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To: cycle of discernment

You’re right to be concerned, but Obama can’t single-handed make a treaty binding on us. The Senate has to ratify all treaties — by a two-thirds vote, unless I’ve slipped a cog — and the Dems could only reach this threshhold with six to ten, nominally eight, RINOs voting with them. They should need more, hopefully lots more, after November. If not, see tagline.


20 posted on 05/27/2010 7:33:03 AM PDT by JohnQ1 ("I have never killed a man, but I have read many obituaries with great pleasure." - Clarence Darrow)
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To: JohnQ1
The Senate has to ratify all treaties — by a two-thirds vote, unless I’ve slipped a cog

Correct, with the privisio that it's 2/3 of the Senators present, not 2/3 of all Senators, leaving some manuever room for the Rats. Suprise vote at O Dark Thiry, only Dems and RINOS (to make it Bi-partisan) present).

56 posted on 05/27/2010 8:08:37 AM PDT by El Gato ("The second amendment is the reset button of the US constitution"-Doug McKay)
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To: JohnQ1

They would need more than 8 RINOS...because quite a few Dem Senators would not vote for such a treaty.


59 posted on 05/27/2010 8:14:03 AM PDT by txrangerette
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