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4. Any number of answers

Reply to madfloridian (Reply #2)

Wed Apr 15, 2015, 01:58 PM

Apr 2015

In addition to post #3, here are some others:
The Senate feels they have a duty to review any agreement with another country and while we can argue semantics all day long, this agreement could be classified as a treaty

They want to get re-elected in 2016, the America Jewish community is both influential and one of the bigger donors to the Democratic party.

Or maybe they don't feel that the current framework, which is lacking in details and even what is currently in the framework is a matter of dispute between Iran and the US, is a good idea.

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Are these the only Democrats refusing to back Obama on Iran? Or there more? [View all] madfloridian Apr 2015 OP

There are more Lurks Often Apr 2015 #1

Not to sound dumb, but what's behind their thinking? madfloridian Apr 2015 #2

I am not sure but there has alway been the struggle for power between the congress and the jwirr Apr 2015 #3

Any number of answers Lurks Often Apr 2015 #4