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Bubzer

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19. Sure, they can delay... but it won't make a difference.

Reply to Proud Liberal Dem (Reply #3)

Wed Sep 9, 2015, 04:03 PM

Sep 2015

Obama has made his intent clear. Trying to change the rules one week away from when Obama will act, is too little, too late.

Obama will be able to proceed as he intends, and have plenty of legal cover to overcome any claims of "but we didn't get our 60 days!!!".

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House GOP to postpone vote on Iran after member revolt [View all] still_one Sep 2015 OP

If the republicans ever got their shit together they might pose a danger. Jester Messiah Sep 2015 #1

Regardless of what the US does, the rest of the world will be lifting sanctions and profitting Purveyor Sep 2015 #2

What is this so-called "rest of the world" - the tea people think liberals are just making that up? Fred Sanders Sep 2015 #15

ie we'd be kicked out like Russia and it'd be the G6 then PatrynXX Sep 2015 #23

They can just delay the vote indefinitely Proud Liberal Dem Sep 2015 #3

Can the deal still go through in that case? still_one Sep 2015 #4

Yes. BO can jam it throught! Elmer S. E. Dump Sep 2015 #7

Good still_one Sep 2015 #21

I *think* the law says that Congress has 60 days to review it Proud Liberal Dem Sep 2015 #16

excellent still_one Sep 2015 #32

yes. it is incumbent on them to pass a bill against to stop it and they have until the 17th. karynnj Sep 2015 #24

Sure, they can delay... but it won't make a difference. Bubzer Sep 2015 #19

Why would Congress get to approve or disapprove of deals between Iran and non-American agencies? randome Sep 2015 #5

They only think they can. This is all the purvue of the Executive Branch. Elmer S. E. Dump Sep 2015 #8

+1 Bubzer Sep 2015 #20

Remember when Obama negotiated the current procedure because the idiot GOP base had to be Fred Sanders Sep 2015 #26

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Poor Boner maxrandb Sep 2015 #14

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