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ewtheckman said:

macsimcon said:

Oh for crying out loud, President Obama didn't submit it as a treaty, it's an Executive Agreement.

In that event, it is not binding on any part of the government, not even the President. Simply pointing that out in a letter is not "treason" or illegal. Calling it an "Executive Agreement" is an attempt to make an end run around the Constitution's requirement that the Senate must sign off on the President negotiating with other nations.

Senate signs off on treaties not "negotiations". 
"Article. II.

Section. 1.

The executive Power shall be vested in a President of the United States of America. He shall hold his Office during the Term of four Years, and, together with the Vice President, chosen for the same Term, be elected, as follows.

...

Article II, Section 2:
"He shall have Power, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, to make Treaties, provided two thirds of the Senators present concur; and he shall nominate, and by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, shall appoint Ambassadors, other public Ministers and Consuls, Judges of the supreme Court, and all other Officers of the United States, whose Appointments are not herein otherwise provided for, and which shall be established by Law: but the Congress may by Law vest the Appointment of such inferior Officers, as they think proper, in the President alone, in the Courts of Law, or in the Heads of Departments.

wizard69 said:

focuspuller said:

I have not forgotten. Him and 46 other Republican senators subverting the President while in critical negotiations with a foreign power those senators consider "the enemy." This is what passes for patriotism in the GOP today.

A president that engages in activities as stupid as negotiating with Iran should be subverted. This so called treaty (yet to be ratified) is dangerous to the entire middle east and frankly the USA. In this case there is good moral reasoning behind subverting Obama as ignoring Iran will lead to the death of hundreds of millions. Honestly people doesn't anybody here read their history books. Iran is a very dangerous country and the sooner the current government there is eliminated the better for mankind.

Because trillion dollar invasions are SO much better than an international negotiation? Yeah, pull the other one.

Hey Iran is right there on the map so saddle up and head over there to do your bit for mankind!

The entire issue is a side show in any case.

"let's have lunch at 1 on Friday"

No WAY to "decrypt" that even were it scribbled on a piece of paper and handed to the FBI on a silver platter.

WHO a cellphone calls and when is a matter of business records always available with a court order: "Is the fruit order ready?". Notsomuch even in plain text.

thewhitefalcon said:

rayy said:

Cotton doesn't seem to understand the issue. But give him a break, he's a Republican.

So when The Hillary called for a "Manhattan Project 2.0" between government and tech companies, did that showcase an understanding of the issue, or does her political affiliation exempt her from criticism?

The "issue" being a vast need for more technological innovation within the United States energized on the order of the effort put into the first Manhattan Project?

I'd say she got it right: embrace and enjoy technologies promise. don't be afraid of it.

michael scrip said:

Some questions:

Is Apple required to bring that money home to the US?

If Apple could get the same tax rate and benefits in the US that they get in Ireland... would Apple start keeping all their money in the US?

Does anyone wonder why so many companies set up shop in Ireland in the first place?

Obviously not since they don't right? So, money earned overseas is subject to those nations laws, including tax laws. Overseas money has already had taxes paid where it was earned, bringing it into the United States wouldn't serve any purpose: Apple has a lot of overseas expenses: paying for components, assembly etc. running it through the United States where it was neither earned nor being spent would be silly. 

OTOH money earned in the United States IS subject to United States taxes and Apple pays billions and billions.