Posted on 07/28/2015 5:21:00 PM PDT by markomalley
Pressed by a senior House Democrat at todays Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on the Iran deal, Secretary of State John Kerry would not commit the Obama administration to following the law if Congress shoots down the deal by a veto-proof majority.
Rep. Brad Sherman (D-Calif.) noted that the deal might be, at most, morally binding on this administration.
The IRGC may publicly oppose this deal because thats the best thing the Iranian government can do to pursue us to support here in Congress to support the deal or maybe they genuinely oppose it, he noted.
Sherman asked Kerry point-blank if Congress and the United States free, under this agreement, to adopt new sanctions legislation that will remain in force as long as Iran holds our hostages and supports Assad.
Were free to adopt additional sanctions as long as they are not a phony excuse for just taking the whole pot of the past ones and putting them back, Kerry replied.
You strongly do not want us to override a presidential veto, but if we do that triggers certain American laws you think its terrible policy and you think the rest of the world would be against us. But lets say Congress doesnt take your advice and we override a veto and the law that is triggered then imposes certain sanctions. Will you follow the law even though you think it violates this agreement clearly, and even if you think its absolute terrible policy? Sherman asked.
I cant begin to answer that at this point without consulting with the president and determining what the circumstances are, Kerry replied.
So you are not committed to following the law? Sherman pressed.
No, I said I am not going to deal with a hypothetical, Kerry said. Thats all.
No, I said I am not going to deal with a hypothetical, Kerry said. Thats all.
Indeed. It is a "hypothetical" whether or not this administration will follow the law.
Just saw that on Twitter. Nasty.
What does this mean? Is he threatening to loot a wal mart if he doesnt get his way, like the rest of the brothers?
So you are not committed to following the law? Sherman pressed.
No, I said I am not going to deal with a hypothetical, Kerry said. Thats all.
Just like Obama, and most of the rest of the politicians of the Washington cartel today Kerry’s swearing his allegiance to protect the constitution, etc. was a blatant lie.
The only way to get our country back is to enforce the laws, the oaths of office, and make them pay the penalties for not abiding by the laws, or their oaths to protect them. Congress should be the first to be wiped clean.
> Hanoi John Kerry is now Jihad John Kerry
Makes sense. His daughter is married to an Iranian.
He and Obama are only trying to make their comrade in Moscow happy. They couldn’t care less about Iran.
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