Eight Countries Sign ACTA

Second, international agreements brought into force with respect to the United States on a constitutional basis other than with the advice and consent of the Senate are �international agreements other than treaties� and are often referred to as �executive agreements.� There are different types of executive agreements.

There are three constitutional bases for international agreements other than treaties as set forth below. An international agreement may be concluded pursuant to one or more of these constitutional bases:

(1) Agreements Pursuant to Treaty

The President may conclude an international agreement pursuant to a treaty brought into force with the advice and consent of the Senate, the provisions of which constitute authorization for the agreement by the Executive without subsequent action by the Congress;

(2) Agreements Pursuant to Legislation

The President may conclude an international agreement on the basis of existing legislation or subject to legislation to be enacted by the Congress; and

(3) Agreements Pursuant to the Constitutional Authority of the President

The President may conclude an international agreement on any subject within his constitutional authority so long as the agreement is not inconsistent with legislation enacted by the Congress in the exercise of its constitutional authority. The constitutional sources of authority for the President to conclude international agreements include:

(a) The President's authority as Chief Executive to represent the nation in foreign affairs;

(b) The President's authority to receive ambassadors and other public ministers;

(c) The President's authority as "Commander-in-Chief'; and

(d) The President's authority to "take care that the laws be faithfully executed."

It's an empty treaty in the U.S. Despite His Majesty Obama's claim that he, on his own, can give this treaty force of law in the U.S. by Royal Fiat, Article II, Section 2, Clause 2 of the United States Constitution, which includes the Treaty Clause, says, in part "[The President] shall have Power, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, to make Treaties, provided two thirds of the Senators present concur...."

Last I knew, the U.S. Senate hadn't even taken this treaty up, much less concurred.

Jim

It's an empty treaty in the U.S. Despite His Majesty Obama's claim that he, on his own, can give this treaty force of law in the U.S. by Royal Fiat, Article II, Section 2, Clause 2 of the United States Constitution, which includes the Treaty Clause, says, in part "[The President] shall have Power, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, to make Treaties, provided two thirds of the Senators present concur...."

Last I knew, the U.S. Senate hadn't even taken this treaty up, much less concurred.

Jim

Is there any doubt why the Brazilian economy is growing while the U. S. economy is declining?