Posted on 04/09/2015 8:30:05 AM PDT by blueyon
Wednesday on PBS “NewsHour,” Secretary of State John Kerry articulated the administration’s new position on Sen. Bob Corker’s (R-TN) bill demanding Congress get a vote on the merits of President Obama’s nuclear deal with Iran, in light of prominent Democrat Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) supporting the bill this week.
Making it clear the bill can not “interfere” with the president’s deal, Kerry said “if it’s changed and adjusted and reflects the respect for the Constitution and the president’s prerogatives,” then Congress can vote.
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So what sort of education teaches this?
I have not heard anyone in the media talk about how the Senate is the governmental entity which ratifies treaties. The President can take the lead on negotiating same, but, the Senate needs to ratify for a treaty to be legally binding on us.
Is this agreement with Iran NOT considered a treaty? Is my understanding that the Senate needs to ratify treaties with other countries mistaken? Did I miss something; was this law changed???
Or is this Iran deal not officially a treaty, so the president can do whatever he wants?
Kerry thinks he’s Senate majority leader now?
A stinking treasonous traitor and a muzzie . . . that's all we need. I feel safer already!
My mom said if you don’t have any thing nice to say you are probably talking about a democrat.
Gee, thanks Kerry. Congress can only exercise its check on the President’s power if it doesn’t check the President’s power.
How very Soviet of you.
Dear John.
Two words. Seven letters total. Second word is 'YOU'.
Hugs and kisses,
Laz
Another move by Emperor Obama who doesn’t need the Constitution because it restricts his royal power.
It is mighty thoughty of the Secretary of Skate to permit the Senate to vote on something and to let them know how to vote.
Maybe these Congress creeps are FINALLY getting it that force feeding Obamacare to Americans was the precedent THEY allowed and NOW they have to live with it!!
I thought it was Tuh-RAY-zuh’s rum soaked raisins.
Uh, Checks and balances? ...What the H has happened here.
Senate ratifying treaties is what we used to do back when we had a Constitution.
The real story here is that this “agreement” will be ratified by the U.N. which is essentially now an Islamic advocacy organization. They will make sure Iran gets everything it wants. Congress is irrelevant to president Jarrett and her paid stooges.
While we’ve been kept busy worrying about the Federal government seizing power from the states everything has been given over to the U.N. That has always been the true purpose of this administration.
Kerry brings up the constitution? I don’t know whether to laugh or throw up.
More Venezuelan.
This is very similar to
“feel free to believe anything you like, as long as what you believe is approved by the State”.
Common Corpse
No matter what they call it, this is a treaty. Either that, or it is an instrument of surrender.
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