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An Anti-Iran Vote Was Vacated Because No One Showed Up

Written by SK Ashby

Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (R-WI) held a vote yesterday on a bill that would effectively prohibit the Obama administration from lifting economic sanctions against Iran as part of the Iran peace agreement, but the vote was vacated because over 100 members of Congress weren't there.

He abruptly ordered Wednesday's vote be closed after the allotted 15 minutes on legislation to prevent the Obama administration from lifting sanctions on Iranian entities unless it certifies they aren't involved with terrorism or the country's ballistic missile program.

As a result, more than 130 lawmakers missed the vote, which was gaveled down when the tally hit 191-106, and the vote was vacated.

Because the vote was canceled, sanctions will more than likely be lifted before the House has another chance to vote.

I can recall a time when members of Congress couldn't appear in front of enough cameras to inform us that President Obama was hand-delivering a nuclear arsenal to Iran, but now they can't even be bothered to show up on time for an anti-Iran vote.