[George Frm Br00klyn Park]

(1) "You are arguing that Congress is supposed to negotiate agreements with other countries. That is absurd."

(2) "If your interpretation were correct, we could have hundreds of Congressmen each negotiating on behalf of the United States with foreign countries."
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DG, #1 How else do YOU "interpret" the words, "Congress shall have the power...... 'To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations.....'"??

#2 "My 'interpretation'" is that the body of Congress shall have the power to regulate {negotiate and finalize agreements for Presidential approval or disaproval}. NOT "each" Congresscritter.

Again, you are putting "interpretations" on the words of others. That must have been some law school that they taught you how to do that. Mind reading. NO FAST TRACK!! It IS un-Constitutional!!! Peace and love, George.

[Dog Gone]

So, you would have Congress, as a body, fly over to Jordan, for example, and negotiate a trade agreement?

[Quila]

From Art. I Sec 8, Clause 1, it seems Congress gets the right to put duties and tariffs on imports. This requires no negotiations or treaties, and is often done as a protective measure.

From Clause 3, they get to regulate commerce. Analyses of this clause that I've read mainly show it to mean that the right is reserved to Congress as opposed to the states and that Congress has the right to restrict it when it wants to (can't fly to Cuba, can't sell a supercomputer to China, etc.).

[KirkandBurke]

The whole Congress won't have to go. They've got these new fangled inventions; COMMITTEES. A congressional committee can be appointed to do the trade negotiating. Heck, they can even have legal staff and trade experts work with them. ;^)

[AmishDude]

Uh, Congress is regulating commerce with foreign nations. It is doing this by passing a law. The law says that the President shall negotiate such commerce. The ultimate power rests with Congress. How? They can just repeal the law.