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The '''Corker Law''', officially known as Bipartisan Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act and informally still called the "Corker bill," is a misguided federal law that circumvents the [[Treaty Clause]] in the [[U.S. Constitution]], and essentially requires not a 2/3rds vote to ratify a foreign treaty, but a 2/3rds vote to reject one (in order to override a presidential veto).
 
The '''Corker Law''', officially known as Bipartisan Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act and informally still called the "Corker bill," is a misguided federal law that circumvents the [[Treaty Clause]] in the [[U.S. Constitution]], and essentially requires not a 2/3rds vote to ratify a foreign treaty, but a 2/3rds vote to reject one (in order to override a presidential veto).
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Only one senator voted against this law:  [[Tom Cotton]], who explains that it violates the Constitution.
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Only one senator voted against this law:  [[Tom Cotton]], who explains that it violates the Constitution. He explained:<ref>http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/senate/241355-senate-votes-to-approve-Iran-review-bill</ref>
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{{cquote|A nuclear-arms agreement with any adversary—especially the terror-sponsoring, Islamist Iranian regime—should be submitted as a treaty and obtain a two-thirds majority vote in the Senate as required by the Constitution.}}
    
The [[U.S. Supreme Court]] has never addressed the constitutionality of this approach.
 
The [[U.S. Supreme Court]] has never addressed the constitutionality of this approach.
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== References ==
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