my911, between becomes a matter of leadership and interaction between a president and congress. So it goes for a treaty that remains both unsigned and unratified. Should the US support the general provisions of […]

That clothing for the Olympic team did get him fired up, didn’t it… Maybe the House of Representatives should make every piece of legislation they send to the Senate some form of clothing issue….

Thanks for the info on lack of ratification of VCLT! Found the record and verified that it remains pending Senate action as of 18 May 2012, IAW State Department official website. Voids the basic premiss of this […]

I understand your point, but we still have elections every 2 years.

Your three points are generally correct and the Supreme Court may generally weigh a treaty as lesser against our Constitution, when brought to them (the character of the court at the time will color the result), […]

I think the only answer to the executive orders issues are the House and Senate reasserting their roles in making laws. As long as a president falls within the range of authority given to the president in our […]

A successful vote to ratify by our Senate is required to bind us to a signed treaty. A vote that fails means we’re not bound and a lack of a vote means no successful ratification vote has occurred, so we’re not […]

Spot on!

This article is an incomplete presentation of the Convention on the Law of Treaties. Articles 11 through 17 address the manner of making a nation bound to a treaty. Articles 12 through 17 acknowledge the […]