US Senate passes bill to review Iran nuclear deal

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The Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act - legislation that would allow US Congress to review a nuclear deal with Iran - passes 98-1 in the Senate

WASHINGTON - The US Senate overwhelmingly passed legislation on Thursday giving Congress the right to review and perhaps even reject any nuclear deal with Iran, the culmination of weeks of wrangling over how to hold Tehran to account.

The bill passed 98-1 after overcoming initial objections from President Barack Obama. It comes amid intense negotiations between world powers and Iran on a deal intended to prevent Tehran's development of a nuclear weapon in exchange for lifting of economic sanctions.

"We worked hard to create a great bipartisan balance," said the measure's chief author, Senate Foreign Relations Committee chairman Bob Corker.

snip*Senate passage brought swift praise from AIPAC, the powerful pro-Israel lobby group in Washington.

- See more at: http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/us-senate-passes-bill-review-iran-deal-585030722#sthash.2uyP7LUE.dpuf

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1. Separation of Powers

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Article II, Section 2, Clause 2 of the Federal Constitution is the Treaty Clause wherein only the President can make treaties.

Is this nuclear agreement a veritable treaty and if not, does the Senate have the right to veto it?

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2. Here are two articles about the recent history. Obama should be able to get the agreement.

Senate Votes Against Making Iran Nuclear Deal a Treaty
WASHINGTON — Apr 28, 2015, 7:43 PM ET
By DEB RIECHMANN Associated Press

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/senate-takes-bill-congressional-approval-iran-deal-30635570

The odds of an Iran nuclear deal just got better

**The 150 Democratic signatories — which include Dem leaders like Nancy Pelosi and Chris Van Hollen — are significant. Here’s why: If a deal is reached that looks like the recently-announced framework, and the GOP-controlled Congress votes to disapprove of it, it’s now more likely that there will be enough House Democrats to sustain Obama’s veto of that disapproval legislation, allowing the deal to move forward.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/wp/2015/05/07/the-odds-of-an-iran-nuclear-deal-just-got-higher/

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3. Cotton, The Iranian letter author, was the lone vote against it

Anyone know the story on that?