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To: RinaseaofDs

You are correct - international treaties of this nature must be ratified by the Senate, and by a 2/3’s vote. Even with our very liberal Congress, there is no chance of that happening with this bill.


32 posted on 01/12/2010 1:04:34 PM PST by andy58-in-nh (America does not need to be organized: it needs to be liberated.)
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To: andy58-in-nh
You are correct - international treaties of this nature must be ratified by the Senate, and by a 2/3’s vote. Even with our very liberal Congress, there is no chance of that happening with this bill.

The treaty must also pass scrutiny under our Constitution, and thus, even if the Senate did ratify by a 2/3rd's vote, the SCOTUS could still strike it down.

68 posted on 01/12/2010 5:40:37 PM PST by Labyrinthos
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