Presidents can make executive agreements, but Iran deal is not one; it's a treaty. It obligates Congress to pass laws to satisfy its terms.
@lib_ertarian_ Other countries will rely on commitments president has made to change U.S. laws. Not okay for Congress just to vote later.
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@justinamash other countries rely on ratification for treaties. -
@lib_ertarian_ As far as other countries are concerned, the United States has made legal (not political) commitments to change U.S. laws. -
@justinamash this is true with signed, but pre-ratified treaties too -
@justinamash the president signed the Forced Labor Convention. never ratified. most of the world bound by it as law. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forced_Labour_Convention …
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