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.
Which of the missing Republicans paired their vote with the missing Democrat? Do you know? Because I don't. I was just taking an educated guess...
ROTFLMAO. I should have thought of that. Honestly that is a good point. VERY good point.
Hurrah!
We have other allies in the region, such as the Saudis and Egypt/sarc? Curiouser and curiouser.
Nahhhhh, it take about an hour...Might even work in a lunch break as well...
It hurts so MUCH to bow to such a joke of a country.
Arabs just cant seem to really make a military machine.
Germans, Japanese, they were cruel but they could fight. I dont get it.
The one country we can count on to back our play, or go it alone on the right side of the issue is Jordan...
The Saudi group is in terminal “what’s in it for me mode.”
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