Nuclear Jihad: A letter from 47 Republican senators warning Iran that a nuclear deal might not pass constitutional muster has a very worthy hidden purpose: to derail these dangerous talks.
Maybe the GOP isn't that foolish after all. In what may be a trump card that it's been keeping up its sleeve for months, the Senate GOP leadership — and all but a handful of the party's senators — has penned "An Open Letter to the Leaders of the Islamic Republic of Iran."
The letter's tone is that of a helpful guide to the U.S. Constitution for a foreigner.
"It has come to our attention ... that you may not fully understand our constitutional system," it begins.
"In the case of a treaty, the Senate must ratify it by a two-thirds vote," the letter points out.
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| John Kerry discusses seating arrangements with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif |
Of course, Secretary of State John Kerry has no intention of returning home with a treaty; he and President Obama know that a treaty with the world's foremost terrorist state would fail in a Republican-majority Senate.
The letter goes on:
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"A so-called congressional-executive agreement requires a majority vote in both the House and the Senate (which because of procedural rules, effectively means a three-fifths vote in the Senate). Anything not approved by Congress is a mere executive agreement."
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... After declaring, "We will consider any agreement regarding your nuclear weapons program that is not approved by the Congress as nothing more than an executive agreement between President Obama and Ayatollah Khamenei," the GOP senators breezily close with: "We hope this letter enriches your knowledge of our constitutional system and promotes mutual understanding and clarity as nuclear negotiations progress." ...Read the full story HERE.
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