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In reply to the discussion: Kamala Harris ranked as Most Progressive Senator... [View all]A lead negotiator of the treaty told CBS news that the fears are unfounded because the sanctions do not violate the terms of the treaty.
The Senate...overwhelmingly passed legislation that would impose new U.S. sanctions that would target Iran's ballistic missile program, its support for terrorism and human rights violations, and yet it would still comply with the Iranian nuclear deal.
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Richard Nephew [a lead negotiator of the nuclear deal who previously served as principal deputy coordinator for sanctions policy at the State Department from 2013 to 2015] said he has no problem closing loopholes in existing sanctions law, but he doubts that it would add to the U.S.'s already robust sanctions architecture. He said the measure wouldn't harm the nuclear deal.
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"It's unclear if the legislation is even needed -- the Trump administration already has the authority to execute what is already covered under the bill, Nephew said" ...These secondary sanctions would comply with the nuclear deal because Iran's missile program is excluded from the agreement.
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/senate-eyes-irans-ballistic-missile-program-with-new-sanctions/
Moreover, it was reported in Al-Monitor/Iran Pulse that
Nasser Hadian, a prominent professor of international relations at the University of Tehran... does not believe that the new sanctions would explicitly violate the nuclear deal, though they defy the intent of the JCPOA. Hadian believes there is coordination and agreement between the United States and the EU in the escalation of pressure on Iran over its missile program, while avoiding explicit violation of the nuclear deal.
http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2017/07/iran-us-senate-bill-sanctions-reactions-nuclear-deal.html#ixzz4ovssh49P
The impact of the sanctions on Russia (rather than those on Iran) seemed to be the focus of the foreign press concerning the sanctions bill.
Because Senator Sanders's messaging video explaining his vote specifically invokes a "warning" from former SOS John Kerry, I was especially interested in reading Kerry's testimony. I couldn't find it in the Congressional Record.
Apparently the warning came, not in testimony, but via Twitter and in remarks at a fundraising event.
After Rouhanis reelection, there is much up in the air/room for misinterpretation. This is not the moment for a new Iran bill, Kerry tweeted.
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/335004-john-kerry-issues-tweet-storm-over-senate-considering-iran
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/336494-kerry-new-iran-sanctions-may-be-dangerous
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i do too and he has a calming effect and good positiions on our issues. I can see him running
CTyankee
Jan 2019
#162
This cracks me up. This is a lifetime Senate voting scorecard. Kamala Harris only has 5
Snotcicles
Jan 2019
#165
You have zero evidence that Bernie would have done any better in the electoral college
pnwmom
Jan 2019
#133
She only lost the Electoral college because of 70,000 votes in 3 states that were subject to
pnwmom
Jan 2019
#132
Bernie has some purity votes against some legislation that is generally considered progressive.
honest.abe
Jan 2019
#14
not really.. and his vote was in line with Kerry's opinion on the Iran details in those sanctions.
JCanete
Jan 2019
#50
In fact what I read was he first voted to COMBINE the Iran and Russian sanctions in committee
Eliot Rosewater
Jan 2019
#52
Yea, they would rather have Trump than vote for someone who doesn't make them feel all goosebumpy
leftofcool
Jan 2019
#130
Those first five or six, or even seven or eight, are quite an impressive group.
George II
Jan 2019
#19
Ohio is a strange state politically. I've traveled to or through it dozens of times....
George II
Jan 2019
#29
why does this same skewed narrative from this same(albeit good) resource keep getting
JCanete
Jan 2019
#49
I wonder how this will be received. I am not at all surprised, she is AMAZING!
Eliot Rosewater
Jan 2019
#51
received as a bullshit metric. The actual resource is good, but their method of calculating this
JCanete
Jan 2019
#56
Wasn't the vote on the war in Iraq about 17 years ago? Six of those in the top ten...
George II
Jan 2019
#95
Didn't miss it at all. Read the post to which I responded again. You spoke about....
George II
Jan 2019
#140
holy fuck. Because my point wasn't that vote specifically. My point was that a vote like that,
JCanete
Jan 2019
#144
Well then, why not use a current example? I'm satisfied with the way they do their ratings.
George II
Jan 2019
#146
of course you are, because you know its biased but its biased in a way that gives you the
JCanete
Jan 2019
#149
That's curious, about six months ago (just guessing the timeframe) when Sanders was higher....
George II
Jan 2019
#152
he was not higher in the rankings at progressive punch, I assure you. I've seen this same study
JCanete
Jan 2019
#154
And i promise you the ANALYSIS certain folks will NOW do of the metrics used to
Eliot Rosewater
Jan 2019
#143
sure...it would have confirmed my sense of things and I may not have been as suspicious. Somebody
JCanete
Jan 2019
#161
yeah figured I didn't need to wait. Why not make up your own study and say according to your metric
JCanete
Jan 2019
#125
thanks ehrnst, really insightful. Not a single bit of evidence in your post, just a rant about me.
JCanete
Jan 2019
#145
sigh...do you have an argument to do with the study or not? I'm thinking not, but will
JCanete
Jan 2019
#150
Here's the methodology, tho I can't imagine that it's anywhere near as thorough as your research:
ehrnst
Jan 2019
#92
um...again...this isn't about my own research. This is about the methodology which has what
JCanete
Jan 2019
#148
I've watched her grill republicans testifying before the Judiciary Committee....
George II
Jan 2019
#91
but but but now I have this study that is actually entirely broken to PROVE PROVE PROVE
JCanete
Jan 2019
#159