Iran, the South Dakota legislature, and genuflecting to Obama.
Interesting post by Jon Ellis at the Argus over the weekend which talks about how the Iran deal negotiated by the Obama administration (that’s garnered so much disappointment over bowing down to Iran) is going to have an effect on South Dakota law:
Under the plan, the United States would “take appropriate steps” to ensure that state and local governments also lifted any sanctions on Iran. Federal officials would “actively encourage” state and local officials to reflect the change in policy to Iran.
and..
Asked how he would react if he were still governor and the federal government asked South Dakota to remove its sanctions, Rounds said: “Without using any four-letter words, I would say, ‘Sue me.'”
Gov. Dennis Daugaard would take a less combative approach.
As I understand it, the South Dakota bill says that the divestment stays in effect until Iran is removed from the U.S. Department of Defense list of states that sponsor terrorism. Iran is still listed as the leading state sponsor of terrorism… and deal or no deal, Obama can’t hide the fact that Iran has contributed to the deaths of American troops in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Obama might try to take Iran off the list or just get rid of the list, but either way- the will of the people and our state legislature (and many other state legislatures) are being dismissed by the Obama administration.
The Ellis story had what I would consider “the money quote” coming from one of the Democrat sponsors of the measure, Peggy Gibson of Huron:
Rep. Peggy Gibson, a Huron Democrat who also helped sponsor the 2010, said she would probably vote to overturn it if asked, albeit reluctantly.
“I would probably support the Obama administration, even though I don’t like it,” she said.
Given that South Dakota is often noted as being the state where Obama polls the lowest, would you consider a Democrat legislator genuflecting and automatically giving deference and support to Obama to be a wise thing, especially with the much maligned Iran agreement?