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To: Comstock1

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.


192 posted on 07/05/2012 10:07:52 AM PDT by oldfart (Obama nation = abomination. Think about it!)
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To: oldfart
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.

They would still need a quorum, which would have to include, at a minimum, nine senators who are already on the public record in opposition. Preventing the rest of the Senate from attending would be quite a trick, too. And the VP, of course, would have no vote.

206 posted on 07/05/2012 12:00:57 PM PDT by PhatHead
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