And now there are 11.
Rep. Alcee Hastings (D-FL-10) announced Thursday, Aug. 13, that he opposes and will vote against the Nuclear Iran deal when it is placed before Congress in September.
The Florida Democrat also seeks to make it clear to Iran that should that nation cheat on the Agreement if it is implemented, the military option will not only be on the table, it will be poised for immediate use.
Hastings, currently serving his 12th term in Congress, is a senior member of the House Rules Committee and co-chair of the Florida congressional delegation. He raised the same troublesome details of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action that have been repeatedly criticized as unacceptable by many of his colleagues.
The acronym for those primary pitfalls, NASM24, may help to remember that the deal allows Iran to become a Nuclear threshold state; it lifts bans on conventional Arms and ICBMS in eight years or fewer; that the Snapback of sanctions will be cumbersome and time-consuming, if possible at all; that it funnels into Iran, the number one supporter of global terrorism, billions of dollars (Money); and it allows Iran up to 24 days before suspected but unconfirmed nuclear weapons sites can be inspected. These concerns were all raised by Hastings as the bases for his opposition to the JCPOA.
And if the Agreement is approved, over his and his colleagues’ objections, Hastings informed the public about two acts he has taken.
First, Hastings made it known that a month ago he sent a letter to U.S. President Barack Obama, urging him to appoint a “high-ranking military official” to oversee the implementation of the deal, should it be approved. He did this, Hastings explained, because “Iran needs to understand that our commitment to ensuring compliance with this deal would be unwavering.”
The second thing Hastings has done is to draft legislation which he will introduce on Sept. 8, “that authorizes the sitting president or his successors to use military force to prevent Iran from becoming a nuclear weapons state.”
Hastings joins his Democratic colleagues in the House of Representatives who have announced they will vote against the JCPOA: Rep. Grace Meng (NY) Rep. Juan Vargas (CA), Rep. Albio Sires(NJ), Rep. Kathleen Rice (NY), Rep. Nita Lowey (NY), Rep. Steve Israel (NY), Rep. Ted Deutch (FL), Rep. Eliot Engel (NY), Rep. Brad Sherman, (CA) and Rep. David Scott (Georgia), who came out quietly but unequivocally against the deal in mid-July.
No es bueno pa nadie.
Nice to see another demo with brains.
thank you!!
Glad there are some Dems with character and the intelligence to know they will forever be linked with the “Neville Chamberlain” deal of this century if they vote for the Iranian nuclear deal!
News is circulating that Iran has already broken the agreement, as expected.
Bravo to Rep. Hastings. It’s a modern day Purim story. What other members of Congress have the guts to be like Mordechai and Queen Esther?
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Mis respetos y sinceras felicitaciones, al Congresista Alcee Hastings, por valientemente oponerse a este tenebroso y malefico acuerdo entre Obama y los Aayatollahs.
Good for Hastings,at least ONE Democrat is smart,Hastings knows how unstable Iran is and he knows his President Obama is the same,all Obama wants is a legacy, Iran killing Millions of humans means nothing to him.
Does anyone note the irony, here? The black man, Hastings votes against the deal, while the Jewish woman from Florida, Schultz, supports the deal. In Pirkei Avot, it say's a Jew,should not seek high political office. Our Sages, were quite prophetic.
No Democrat ever goes against Obama for real. There is someting going on in the background, I beleive. It`s possible the these politicians are actually listening to their constitunents
Thank you for taking a LEADERSHIP role and making sure we make a bad deal a good one.
If they want to get reelected they better listen to the people who put them there. See we do have term limits every November.
Obama will have a legacy. Just like Benedict Arnold has a legacy.
Can someone please translate this into English for me?Thank you.
My respect and sincere congratulations to US Congressman Alcee Hastings por his brave action against this maleficent and disastrous accord between Oabama and the Ayatollahs.
Thanks to Hastings for objecting the Iran nuke deal, that pure leadership role to protect his people and the world, God be with you man
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