Obama signs Ted Cruz bill into law, but says he won´t enforce it

washington examiner ^ | 4/18/14 | Joel Gehrke

[Nachum]

President Obama on Friday signed into law a bill authored by Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz that would bar an Iranian diplomat from entering the United States, but immediately issued a statement saying he won't enforce it.

Obama decided to treat the law as mere advice. "Acts of espionage and terrorism against the United States and our allies are unquestionably problems of the utmost gravity, and I share the Congress's concern that individuals who have engaged in such activity may use the cover of diplomacy to gain access to our Nation," Obama said in his signing statement.

"Nevertheless, as President [George H.W.] Bush also observed, "curtailing by statute my constitutional discretion to receive or reject ambassadors is neither a permissible nor a practical solution." I shall therefore continue to treat section 407, as originally enacted and as amended by S. 2195, as advisory in circumstances in which it would interfere with the exercise of this discretion."

[TexasCajun]

This sounds like it belongs to one of those satire blogs.

[A. Patriot]

We can have a 2’fer here.

1. Impeach Obama for proclaiming he will not enforce this law.

2. Arrest the Iranian when he lands on US soil. Then eventually trade him for the minister of ours they are holding.

Works for me!