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To: Dane
Something is being left out of this discussion. The President cannot enter into treaties without the consent of the Senate and they supported neither Kyoto nor ICC.

My daughter's science textbook prattled on about how GWB killed Kyoto. She stopped the discussion and asked her teacher: "Didn't the Senate vote 95-0 against it?" Well, ummm, yes that's true. "And wouldn't the Kyoto treaty only reduced the projected rise by 10%?" Another umm, yes. Same with the International Criminal Court. The Senate voted against it but Masturbater-in-Chief Clinton signed it anyway. Leaving his successor the dirty duty of confirming our country's opposition. He ludicrous reasoning was that we could better influence it if we signed it. Yeah, give away your chief negotiating point - moron.

As for the ABM treaty with the USSR. The USSR no longer exists but we withdrew under the provisions of the treaty. We didn't abrogate it or violate it as some in the media portray our actions. The treaty had provisions for either side to get out with proper notification and we followed that.

47 posted on 07/01/2003 9:32:00 AM PDT by Dilbert56
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To: Dilbert56
Something is being left out of this discussion. The President cannot enter into treaties without the consent of the Senate and they supported neither Kyoto nor ICC

I don't get your point. Are you basically stating that a Gore administartion would have not reintroduced Kyoto or the ICC?

JMO, but Gore would be going full bore for Kyoto and the ICC if he was President at this time.

56 posted on 07/01/2003 9:37:48 AM PDT by Dane
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To: Dilbert56
Good for your daughter! She sounds like a very intelligent young woman. Was this high school or college?
533 posted on 07/02/2003 10:27:19 AM PDT by Marysecretary (GOD is still in control!)
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