[Comstock1]

1) A treaty does not trump the US Constitution. If so, the entire Constitution could be scrapped by a treaty.

2) There are not enough votes in the Senate to pass this. It requires 2/3 and and that means roughly 67 senators have to vote for it and that is highly unlikely.

[MissMagnolia]

It requires 2/3 and and that means roughly 67 senators have to vote for it and that is highly unlikely.

Better not take anything for granted in this day & age of up is down, down is up, right is wrong & wrong is right. Start calling, emailing, visiting Senators NOW. A vote for this is a vote to go home. Period.

[Conservative Vermont Vet]

There are not enough votes in the Senate to pass this. It requires 2/3 and and that means roughly 67 senators have to vote for it and that is highly unlikely.

Really?

Permit me to direct you to the following "BI-PARTISAN" Republi-Tard, RINO's and then tell us all that the ratification is "Highly unlikely?"

Brown, Scott
Collins, Susan
Cornyn, John
Graham, Lindsey
Hatch, Orrin
McCain, John
Kyl, Jon
McConnell, Mitch
Murkowski, Lisa
Snow, Olympia

[wildandcrazyrussian]

The Constitution (Article II, Section 2, second paragraph) says "...providing two thirds of the Senators present concur..."

Obama would NOT need 67 votes out of 100. He just needs 2/3 of those physically present at a particular moment in time.

Suppose the Senate is in session, and there are but a handful of left-wing Senators present since the Senators are all scattered at their offices or in committee hearings.

The way this is written, any treaty could be passed at any time with say 34 out 51 (a usual quorum). What about 7 out of only 10 present if they carefully time it? What about 3 out of only 3 present when the left-wingers keep a running count? How many minutes does it take to ram through a vote with no regard for "Senatorial courtesy"?

[bgill]

There are not enough votes in the Senate to pass this.

It only take an EO from I-don't-need-no-stinkin'-Congress Hussein.

[oldfart]

U.S. Constitution, Article 2, Section 2, Clause 2: [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;”

The operative word here is “present.” The Vice President, as President of the Senate, can and probably will call a special session of the Senate consisting of himself, Chucky Shumer, Diane Feinstein and any other anti-gun members to vote on this treaty. The special session will be held in the middle of the night on a holiday weekend when Congress is all but closed down. Think December 23 or 24 of this year.