47 GOP Senators send letter to Iran

QS, I'm not a telephoner (hate the things unless it's my daughters on the other end) but here's the letter that I just sent off to your embassy here in Ottawa:

Dear Sir:

I am writing in protest of the letter that your country’s Republican Party just sent off to Iran as they attempted to cut your President off at the knees.


As Iran has ties to Russia and keeping in mind the current hostility by the American administration towards Russia, I am afraid of the possible conflict that that communication with Iran may bring about in the short or long term. I would hope that the Republican Party would have the good sense to retract their sentiments before this situation becomes irrevocable.


While I rarely comment on the internal affairs of the United States, when ‘you' step outside your borders it becomes a point of consideration for every other country in the world including your neighbour to the north. The ramping up of hostilities towards Iran by both the Republicans and Benjamin Netanyah of Israel is a danger to life on this planet and must be prevented for the sake of everyone. I can only hope that other Canadians will contact your offices and that you in turn will be in touch with the originators of that foolish letter and that they will see their terrible error in this situation.




Sincerely,


Debrah McCabe
Nova Scotia, Canada
 

'I emailed McConnell. He only has certain categories on hi email form. I chose Congratulations. In the body I thanked him for finally clearly showing by his treasonous act his hatred for America.'




Too funny Jim, start off with a positive (he thinks he's getting an accolade) and then lower the boom! :DCouldn't get much better than that!​
 
As they say, when America sneezes the rest of the world catches a cold.
 

I signed the petition and left a voicemail with McCain's office, also talked to a live person there. She sounded like she was about 12 years old and couldn't care less. As soon as their offices open here in CA, I'll call my senators and discuss it with their people.
 
Glinda said:
I signed the petition and left a voicemail with McCain's office, also talked to a live person there. She sounded like she was about 12 years old and couldn't care less. As soon as their offices open here in CA, I'll call my senators and discuss it with their people.
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Did you call the Washington office?
 
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Originally Posted by Glinda I signed the petition and left a voicemail with McCain's office, also talked to a live person there. She sounded like she was about 12 years old and couldn't care less. As soon as their offices open here in CA, I'll call my senators and discuss it with their people.
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Call the Washington office. I never bother with the local offices... Only DC. In fact.. I still seething so I called Tom Cotton's DC office AGAIN and burned his aides ear for 5 minutes... This time I suggested Cotton write a retraction letter and an apology letter to the President.. They said they will pass that along lol!! He is really getting burned on his FB page..
 
QuickSilver said:
Call the Washington office. I never bother with the local offices... Only DC. In fact.. I still seething so I called Tom Cotton's DC office AGAIN and burned his aides ear for 5 minutes... This time I suggested Cotton write a retraction letter and an apology letter to the President.. They said they will pass that along lol!! He is really getting burned on his FB page..
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Yes he is! :) I'm curious how long the negative comments will stay until an aide deletes them?
 
AZ Jim said:
Did you call the Washington office?
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I phoned both the Phoenix and Washington office of McCain. And I have now spoken with people at Senator Boxer's office in San Diego and Senator Feinstein's office in Washington. They seemed to think there's nothing more we can do but I hope it doesn't end here.
 
Glinda said:
I phoned both the Phoenix and Washington office of McCain. And I have now spoken with people at Senator Boxer's office in San Diego and Senator Feinstein's office in Washington. They seemed to think there's nothing more we can do but I hope it doesn't end here.
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Well.... there really is only one thing we can do.. We can all get active in the 2016 elections. We need to volunteer. send money and we need to support whoever is challenging a Republican with our time and our donations. Me thinks the Republicans HAVE accomplished something... that being awakening a sleeping giant.
 
I finally figured out why my Senator Mark Kirk.. who is normally moderate, signed the letter and turned himself into a Treasonous Teabagger. He is being primaried by crazy Joe Walsh.. Remember goofy Joe? The Teabagger who was a deadbeat dad and owed mega bucks in back Child support? The same Joe that couldn't seem to control his temper in his last race? That Joe.. So Mark isn't afraid of a potential Democrat opponent.. although there is some feeling that Tammy Duckworth may challenge him.. He's afraid of Joe Walsh. AND I would LOVE to see Joe run against Duckworth. Guess who just may vote in the Republican Primary next year.. lol!!
 
https://firstlook.org/theintercept/...senator-tom-cotton-meets-defense-contractors/

In an open letter organized by freshman Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., 47 Senate Republicans today warned the leaders of Iran that any nuclear deal reached with President Barack Obama could expire as soon as he leaves office.
Tomorrow, 24 hours later, Cotton will appear at an “Off the Record and strictly Non-Attribution” event with the National Defense Industrial Association, a lobbying and professional group for defense contractors.
The NDIA is composed of executives from major military businesses such as Northrop Grumman, L-3 Communications, ManTech International, Boeing, Oshkosh Defense and Booz Allen Hamilton, among other firms.
Cotton strongly advocates higher defense spending and a more aggressive foreign policy. As The New Republic’s David Ramsey noted, “Pick a topic — Syria, Iran, Russia, ISIS, drones, NSA snooping — and Cotton can be found at the hawkish outer edge of the debate…During his senate campaign, he told a tele-townhall that ISIS and Mexican drug cartels joining forces to attack Arkansas was an ‘urgent problem.'”
On Iran, Cotton has issued specific calls for military intervention. In December he said Congress should consider supplying Israel with B-52s and so-called “bunker-buster” bombs — both items manufactured by NDIA member Boeing — to be used for a possible strike against Iran.
 
QuickSilver said:
https://firstlook.org/theintercept/...senator-tom-cotton-meets-defense-contractors/

In an open letter organized by freshman Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., 47 Senate Republicans today warned the leaders of Iran that any nuclear deal reached with President Barack Obama could expire as soon as he leaves office.
Tomorrow, 24 hours later, Cotton will appear at an “Off the Record and strictly Non-Attribution” event with the National Defense Industrial Association, a lobbying and professional group for defense contractors.
The NDIA is composed of executives from major military businesses such as Northrop Grumman, L-3 Communications, ManTech International, Boeing, Oshkosh Defense and Booz Allen Hamilton, among other firms.
Cotton strongly advocates higher defense spending and a more aggressive foreign policy. As The New Republic’s David Ramsey noted, “Pick a topic — Syria, Iran, Russia, ISIS, drones, NSA snooping — and Cotton can be found at the hawkish outer edge of the debate…During his senate campaign, he told a tele-townhall that ISIS and Mexican drug cartels joining forces to attack Arkansas was an ‘urgent problem.'”
On Iran, Cotton has issued specific calls for military intervention. In December he said Congress should consider supplying Israel with B-52s and so-called “bunker-buster” bombs — both items manufactured by NDIA member Boeing — to be used for a possible strike against Iran.
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This 35 year old nut is a typical teaparty republican. I only hope this nut and his colleagues never get to play with our boys the "games" of war they only had the balls to play in video games.
 
I've taken a look at one of the Facebook pages of Sen. Cotton and found this comment which refers to the Logan Act

"In United States v. Curtiss-Wright Export Corp. (1936), however, Justice Sutherland wrote in the majority opinion: "

[T]he President alone has the power to speak or listen as a representative of the nation. He makes treaties with the advice and consent of the Senate; but he alone negotiates. Into the field of negotiation the Senate cannot intrude, and Congress itself is powerless to invade it."

Sutherland also notes in his opinion the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations report to the Senate of February 15, 1816:

"The President is the constitutional representative of the United States with regard to foreign nations. He manages our concerns with foreign nations, and must necessarily be most competent to determine when, how, and upon what subjects negotiation may be urged with the greatest prospect of success. For his conduct, he is responsible to the Constitution.[7]".

Therefore, I do not believe that any of the members of Congress meet the requirements to be negotiating with foreign countries. They should be charged with a felony in accordance with 18 U.S. Code § 953 - Private correspondence with foreign governments, and should receive the maximum penalty of 3 years incarceration."
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Is this something that the Republican Senators will be asked to explain in Congress or in the Supreme (?) Court? Will they only have to face the court of public opinion, which is a very ephemeral thing, or will there be more serious ramifications? Could the President take action against senators?
 
Dame Warrigal said:
Desperately trying to assess the implications of this act, I've turned up this site which seems balanced. I'd welcome comments.

http://www.vox.com/2015/3/10/8182063/tom-cottons-controversial-letter-to-iran-explained
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This last paragraph pretty well says it all.....


And the tone of Zarif's official response, an act of diplomatic trolling, is, depending on your point of view, either hugely insulting or hilarious (or maybe both). He wrote, for example, "it seems that the authors not only do not understand international law, but are not fully cognizant of the nuances of their own Constitution when it comes to presidential powers in the conduct of foreign policy."
 
Guess who NOW wants to sign the letter to Iran... Bobby Jindal and Rick Perry! They aren't even Senators.. Ya think they're looking to have that on their list of creds for their attemped Presidential runs?
 
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