GOP Senators Flub Fact About The Constitution As They Lecture Iran About The Constitution

WASHINGTON -- A group of 47 Republican senators on Monday took the most dramatic step yet to undermine the Obama administration's ongoing nuclear diplomacy with Iran: reaching out to Tehran directly to suggest any deal it strikes with the administration is not constitutionally binding.

The tactic was extreme, certainly, but that worked in its favor. It immediately began to dominate political conversation on social media Sunday night, after Bloomberg View's Josh Rogin published a story previewing the senators' letter and sharing an early version of it.

And by Monday morning, freshman Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) was featured on Fox and Friends to explain the letter, which he took the lead in organizing -- and to note that it remained open for more signatures, in case Democrats felt so inclined. He emphasized that he believed 2016 presidential candidates, including Hillary Clinton, should sign on to the message. Four Republicans who are expected to run for their party's nomination -- Sens. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Rand Paul (R-Ky.) and Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) -- have already lent it their support.

The message, "An Open Letter to the Leaders of the Islamic Republic of Iran," states that the senators believe Tehran "may not fully understand our constitutional system." So the lawmakers say they have taken it upon themselves, apparently for the sake of "mutual understanding and clarity" rather than for points in a partisan battle with the White House, to explain two features of the U.S. Constitution to the Islamic Republic.

The letter highlights that the Constitution includes a congressional role in approving any international commitment more binding than an executive agreement between two governments and that it limits President Barack Obama's time in the White House. That means, according to them, that any deal the Obama administration reaches with Iran to limit its nuclear program could be revoked by the next president or modified by future Congresses. - Read More at A group of 47 Republican senators, Huffingtonpost

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