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Senate rejects push to make Iran deal a treaty (39-57 vote count)
The Hill ^ | April 28, 2015, 07:02 pm | Jordain Carney

Posted on 04/28/2015 4:41:47 PM PDT by Dave346

Senators on Tuesday blocked a Republican push to require a final deal on Iran's nuclear program be submitted to the Senate as a treaty.

Senators voted 39-57 on Sen. Ron Johnson's (R-Wis.) amendment, which was subjected to a 60-vote threshold.

It was the first vote in a series of politically tricky amendments senators are expected to take on a deal reached by Sens. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) and Ben Cardin (D-Md.). Their agreement gives lawmakers 30 days to pass a resolution of disapproval on any final Iran deal.

Corker suggested ahead of the vote that if the Wisconsin Republican's push was successful, it would likely kill the legislation.

"It will destroy our ability to have any say-so in one of the biggest geopolitical events of our time," he said. "The effect is we would have no role if we were to pass this amendment by Johnson, a friend of mine — we will have no role in this."

Corker said earlier Tuesday that he would "love" to be able to make the Iran deal a treaty, but suggested it was unrealistic.

Johnson is one of approximately two dozen Senate Republicans who are offering or have signed onto changes to the Corker-Cardin agreement.

Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) tried to bring up amendments from 2016 White House hopeful Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) Tuesday, but was blocked by Cardin.

Nine Republicans broke rank and voted against the amendment, including Sens. Kelly Ayotte (N.H.) and Johnny Isakson (Ga.). who are up for reelection in 2016.

Presidential hopeful Sen. Rand Paul (Ky.) supported the amendment, while his 2016 competitors Sens. Marco Rubio (Fla.) and Ted Cruz (Texas) didn't vote.


TOPICS: Breaking News; Foreign Affairs; Israel; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: bomb; iran; nuclear; randpaul; terror; war
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To: stephenjohnbanker

The more I think of Corker, the more I think it’s the other way around.

He didn’t get paid. He got blackmailed.

He’s a biz guy from TN, and worth ~ 20 million.

In Construction.

Guys like that always have “stuff”. Money stuff, bad deals, shady deals....they got his number.

Betcha.


21 posted on 04/28/2015 5:06:23 PM PDT by Regulator
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To: Dave346

Why didn’t Rubio and Cruz vote?


22 posted on 04/28/2015 5:11:58 PM PDT by clintonh8r (ISIS IS ISlam/Christian lives matter!)
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To: clintonh8r

would it have made a difference?

All those Republicans voting against this are to be treated as enemies


23 posted on 04/28/2015 5:13:54 PM PDT by GeronL (Clearly Cruz 2016)
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To: Regulator

As a guy who was in commercial R E for 25 years, I wouldn’t bet against you.


24 posted on 04/28/2015 5:17:54 PM PDT by stephenjohnbanker (My Batting Average( 1,000) (GOPe is that easy to read))
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To: Dave346
"Senators on Tuesday blocked a Republican push"

Wait, WHAT?!!!!

25 posted on 04/28/2015 5:19:01 PM PDT by CivilWarBrewing
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To: iowacornman

And orchestrate this madness under cover of the Baltimore riots. Bastards.


26 posted on 04/28/2015 5:20:44 PM PDT by CivilWarBrewing
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To: SoFloFreeper

we have a majority and can’t do anything, Dems have minority and can still keep power.

What apathetic lot we have.


27 posted on 04/28/2015 5:27:43 PM PDT by manc (Marriage =1 man + 1 woman,when they say marriage equality then they should support polygamy)
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To: Dave346

“We have to give Obama everything he wants otherwise he will do it anyway” -Congressional Republicans


28 posted on 04/28/2015 5:35:07 PM PDT by Organic Panic
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To: Dave346

Jodi Ernst.

Voting with the RINOs and democrats.

Thanks, Jodi, you suck.


29 posted on 04/28/2015 5:36:41 PM PDT by chris37 (Heartless)
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To: Dave346

Where is the full list of “Republicans” who voted for this? I hear Levin naming them, and he says there are 12 of them, but this columns says 9 and doesn’t name them all. I did a quick search and didn’t find anything.


30 posted on 04/28/2015 5:41:43 PM PDT by WXRGina (The Founding Fathers would be shooting by now.)
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To: GeronL

Yes. I want them on the record. Why should they get a pass?


31 posted on 04/28/2015 5:52:25 PM PDT by clintonh8r (ISIS IS ISlam/Christian lives matter!)
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To: Dave346

The US State Department, AKA 0bama, REFUSES to condemn the firing on and seizure of the US ship by Iran.

http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2015/04/obama-state-dept-refuses-to-condemn-seizure-of-cargo-ship-by-iran/


32 posted on 04/28/2015 6:14:40 PM PDT by combat_boots (The Lion of Judah cometh. Hallelujah. Gloria Patri, Filio et Spiritui Sancto!)
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To: Dave346

Good it was an ill conceived piece of legislation and it subverted the Constitution. Mark Levin was dead on about it.

Message to Congress: The Constitutional remedy for an out of control President is Impeachment.


33 posted on 04/28/2015 6:44:59 PM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose o f a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped.)
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To: Dave346

Why didn’t Cruz and Rubio vote?


34 posted on 04/28/2015 6:57:47 PM PDT by 1010RD (First, Do No Harm)
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To: faithhopecharity

This is ridiculous. They’re voting on whether to treat as a treaty a deal between our country and other countries and Iran?

That’s what a treaty is. It is a treaty.

This is simply our senators attempting to play some kind of game that leaves the knowledgeable public baffled. The low info public doesn’t even know there’s a discussion.


35 posted on 04/28/2015 7:00:03 PM PDT by xzins (Donate to the Freep-a-Thon or lose your ONLY voice. https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: xzins

These RINO freaks disgust me. I hope Justice finds them...and soon.


36 posted on 04/28/2015 7:02:03 PM PDT by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation Camp?)
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To: hal ogen

There’ve been many reasons to distrust the rinos. I thought the Thad Cochran senate campaign was the worst they’d ever done.

But this is worse. It is lying and scheming against the people, of course. But, this is screwing with national security, in reality it is an attack on Israel, and ultimately, then it is an in-your-face at God.


37 posted on 04/28/2015 7:05:02 PM PDT by xzins (Donate to the Freep-a-Thon or lose your ONLY voice. https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: xzins

The senators are obviously part of the islamonazi problem infesting washDC or they’ve sold out to it — same result. Plus a few of them might be playing a political game — letting O crawl right out to the end of the tree branch figuring he’s got things so screwed up that he will fall down for sure. Problem being , tho, that this O deal involves dangerous nuclear bombs in enemy hands -— this ain’t your usual two- bit political football. We are in potentially very dangerous deep doooo dooo - either way now.


38 posted on 04/28/2015 7:08:28 PM PDT by faithhopecharity (Another brilliantl- intelligent comment sent thru an amazingly-stupid spell c)
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To: clintonh8r
Why didn’t Rubio and Cruz vote?

More than likely, they're campaigning or fund-raising (or both).

However, note that 96 Senators voted -- Rubio and Cruz plus two other Senators missed the vote, probably Democrats. On votes like this, it's common for Senators from opposing parties to "pair" their votes. Thus, one "Yes" vote and one "No" vote can be away from Senate on other business without impacting the outcome.

39 posted on 04/28/2015 7:36:59 PM PDT by okie01
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To: 1010RD
Why didn’t Cruz and Rubio vote?

See #39.

40 posted on 04/28/2015 7:42:20 PM PDT by okie01
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