Similarly, the government of the United States does not have the authority to enter into an agreement with a foreign nation in any way that cannot be undone by a future government of the United States. To think otherwise is to grant power to the government which is nowhere to be found in the Constitution.
True. But the whole thing is just a handshake agreement in the first place. Obama never submitted to the Senate to be ratified as a treaty, which would be legally binding on us.
Heck, Obama never submitted the deal with Iran to be ratified as a treaty either. I would love to know how Obama was authorized to send a planeload of cash, actual currency from various countries, over to Iran as part of the deal.
“Similarly, the government of the United States does not have the authority to enter into an agreement with a foreign nation in any way that cannot be undone by a future government of the United States. To think otherwise is to grant power to the government which is nowhere to be found in the Constitution. “
This is why I am surprised at this “notion” that the US is “obligated” to stay in the agreement until 2020. It isn’t a treaty under our law, so I don’t know why Trump doesn’t just say, “we’re out as of today,” and close up our checkbook. Then again I tend to see the simplest way to solve a problem.