Istook’s Insights: Congress surrenders power, giving presidents too many gifts


President Obama says if Congress tries to block his nuclear deal with Iran, he’ll veto it. Obama already gave Iran $12 Billion and is about to unfreeze $150 Billion more, undoing sanctions enacted by Congress.



These laws let Presidents undo sanctions simply by “certifying” that it’s best for America, or that a nation promises to give up terrorism, or other loopholes purely at Presidential discretion. So to reinstate sanctions, Congress needs a two-thirds vote to override a veto.


Now Obama is throwing it right back in their faces.