[philman_36]

he can’t sign it unless the senate ratifies it with a 2/3rd majority vote. You might want to read this reply of mine.
This is the relevant section... The PRESIDING OFFICER. A division has been requested.
Senators in favor of the ratification of this treaty, please raise their hand. (After a pause.) Those opposed will raise their hands.
With two-thirds of the Senators present having voted in the affirmative, the resolution of ratification is agreed to.
Mr. THOMAS. I thank the Presiding Officer, the Senator from West Virginia, and the clerk.
By the way, just for information, these treaties were all approved by the Foreign Relations Committee on October 4 and 5.

A show of hands without a quorum call and with no recorded vote. Those present voted, not the whole Senate.

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[RC one]

This isn’t Germany in 1923. It’ll never happen in this country but I would love to see him try to seize dictatorial power through some kind of scheme like that. It’s exactly what we need him to try in fact.