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To: Boogieman

Actually it’s only the Senate that ratifies treaties. Fortunately it needs 67 votes to ratify a treaty. I love the wisdom of our founders!


14 posted on 05/09/2012 4:53:06 PM PDT by House Atreides
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To: House Atreides
Fortunately it needs 67 votes to ratify a treaty. I love the wisdom of our founders!

No offense, but I get really tired of this false assertion. A treaty can be legally ratified with as few as 34 Senators because the Constitution specifies "two thirds of Senators present," not two thirds of the full Senate.

I suggest you educate yourself on this.

17 posted on 05/09/2012 5:21:02 PM PDT by Carry_Okie (The environment is too complex and too important to manage by central planning.)
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