House Panel Votes to Limit Obama’s Authority to Reduce Nuclear Weapons Arsenal…
Taking away the keys.
WASHINGTON (AP) — A House panel voted Wednesday to limit President Barack Obama’s authority to reduce the nation’s nuclear arsenal and implement a U.S.-Russia arms control treaty overwhelmingly approved by the Senate last December.
Over the objections of the Defense Department and Democrats, the House Armed Services Committee approved a series of amendments directly related to the commander in chief’s ability to make nuclear weapons reductions.
By a 35-26 vote, the Republican-controlled panel approved an amendment that would prohibit money to take nuclear weapons out of operation unless the administration provides a report to Congress on how it plans to modernize the remaining weapons. The panel also adopted an amendment that says the president may not change the target list or move weapons out of Europe until he reports to Congress.
The measures passed by similar votes.
The New START treaty, signed by Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in April 2010, would limit each country’s strategic nuclear warheads to 1,550, down from the current ceiling of 2,200. It also would establish a system for monitoring and verification. U.S. weapons inspections ended in 2009 with the expiration of a 1991 treaty.
START stands for Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty.
The Senate approved the treaty on a 71-26 vote, with 13 Republicans breaking with their party leaders.
Posted by ZIP on Wednesday, May 11, 2011, at 11:22 pm | 
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The best way to reduce nuclear weapons is to use them. And there are several targets in the ME that need application.
OOOH…I love this news!
First thought was Russia ain’t gonna be happy..too bad, so sad.
Screw START and the RINOs that voted for that on the Senate Floor, along with DADT BS while they were all in Lame-Duck session.
This is delicious!
Sentinel…
Amen to that, should have been years and years ago…we wouldn’t be in this quagmire we’re in now either.
Oops, should have been ‘done’.
Finally! Some good news!
No soup for you!
Good job, Reps!
Hahaha, waking up.
Just in case any of us think the election of 2010 wasn’t important read “The House Armed Services Committee approved a series of amendments” The Congress has all the power……. They stopped this dead in its tracks. Damn I love the Founders..
This is what I’m talking about! FIGHT, dammit!
HA HA HA!! If he balks then cuff the bastard.
Anybody else notice that START really stands for Strategic Arms Reduction TALKs, and that “START treaty” under the AP’s definition would amount to Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty treaty” What a bunch of dipsticks we have now reporting the news of the world.
And I forgot – they all get to vote too — absolutely sad, so sad.
Strap Obumass on a missile and send him back to Russia to renegotiate.
WHO are the 13 RINOS? NAME and SHAME them. WE have to start clamping down on RINOS before 2012.
I won’t give barry “the keys” to a shithouse!
Taking away the keys is a start, now let’s take away the presidency. 2012
Wow! Who found their testicle?
Congress means NOTHING to BHO… he’ll ignore this just as he ignored their attempt to cut out some of his CZARS. Impeach & Imprison!
Oh yes, B-61 tactical nukes. They strap on to the belly of the fastest fighters we have. I remember spending the entire day wet sanding one of those.
Can I get a hell Yeah!
If you haven’t read “Love Letter to America” please do. Talkin’ bout an eye opener and a great gift to all Americans. Read it here http://uselessdissident.blogspot.com/2008/12/love-letter-to-america-part-one.html