[montag813]

Can someone please explain why the Congress has to pass anything at all? By what authority can the president release assets that have been frozen since 1979? Wouldn’t Congress have to pass a bill to enable such a move?

[Myrddin]

Boehner and McConnell agreed to a bill that essentially inverts the normal order. Instead of a two-thirds majority to ratify, they must pass a bill to not-ratify. Said bill is then easily overturned with a veto. Voila! A defacto ratification that only a 2/3rds majority of both houses can overturn by overturning the veto. Stupid on steroids. That's the bone headed "leadership" of the GOP.

[demshateGod]

By the authority of a law the Republicans passed in April stating that Obama gets his deal unless his veto can be overridden.