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UrbScotty

(23,980 posts)
Thu Mar 26, 2015, 04:43 PM Mar 2015

Sen. Stabenow (D-MI) trolls Tom Cotton so hard

Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) delivered a pitch-perfect trolling lesson to the Senate on Wednesday, filing an amendment calling to defund "the purchase of stationary [sic] or electronic devices for the purpose of members of Congress or congressional staff communicating with foreign governments and undermining the role of the President as Head of State in international nuclear negotiations on behalf of the United States."

In other words, Stabenow wants to defund Tom Cotton letters.

Earlier this month, Cotton, a Republican senator from Arkansas, organized a letter to Iranian leaders warning that future presidents may not abide by a deal to curb Iran's nuclear ambitions currently being negotiated by the Obama administration. Cotton garnered 46 additional GOP co-sponsors, and outraged even many critics of the Iran talks for addressing the letter directly to top Iranian government officials and bypassing the executive branch, which is constitutionally charged with negotiating foreign pacts.

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But these legislative dominance rituals often do have real political consequences, even when they do not result in direct policy changes. Cotton's Iran letter has been politically unpopular, and even simply raising the issue through the amendment process could force senators who signed the letter to take another round of heat.


http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/03/26/senate-democrat-trolls-tom-cotton_n_6947920.html?ncid=txtlnkusaolp00000592
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Sen. Stabenow (D-MI) trolls Tom Cotton so hard (Original Post) UrbScotty Mar 2015 OP
Good for her, Cotton sure should not be happy with his stupid letter. It appears his meetings Thinkingabout Mar 2015 #1
This is a great job of trolling a troll Gothmog Mar 2015 #2
Oh that's lovely! vixengrl Mar 2015 #3
I'm so proud she's my Senator. One of the very few bright spots in MI these days. catbyte Mar 2015 #4
I just finished reading this - raven mad Mar 2015 #5
It is Perfect! mahalo US Cha Mar 2015 #6

Thinkingabout

(30,058 posts)
1. Good for her, Cotton sure should not be happy with his stupid letter. It appears his meetings
Thu Mar 26, 2015, 05:05 PM
Mar 2015

With the Defense contractors has his attention.

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