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Originally Posted by August
Note the words "advice" and especially "consent". Apparently the President does not have the consent of Congress to make any such deal with Iran and he has steadfastly ignored their advice on the matter.
Do you rteally want Obama signing a treaty that will never be ratified?
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Note the sentence containing "advice" and "consent". "Consent" in this context refers to the acceptance of the treaty itself, not to the negotiations. And "advice" in any case is obviously not binding. The Senate is perfectly free to choose whether to consent or not to a treaty. But it cannot interfere in negotiations.
Sorry, according to statutory and case law, these guys committed a crime. But no worries, I'm sure they can still weasel their way out.
And I would rather be able to show Iran and any other country that the US negotiates in good faith, and doesn't talk out of both sides of its mouth.
If the the brain trust that is these senators refuses to ratify it, then at least we can say we tried.