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pampango

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5. Article II, Section 2: "... the President ... to propose and chiefly negotiate treaties ...

Reply to leftyohiolib (Reply #3)

Thu Sep 13, 2012, 08:19 AM

Sep 2012

Article II, Section 2, Clause 2 of the United States Constitution, includes the Treaty Clause, which empowers the President of the United States to propose and chiefly negotiate agreements between the United States and other countries, which become treaties between the United States and other countries after the advice and consent of a super-majority of the United States Senate.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_Clause

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i thought the constitution gave the congress only the ability to negotiate treaties like this? leftyohiolib Sep 2012 #3

The president can negotiate treaties, but congress has to approve them when he does. shraby Sep 2012 #4

thank you leftyohiolib Sep 2012 #6

Article II, Section 2: "... the President ... to propose and chiefly negotiate treaties ... pampango Sep 2012 #5

thanks leftyohiolib Sep 2012 #7

So this absolute demon abomination of a law requires a supermajority of Congress to pass? Zalatix Sep 2012 #8

From the same link: Treaties are "one of three types of international accord" pampango Sep 2012 #10

K&R...it's important to keep up with this... It's not getting enough attention KoKo Sep 2012 #9

call your congress critters although they dont have to do a damned thing for you cause you have no leftyohiolib Sep 2012 #12

yes, indeed. first i had heard of it. i hope more will. HiPointDem Sep 2012 #13