It would be useful in our dealings with Iran to have a missile defense that is aimed only at Iran.
Editor's note · Context
Senator Specter discusses missile defense strategy related to Iran and cooperation with Russia.
Share
More from Arlen Specter
We have a requirement, as you may know, for 60 Senators to be in agreement before a bill is taken up, and some people--we were two votes short.
I think the public's right to know and the benefit of an informed citizenry vastly outweigh what you quote Justice Kennedy as talking about collegial dynamics.
The Congress, under separation of powers, has the authority to find the facts, and then there is need only for a rational relationship between what Congress finds factually and the legislation which Congress enacts.
Congressional legislation 'doesn't amount to anything if the president can say, 'My constitutional authority supersedes the statute.'





