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“Flat wrong”? Really? “The President…shall have Power, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, to make Treaties, provided two thirds of the Senators present concur…” — The Constitution of the United States, Article II Section 2
“Kerry tells Republicans: you cannot modify Iran-U.S. nuclear deal,” by Lesley Wroughton, Reuters, March 11, 2015:
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(Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry told Republicans who control Congress on Wednesday they would not be able to modify any nuclear agreement struck between the United States and Iran.
Kerry said he responded with “utter disbelief” to an open letter to Iran on Monday signed only by Republican senators that said any deal would only last as long as U.S. President Barack Obama, a Democrat, remains in office.
“When it says that Congress could actually modify the terms of an agreement at any time is flat wrong,” Kerry, who has been negotiating a deal to rein in Iran’s nuclear program in exchange for easing sanctions, told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. “You don’t have the right to modify an agreement reached executive to executive between leaders of a country.”
But Sen. Rand Paul, a possible Republican presidential candidate in 2016, told Kerry that any deal would need approval by Congress if it affected U.S. sanctions against Iran. Paul accused the Obama administration of trying to bypass Congress.
“The letter was to Iran but it should’ve been cc’ d to the White House because the White House needs to understand that any agreement that removes or changes legislation will have to be passed by us,” the senator said.
The White House has described the letter as “reckless” and “irresponsible,” saying it interfered with efforts by six major powers to negotiate with Iran and prevent it from building a bomb.
The negotiations, which resume in Lausanne, Switzerland, next week, are at a critical juncture as the sides try to meet an end of March target for an interim deal, with a final deal in June.
“We have been clear from the beginning, we are not negotiating, a quote, legally binding plan, we are negotiating a plan that will have in it capacity for enforcement,” Kerry said. “The letter erroneously asserts this is a legally binding plan. It is not. We don’t even have diplomatic relations with Iran.”
“It is incorrect when it says that Congress can actually modify terms of an agreement at any time. That is flat wrong,” Kerry said….
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28 Comments
9 years ago
There is something fishy about this ungodly and contentious deal.
9 years ago
Reply to
ReaganAK47
You bet there is.
“Massive Economic Windfall Awaits Germany” if agreement is reached with Iran
More attention needs to be played to the role of Germany in the outcome of these negotiations and why they have been given a place at the table:
“Germany has been undercutting the sanctions against Iran for years. What’s more, they’ve been accused of providing the Iranians with materials and equipment it needs for building of their nuclear program.”
read more at:
http://www.adarapress.com
9 years ago
Reply to
ap
This is not just about economics — about who benefits.
How is Germany, a country — a people — GUILTY of committing GENOCIDE against the Jews, even permitted to participate in negotiations with a brutal theocratic fascist regime that promotes Holocaust DENIAL, was responsible for the murder of 85 Jews in in a bombing attack in Argentina, and threatens openly to annihilate Israel — the ancient homeland of the Jewish people?
Why are the Germans allowed to support an “Aryan” regime that threatens the Jews with a extinction?
“…Iran is one of the few countries, if not the only one, where Germans have never been looked at as “war criminals” because of Hitler. For over 100 years, Germany has been the favorite European power of most Iranians. Germans reciprocate the sentiment by having a good opinion of Iran. Küntzel cites a number of opinion polls that show a majority of Germans regard the US and Israel, rather than Iran, as the biggest threat to world peace.”
“That the Holocaust never attracted popular attention in Iran is a relief to many Germans. “Supreme Guide” Ali Khamenei and former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad have repeatedly asserted that Holocaust never happened.”
9 years ago
Reply to
ReaganAK47
They said no to every obuzzma request. So one more exec order. At least the Americans bow down to him. Till 2016 he will get even crazier. The joker has nothing on this lunatic. Here is raw muslim hate…
9 years ago
Reply to
dad1927
His anti-semitism comes directly from his days hanging out with William Ayers, Bernardine Dohrn and Rashid Khalidi etc.
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/the-bad-company-of-barack-obama/
9 years ago
Never mind the constitution, me and muzbama do as we please. More evil, more lies, however since congress does not care they will. Congress can stop this if they can congure up a spine. So far, no action, no honor, no loyalty, as christians are slaughtered congress does NOTHING BUT TALK.
9 years ago
WHY AM I A “TRAITOR” LIKE THE 47 REPUBLICAN SENATORS?
Click http://www.apollospeaks.com to find out.
9 years ago
The go-it-alone dictators and sharia lovers must be stopped! Need no stiunkin’ letters to the really stinklin’ ayatollahs! Need to initiate IMPEACHMENT here at home!
When will the GOP in congress demand their rightful role in the gov’t?
Access channel’s “Democracy Today” (should be named “Sharia Today!”)
believes that sultan Barry and imam Kerry have not made “clear” their case for a nuclear-armed iran! Remember way back when Democrats used to participate in Fourth of July parades?
9 years ago
TREASONOUS Traitors, denting the U.S. Constitution. What is TREASON? It must have been changed sometime in the last 6 years.
9 years ago
If they “are not negotiating, a quote, legally binding plan,” then what are they doing? If it’s just a non-binding plan, then the Congress can do what ever they want.
Kerry’s statement is an indication that this deal will be much worse the previously thought. It will be some sort of executive order and will irreparably harm the US to the point that it won’t matter what the next president does; it will be too late.
9 years ago
I found it interesting that Kerry basically spilled the beans, and supported his opponents when he said the Republicans have it wrong, its not a binding deal. So, if its not binding, WTF are you doing? I know, giving them a nuke!
Seems to me, with DPRK also on the table, Obama is busy trying to rewind and revisit the cold war, and make sure we lose it.
Jackasses
9 years ago
Reply to
Dr. Doomsday
Kerry is saying Iran is not legally bound to the agreement because obviously the USA and Iran have no common legal forum but any agreement is enforcible, presumably by reinstating sanctions etc. On the other hand he is saying congress is legally bound under American Law to accept Obama’s executive order. He may wrong about the Law but that’s what he’s saying -that Iran is not bound but Congress is bound.
9 years ago
traitor…. liar…… scumbag…… He needs an enema to get the crap out of his brain.
9 years ago
Following on the inscrutable success of the Russian Reset, Kerry hopes for a ‘win’ of his own…
9 years ago
Following on the inscrutable success of Hillary’s Russian Reset, Kerry hopes for a ‘win’ of his own…
9 years ago
JOHN KERRY: 48TH TRAITOR
If the 47 Republican Senators are irresponsibly and traitorously undermining US foreign policy for saying that an agreement with Iran would not be legally binding then what does that make John Kerry for saying the same thing yesterday? Now there are 48 traitors. Is this utterly laughably incoherent of Kerry or what?
Click http://www.apollospeaks.com for more on this subject.
9 years ago
to an America-loathing president and administration, “treaty” means whatever they want it to mean. the founding fathers never anticipated an electorate stupid enough to allow evil men (and in Hillary’s case, sort of women) to get away with changing the meaning of words whenever it suits them. again, a normal response from an opposition party with a huge majority in congress would be to de-fund the state department immediately and let john-boy try to buy his own plane ticket back from wherever he is
9 years ago
While not being able to modify the deal may be true, they Republicans do not have to ratify the deal….Without ratification, when Obama leaves office the deal is null and void.
9 years ago
Reply to
Michael Lawrence
Without ratification, the deal is nonbinding on states and individuals, even before the Usurper is dragged kicking & screaming from the WH in ~2yrs.
9 years ago
How many times is kerry, Clinton, Obama going to pull stupid shit . Kerry 1971 active duty officer talks with north vietnamese in France against America. 84 contras to undermine Reagan s election and sink the sandinistas. Hillary lied about evidence of water gate follow the trails
9 years ago
Hey Barry remember what you said?
“Elections have consequences”
Now you want to ignore elections and act without congressional approval?
The founders are spinning in their graves….
The left have become fascists…
9 years ago
Oh, the constitution is wrong. Please, tell us more. Call Hanoi Jane to help you.
9 years ago
I thought the US didn’t negotiate with terrorists. Obviously I was dead wrong…. emphasize the word DEAD… Which is where we’ll all be if democrats stay in power.
9 years ago
“Trying to bypass congress”
Got a news flash for ya’ there gumpie. He’s been bypassing you congressional idiots for a few years now. What are you going to do about it? Huh? What? Yeah, that’s what I thought. You’ll just whine & whine, then tuck tail and run.
9 years ago
The Iranians have received much of what they wanted from Obama and Kerry already. This is a win-win for the Iranian Mullahs. They know how to build the bomb and have had more time to implement their strategy to rule the world by these evil enablers. It was started by the Democrats before Obama even took office. The UN and European Leaders all have joined in the effort to enable Iran with its death cult mentality to rule the world.
9 years ago
That letter was not to Iran. It was to the American people who are woefully ignorant on basic civics and to Obama to remind him that he not a king. Kerry, on the other hand, is as much of a dolt as ever.
