Posted on 06/14/2015 9:26:45 PM PDT by P-Marlowe
I had thought the only enumerated agreement a President can sign would be a Treaty. It is the only mentioned Constitutional ‘agreement’ for a Prez.
> “How is this not a TREATY? “
Because is enforced by US Courts, governed by US Law, specifies what is traded and extent of trade, and was originated under tariff provisions of the US Constitution.
Because it was originated under tariff provisions it required origination in the House of Representatives and because of this there was no requirement for 2/3’s approval in the Senate. Therefore, it was never negotiated and processed as a treaty.
Look you’ve been told this several times in this thread and you’re not going to change existing trade agreements to suit your idea that they should be treaties.
The secret Iran deal should have been a treaty and Ted Cruz screamed to high heaven that it should be a treaty. That’s where you need to direct your focus, not NAFTA.
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