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re: Trump Tweets -- Bob Corker gave us the bad Iran Deal & couldn't get elected dog catcher
Posted on 10/24/17 at 8:17 am to tigerinDC09
Posted on 10/24/17 at 8:17 am to tigerinDC09
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Bob Corker, who helped President O give us the bad Iran Deal
Can someone explain how this is in any way true?
Under the Constitution’s procedure, Obama would have needed simple majorities in both chambers (which translates to 60 votes in the Senate under its parliamentary rules) to lift the sanctions permanently. He would never have been able to achieve this. But again, Corker rode to his rescue: Under the INARA, Congress endorsed the lifting of sanctions on the condition that no “resolution of disapproval” was enacted. Under that hocus-pocus, the president no longer needed to persuade a simple majority of both houses to repeal the sanctions; instead, opponents of the deal needed supermajorities to preserve them (i.e., the two-thirds margins needed to override Obama’s certain veto). The opponents’ failure was guaranteed.
This article explains in detail how Corker paved the way for the Iran deal via the INARA bill.
LINK
Posted on 10/24/17 at 9:15 am to KingBarkus
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This article explains in detail how Corker paved the way for the Iran deal via the INARA bill.
So that explains the how. But why? What benefit did Corker and the others who supported the INARA think that the U.S. was getting from the Iran deal?
Posted on 10/24/17 at 10:27 am to KingBarkus
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Under the Constitution’s procedure, Obama would have needed simple majorities in both chambers (which translates to 60 votes in the Senate under its parliamentary rules) to lift the sanctions permanently. He would never have been able to achieve this. But again, Corker rode to his rescue: Under the INARA, Congress endorsed the lifting of sanctions on the condition that no “resolution of disapproval” was enacted. Under that hocus-pocus, the president no longer needed to persuade a simple majority of both houses to repeal the sanctions; instead, opponents of the deal needed supermajorities to preserve them (i.e., the two-thirds margins needed to override Obama’s certain veto). The opponents’ failure was guaranteed.
This article explains in detail how Corker paved the way for the Iran deal via the INARA bill.
Now imagine how much we could accomplish if we had a POTUS and leaders in Congress smart enough to navigate parliamentary procedures to actually pass any legislation. We might actually be able to repeal Obamacare, get true tax reform, and any other legislation that we could only dream of. Too bad all Trump knows how to do is tweet.
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