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To: Yo-Yo
The U.S. Senate still have to ratify any treaty with a 2/3 majority vote.

Wrongo! Article 2, section 2, clause 2 specifies that a treaty is ratified "provided two thirds of Senators present concur." That means 34 is the legal minimum for ratification with a bare quorum, but then treaties have been ratified with no record of a quorum or committee vote.

Might I suggest a little light reading on the topic?

38 posted on 06/14/2012 10:24:01 PM PDT by Carry_Okie (The Slave Party: advancing indenture since 1787.)
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To: Carry_Okie
That means 34 is the legal minimum for ratification with a bare quorum, but then treaties have been ratified with no record of a quorum or committee vote.

So now the consipracy extends beyond Zero negotating in secret to getting a midnight voice vote when nobody is looking?

Wake me when that happens, and I'll grab my rifle and meet you on the front lines so we can provide our own veto vote.

Yeah, the "we have to pass it to read what's in it" happened before, but it was fully televised, everybody knew who was shoving it down our throats, and they paid the price by losing the House, and only 8 out of 13 Democratic Senators were re-elected in 2010.

48 posted on 06/15/2012 4:14:51 AM PDT by Yo-Yo
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