatures it needs to draw a White House response.

The petition, on whitehouse.gov, was filed Monday and had 214,178 signatures as of mid-Thursday morning. To require a response from the White House, petitioners must secure 100,000 signatures within 30 days.

Some Republicans admit they were caught off guard by the backlash to the letter, which warned Iranian leaders against a nuclear agreement with President Barack Obama. Politico reported Sen. John McCain of Arizona, one of the signers of the letter, said Republicans should have given it closer consideration.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: obama; traitor
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In any treaty, the Senate gives advice and consent. That means they have input to the negotiations AND the final word on ratification. If an agreement is signed between our President and the leader of another country without the consent of the Senate, it is a handshake deal without the force of law. If it has no force of law... what good is it?

Signing a nuclear deal with the Iranians that essentially legitimizes their every nuclear goal is the treason none dare name.

The letter the Senators sent is correct in application as well as result. The rest of this is just dirty politics and an ignorant echo chamber.

1 posted on 03/12/2015 10:46:04 AM PDT by pgyanke
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To: pgyanke

Someone should get up a treaty on Obama & Kerry treason. Much more applicable.


2 posted on 03/12/2015 10:47:11 AM PDT by Kenny (,)
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To: pgyanke

Ad my name and make it 48!


3 posted on 03/12/2015 10:48:11 AM PDT by MtnMan101
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To: pgyanke

Maybe this petition will give obama the impetus to dissolve the senate and usher in the new galactic empire....

Wait, Wut?


4 posted on 03/12/2015 10:48:21 AM PDT by GraceG (Protect the Border from Illegal Aliens, Don't Protect Illegal Alien Boarders...)
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To: pgyanke

This will be fun.


5 posted on 03/12/2015 10:48:56 AM PDT by cuban leaf (The US will not survive the obama presidency. The world may not either.)
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To: pgyanke

I hope this story gets a lot more attention. Maybe some people will wake up and notice - Barry is about to let Iran go Nuke!


6 posted on 03/12/2015 10:50:31 AM PDT by lacrew
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To: pgyanke

World Diplomacy for Dummies. Get a psychotic Muslim regime that’s financing and fomenting terror around the world to sign a letter saying they’ll be nice from now on. Brilliant!


7 posted on 03/12/2015 10:52:56 AM PDT by petercooper ("How To Destroy The Country In 6 Short Years" by Barack Obama & the Democrats)
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To: GraceG
Maybe this petition will give obama the impetus to dissolve the senate and usher in the new galactic empire....

"What'd I do?"

8 posted on 03/12/2015 10:54:57 AM PDT by pgyanke (Republicans get in trouble when not living up to their principles. Democrats... when they do.)
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To: MtnMan101

I’m been trying to get the cowards to ad my name on twitter and make it #150MillionTraitors but they won’t.

Democrats, all the bloodlust of the nazis without any of the stones to carry out their acts.


9 posted on 03/12/2015 10:55:11 AM PDT by cripplecreek ("For by wise guidance you can wage your war")
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Moronic Leftist politicians in glass houses shouldn't collect signatures.

ESPECIALLY when their witless leader has dozens...hundreds of reasons to try him for treason.

Bet I could get 200,000 patriots to sign a petition to try the “One who walks behind the rows” for treason.

I bet it would be utterly and entirely ignored by the Socialist Traitors with D's behind their names.

...just like they ignored us when we had a massive outcry against Obamacare before it was spawned.

10 posted on 03/12/2015 10:55:20 AM PDT by PATRIOT1876
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To: pgyanke

Perhaps we should start our own petition to throw King Obozo and the rest of his Administration out of office.


11 posted on 03/12/2015 10:55:21 AM PDT by econjack (I'm not bossy...I just know what you should be doing.)
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Apparently, quoting from our Constitution can now get you labeled “Traitor” by the “low information” (read: Obama voters) segment of the American population

U.S. Constitution

Article II Section 2 -

The President shall be Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States, and of the Militia of the several States, when called into the actual Service of the United States; he may require the Opinion, in writing, of the principal Officer in each of the executive Departments, upon any Subject relating to the Duties of their respective Offices, and he shall have Power to grant Reprieves and Pardons for Offences against the United States, except in Cases of Impeachment.

He shall have Power, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, to make Treaties, provided two thirds of the Senators present concur; and he shall nominate, and by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, shall appoint Ambassadors, other public Ministers and Consuls, Judges of the supreme Court, and all other Officers of the United States, whose Appointments are not herein other- wise provided for, and which shall be established by Law: but the Congress may by Law vest the Appointment of such inferior Officers, as they think proper, in the President alone, in the Courts of Law, or in the Heads of Departments. The President shall have Power to fill up all Vacancies that may happen during the Recess of the Senate, by granting Commissions which shall expire at the End of their next Session.


12 posted on 03/12/2015 10:56:20 AM PDT by DJ Taylor (Once again our country is at war, and once again the Democrats have sided with our enemy.)
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To: pgyanke

Actually the list should be turned in to a Black List of who not to HIRE or do business with EVER!


13 posted on 03/12/2015 10:59:17 AM PDT by eyeamok
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Constitutional remedial classes for everyone on the list.


14 posted on 03/12/2015 11:02:25 AM PDT by Louis Foxwell (This is a wake up call. Join the Sultan Knish ping list.)
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The reason that the letter needed to be sent is because a foreign Muslim leader may not be familiar with the U.S. Constitution, the separation of powers and advise and consent role of the U.S. Senate.

Also, the Iranians may not have been aware of those things either.

15 posted on 03/12/2015 11:03:27 AM PDT by nitzy
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To: pgyanke

How many Americans would sign a petition demanding Obama’s immediate removal from office?

Hint: Not 200,000. More like 100,000,000.


16 posted on 03/12/2015 11:03:54 AM PDT by concernedcitizen76 (Natural rights of life, liberty, and property are non-negotiable.)
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To: cripplecreek

I’ve had a blast the past two days poke them in the eye and demanding that they march on DC and insist that all 47 members of the senate be summarily executed.

Do it! Do it now! Don’t be a pussy!

The reactions are priceless.

Morons


17 posted on 03/12/2015 11:04:07 AM PDT by rockrr (Everything is different now...)
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To: pgyanke

OMG. He has to make a statement? I can’t think of a worse place to be for him if this is true.

He can do the two step shuffle and try to straddle both sides or maybe more than two, but he’s up a creek on this one.


18 posted on 03/12/2015 11:07:14 AM PDT by OpusatFR
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To: Louis Foxwell

Sultan Knish - That is a GREAT site. Just added it to my favorites


19 posted on 03/12/2015 11:07:37 AM PDT by ZULU (Je Suis Charlie. . GET IT OBAMA, OR DON'T YOU??)
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To: Kenny

Amazing how many “experts” on the Logan Act have just come out of the woodwork.


20 posted on 03/12/2015 11:09:27 AM PDT by Bucky14 (And I would have gotten away with it too, if not for you meddling kids!)
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