Russia sanctions has just passed Congress. Will Trump sign?

[IronWing]

Well, he may have a point on how limits to rolling back sanctions imposed by Legislative branch on the Executive would be subject to some sort of constitutional review, but not sure how that would happen. Can the White House just file a lawsuit? Would it go to Federal district court or would it immediately be rushed up to SCOTUS?

The usual route to test constitutionality of a restriction is to violate the law as written and then respond to a subsequent lawsuit. The problem I see is that Trump signed the law. If he believes it to be unconstitutional, the proper course was to veto the law. If Trump now willfully violates the law, it is Iran-Contra all over again.

 

[ivwshane]

Trump signed it because his ego wouldn't be able to handle Congress overriding his veto.


I will say this though; had there been any other president in the office who doesn't have the same sort of ties trump does to the Russians, I'd be 100% against this law as I think it's unconstitutional. However trump is such an affront to our democracy that I think his ties to Russia should be investigated fully and completed before he is given any power that would affect Russia.

My prediction is that this will probably go to the supreme court were it will be overturned.

 

[FelixDeCat]

Good. Now we can start undoing these ridiculous sanctions and start doing business again with our friends - the Russians.

 

[IronWing]

Good. Now we can start undoing these ridiculous sanctions and start doing business again with our friends - the Russians.

You've been on roll lately but now you insult us with such a weak effort. Sad.

 

[Fanatical Meat]

Good. Now we can start undoing these ridiculous sanctions and start doing business again with our friends - the Russians.

Lordy

 

[agent00f]

Going to pass the senate 98-2 (Sanders and Paul voting against - figures).

Will T-Rump sign? Major veto proof votes.

Trump seriously screwed himself with congress over Priebus and Sessions. He can't even get being a puppet right.

 

[HomerJS]

You've been on roll lately but now you insult us with such a weak effort. Sad.

Really weak even for his dumbass!

 

[Meghan54]

Good. Now we can start undoing these ridiculous sanctions and start doing business again with our friends - the Russians.

We get it....you loves your Mother Russia. Now, don't you have a bread line to go stand in?

 

[agent00f]

We get it....you loves your Mother Russia. Now, don't you have a bread line to go stand in?

Putin sycophants get sausage.

 

[BoomerD]

Good. Now we can start undoing these ridiculous sanctions and start doing business again with our friends - the Russians.

The way today's Republicans are sucking up to Russia, it's causing the Great Conservative God, Ronnie Rayguns, to roll over and over in his grave.

 

[Jhhnn]

If he really thought it was unconstitutional he should have vetoed, forced congressional override & filed a lawsuit.

Sanctions against Iran are particularly pointless given that the other signatories to the deal won't go along. It just means that US businesses will get cut out of an expanding market in Iran.

Nose. face. chop.

 

[alien42]

so about these Russian sanctions, for which an October 1st deadline was set for the trump administration to issue guidance.

well, three weeks later and they still haven't done anything. it's like like they're providing bullets for Mueller's gun.

 

[MomentsofSanity]

Meanwhile they moved immediately on sanctions for NK and I'm sure they will for these new Iranian ones they just passed in Congress.

 

[Fanatical Meat]

Trump threw Tillerson under the bus again. Yesterday he said the State Department is the reason sanctions are late.
Trump seems to have trouble understanding it's his State Department

 

[MomentsofSanity]

Trump threw Tillerson under the bus again. Yesterday he said the State Department is the reason sanctions are late.
Trump seems to have trouble understanding it's his State Department

Amazing how much he holds Obama responsible for and yet how little he holds himself responsible.

Has he actually said he was responsible for anything negative?



I kid I kid. of course he hasn't.

 

[alien42]

and now it's being reported that Tillerson has eliminated this office...

https://www.state.gov/e/eb/tfs/spi/

they are absolutely destroying the State Department.

 

[MomentsofSanity]

and now it's being reported that Tillerson has eliminated this office...

https://www.state.gov/e/eb/tfs/spi/

they are absolutely destroying the State Department.

For a little more context on it.

http://foreignpolicy.com/2017/10/26/state-department-scraps-sanctions-office/

 

[Fanatical Meat]

For a little more context on it.

http://foreignpolicy.com/2017/10/26/state-department-scraps-sanctions-office/

The Retarded Agent strikes again. Sure I'll agree to Sanctions on Russia, knowing or more likely not knowing that he killed the office to make sanctions.

 

[brandonbull]

Lordy

No reasonable prosecutor.

 

[Fanatical Meat]

No reasonable prosecutor.

??


This doesn't even deserve a Lordy!

 

[ivwshane]

So much for being the law and order president.

I've heard trump publicly talk more shit about America than he has about Russia. Hopefully the traitor will get what's coming to him.

 

[interchange]

Man. He should be getting roasted right now, but it seems this story doesn't capture American interest. We are a broken society and we don't even realize it.

 

[J.Wilkins]

No reasonable prosecutor.

U wot m8?

 

[IronWing]

Good. Now we can start undoing these ridiculous sanctions and start doing business again with our friends - the Russians.

Bump to remind folks about who Felix really is.

 

[Paratus]

Bump to remind folks about who Felix really is.

Yes comrade Felix is true friend to Russia.