Midlands lawmakers, other GOP senators stand pat in face of Iran letter backlash

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POSTED: THURSDAY, MARCH 12, 2015 1:00 AM
By Joseph Morton / World-Herald Bureau

WASHINGTON — Critics say the open letter from Senate Republicans to Iranian leaders violates the law and is an unprecedented attempt to undercut the president’s authority as commander-in-chief.

Some even suggest that it’s tantamount to treason.

But senators from Nebraska and Iowa who signed the letter characterize it as a basic civics lesson.

“I consider it a letter of education about how our constitutional system works,” said Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa. “I think it’s a good thing to educate the Iranian people about the difference between an ‘agreement’ and a treaty under the Constitution.”

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