In a lengthy and foreboding analysis of how the Corker law as an authorizing statute created a path to making Obama’s Iran deal binding law, Andrew McCarthy at National Review concludes (bold emphasis ours) :
I see only one way out of this: Republicans must abandon the Corker law. On this score, Obama has given them a gift. By failing to disclose the entire agreement by July 19, he has defaulted on the condition that triggers the Corker review process. A statute does not authorize a president to take action unless the president complies with the statute’s requirements. It is thus not too late for Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell (R., Ky.) to propose and push through a resolution declaring that Obama’s default renders the Corker review process moot. That Senator McConnell has stubbornly refused to do this boggles the mind. If Republicans call Obama on his lawlessness, the sanctions can be preserved. If they are derelict, their Corker law will have done what I feared it would do: prevent the next president from undoing Obama’s empowerment of our enemies. Don’t say you weren’t warned.
Preserving the sanctions will presumably cause Iran to renege on the deal. Read more at: Democrats Cash GOP’s Check, Ending Iran Sanctions
