On March 11, 2015 The New York Times published an editorial titled, Republican Idiocy on Iran by The Editorial Board. They voiced how disgraceful and irresponsible it was for 47 Republicans Senators send out a letter to Iran's leaders . The letter undercuts President Barack Obama's efforts to negotiate a nuclear agreement with those same leaders. It is clear that their stance on the subject of the letter was the latest shot to blow up the negotiations with Iran. Stating that, "Republicans are perfectly willing to diminish America’s standing as a global power capable of crafting international commitments and adhering to them."

There are raising questions whether these 47 Republican Senators are violating the Logan act, which was passed in 1779, it forbids any U.S. citizen acting without official U.S. authority from influencing disputes or controversies involving the U.S. and a foreign government. The Republican senators are indeed trying to influence the negotiations to keep the Obama administration from reaching an agreement lawmakers are already calling a bad deal. The authors of this editorial believe that the best way to restrain Iran from developing a bomb is through negotiating a strict agreement with tough monitoring. The Republican's actions make an  Iranian bomb and military conflict more likely.

I don't think that the 47 Republican Senator's actions were to bash Obama. I do agree that it was irresponsible of them. In my opinion I believe there should be a common agreement before any action is taken. Reckless actions can result in harmful consequences. But then again they were being ignored by President Obama so they took it into their own hands to make their point clear.