President Obama on Friday signed into law a
bill authored by Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz that would bar an Iranian
diplomat from entering the United States, but immediately issued a statement
saying he won’t enforce it. Obama decided to treat the
law as mere advice. “Acts of espionage and terrorism against the United States
and our allies are unquestionably problems of the utmost gravity, and I share
the Congress’s concern that individuals who have engaged in such activity may
use the cover of diplomacy to gain access to our Nation,” Obama said in his
signing statement.
The legislation was directed at Hamid Abutalebi, whom Iranian
President Hassan Rouhani tapped as U.N. ambassador, because of his alleged role
in the 1979 student takeover of the U.S. Embassy in Tehran, in which 52
Americans were held hostage for 444 days. Abutalebi insists his role was
limited to translation and negotiation. Read more at......
My
Take -
This has happened in the nation's past history, but that wasn't acceptable
then and it isn't now, but it was never done so blatantly and on so many
issues. Even worse - ignoring real laws and making and enforcing his own laws without Congress.
How isn't this impeachable?
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