Ohio Gov. John Kasich (R) wants Senate Republicans to invoke the “nuclear option” to shoot down Democrats’ attempts to block a vote against the nuclear deal with Iran.
Such a move would not prevent President Obama from vetoing a disapproval vote from the Senate, but it would give lawmakers an opportunity to vote, Kasich said.
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| Harry and the Democrats never had a problem using it! |
Democrats acted earlier this month to filibuster the GOP’s bill to block the Iran deal, and Republicans could not muster the 60 votes needed to overcome the challenge.
But Kasich, who is vying for the GOP nomination for president, said Republicans should use the so-called “nuclear option” to declare that, under the Constitution, the measure only needs a 51-vote majority.
“When it comes to a treaty this critical, one that I so strongly oppose, I think the Republicans in the Senate ought to say that we are not going to permit this to be blocked because of the filibuster,” Kasich said on CNN’s “State of the Union” Sunday.Read the rest of the story HERE and view Kasich's CNN interview below:
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