On 23 Mar, Roberto C. Sánchez wrote: > ...
> On Fri, Mar 23, 2007 at 12:55:15PM -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> Technically, the president ratifies a treaty after it receives >> the consent of 2/3 or the senate. Or, he can still choose not to >> ratify it (http://www.asil.org/insights/insigh10.htm). I just now >> discovered that myself. >> > Oh wow. I guess it makes sense, though, since the executive does > retain veto power. However, since normally something needs a simple > majority and 2/3 majority only to override a veto, I wonder what would > happen in the case you describe. That is, the senate votes 2/3 to > ratify the treaty, but the president vetoes. I wonder if there is a > provision to override the veto then. > > Regards, > > -Roberto > I'm not sure if the instrument is nullified if the president doesn't ratify it, or if it stays in some sort of legal limbo (possibly being ratified by a later president?). At any rate, even without ratification, congress can enact laws to incorporate international accords, or equivalent language, into US domestic law, and if it's popular enough to garner 2/3 of the votes, it would be veto proof. -Chris ------------------------------------------------------------------------ | Christopher Judd, Ph. D. [EMAIL PROTECTED] | ------------------------------------------------------------------------
