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Arms Treaty Draws More GOP Votes
Wall Street Journal ^ | 12/11/10 | J Weisman

Posted on 12/11/2010 8:49:08 AM PST by Recovering_Democrat

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To: Thunder90

No, a Treaty is almost impossible to break without grave geopolitical consequences. Legislation is a comparative cake walk.


21 posted on 12/11/2010 9:27:25 AM PST by NonValueAdded (Palin 2012: don't retreat, just reload)
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To: Mouton

There is ABSOLUTELY no reason to go along with this POS treaty. That wide eyed nut case in the oval office is the enemy of the state. Conspiring with foreign nations against this sovern nation is IMO treason.

Do you have any idea how vindictive and evil Obama is going to be after being humiliated by Clinton, yesterday? Like a purse fight in a gay bar!


22 posted on 12/11/2010 9:27:50 AM PST by WestwardHo (Whom the gods would destroy, they first drive mad.)
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To: Recovering_Democrat
My guess based on RINO status:

Grahmnesty
McDemocrat
Voinovich
Mookowski
Kirk
Brown
Hatch
Hutchison

23 posted on 12/11/2010 9:33:15 AM PST by VRWC For Truth (Throw the bums out who vote yes on the bailout)
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To: NonValueAdded

Bush broke the ABM treaty with ease.


24 posted on 12/11/2010 9:34:20 AM PST by Thunder90 (Fighting for truth and the American way... http://citizensfortruthandtheamericanway.blogspot.com/)
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25 posted on 12/11/2010 9:37:52 AM PST by The Comedian (Government: Saving people from freedom since time immemorial.)
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To: VRWC For Truth

according to the commies, they have 67 votes. Why vote this commie piece of crap in the lame duck??? the repubs are pathetic.


26 posted on 12/11/2010 9:45:03 AM PST by biggredd1
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To: NonValueAdded
No, a Treaty is almost impossible to break without grave geopolitical consequences. Legislation is a comparative cake walk.

Yep. A treaty duly ratified by a 2/3 vote of the Senate becomes a part of the law of the land.

27 posted on 12/11/2010 9:54:59 AM PST by Ole Okie (American)
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To: ExTexasRedhead

ETR, Boehner has nothing to do with this. All Senate.


28 posted on 12/11/2010 10:05:07 AM PST by Recovering_Democrat
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To: Recovering_Democrat

Once again, McCain is selling out:

“Mr. McCain said, “I still hope we will be able to bring this up next week, and a lot of work is being done to that effect....I think we are very close.”


29 posted on 12/11/2010 10:10:02 AM PST by Innovative (Weakness is provocative.)
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To: Thunder90
Bush broke the ABM treaty with ease.

Yes, but that was a calculated move and was actually within the terms of the treaty. Technically he did not "break" it.

Treaties are the law of the land (Article VI Clause 2) and actually breaking them without the support of Congress is an impeachable offense. A nation does not back out of a treaty without a careful calculation of the consequences. That doesn't mean it is never done, just that it is not done lightly.

30 posted on 12/11/2010 10:10:06 AM PST by NonValueAdded (Palin 2012: don't retreat, just reload)
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To: Recovering_Democrat

“Those public pronouncements suggest Republicans are willing to break with Senate Minority Whip Jon Kyl (R., Ariz.), a skeptic of the treaty who has repeatedly said the accord can’t be voted on this year.”

Kyl is still fighting it — I bet his office would tell us who the other 8 Republicans are who are considering voting for this.


31 posted on 12/11/2010 10:11:39 AM PST by Innovative (Weakness is provocative.)
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To: Recovering_Democrat

Hussein wants this and he wants it really bad! It’s almost like he has to get this passed, why? Why is this so important to him? What happens if he doesn’t?


32 posted on 12/11/2010 10:14:55 AM PST by mojitojoe (In itÂ’s 1600 years of existence, Islam has 2 main accomplishments, psychotic violence and goat curr)
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To: Recovering_Democrat
Come on GOP...what are you thinking? This adds fuel to the fire. RINOs and democrats, and the people simply ask why. We, now, know you are not for our children, and never were, none who vote for this will be, for our children.
33 posted on 12/11/2010 10:16:22 AM PST by no-to-illegals (Please God, Bless and Protect Our Men and Women in Uniform with Victory. Amen.)
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To: Recovering_Democrat

1/5/2011 may come too late.


34 posted on 12/11/2010 10:17:15 AM PST by anniegetyourgun
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To: Recovering_Democrat

Thank you for the clarification. These amoral political hacks have made it abundantly clear that they’re all political hacks that need to go. The light of truth has never been clearer.


35 posted on 12/11/2010 10:25:10 AM PST by ExTexasRedhead
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To: Thunder90
Bush broke the ABM treaty with ease.

The fact that one of the signatories ceased to exist(Soviet Union) meant the the treaty no longer did either. That's not the case here.

36 posted on 12/11/2010 10:33:12 AM PST by Tonytitan
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To: ExTexasRedhead

this is about the Senate — Boehner is in the House not the Senate

treaties are submitted to the US Senate for ratification


37 posted on 12/11/2010 10:36:17 AM PST by Enchante (12/10/10: Obama just abdicated his Presidency to Bill Clinton at the Tax Policy Press Conference!)
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To: Tonytitan

The treaty was still in effect as Russia became the legal successor of the Soviet Union at the Union level.


38 posted on 12/11/2010 10:39:43 AM PST by Thunder90 (Fighting for truth and the American way... http://citizensfortruthandtheamericanway.blogspot.com/)
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To: Recovering_Democrat
I tell ya what, seems to me the REPUBLICAN PARTY still hasn't learned a lesson...

Some will never learn; we'll just have to continue taking out the trash every two years.

39 posted on 12/11/2010 10:46:25 AM PST by gogeo ("Every one has a right to be an idiot. He abuses the privilege!" Groucho Marx)
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To: Recovering_Democrat
The GOP is going to go down like the WHIG party and the Dodo bird, if they cannot learn from Nov 2. Keep this up and I will work to throw everyone of you out of office that are up in 2012. Don't care what percentage of the Senate we have in 2013 = we all know what to expect from the RAT party members, BUT RINOS ARE FAR WORSE. What part of Nov 2 did you not understand? Vote yes for this ill conceived New START treaty at your own risk.

Top 10 Reasons Why New START Is A Non-Starter
40 posted on 12/11/2010 10:59:10 AM PST by Cheerio (Barry Hussein Soetoro-0bama=The Complete Destruction of American Capitalism)
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