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Obama will bypass Senate, ratify Paris climate accord himself during trip to China
Wash Times ^ | Aug 29, 2016 | Valerie Richardson

Posted on 08/29/2016 5:51:12 AM PDT by upchuck

President Obama is prepared to enter into the Paris climate accord as early as this week even though Republicans have insisted that the pact must be ratified by the Senate, according to a report out of China. The South China Morning Post reported that Mr. Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping are “set to jointly announce their ratification” of the ambitious international climate-change pact on Friday, two days before the start of the 11th G-20 Summit in Hangzhou, Zhejiang...

Myron Ebell, director of the free-market Competitive Enterprise Institute’s Center for Energy and Environment, described the report as “curious because ratifying treaties in the United States requires a two-thirds vote of the Senate.”...

Sen. James Inhofe, chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, has warned other nations that without Senate approval, the agreement will “soon become another stack of empty promises on global warming.” I want to make sure international participants are warned now that the president’s commitment lacks the support of his own government and will fail,” Mr. Inhofe said in an April 12 statement...

“One can only speculate how the administration plans to ratify the agreement without approval of the Senate,” the Science and Environmental Policy Project said in a Sunday statement. “But given the disregard the administration has demonstrated toward Congress and the Constitution, such speculation is fitting.”

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...


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Something else for Mr. Trump's "Messes I gotta clean up after I'm president" list.
1 posted on 08/29/2016 5:51:12 AM PDT by upchuck
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President Trump’s first official act should be to ask for the return of the Churchill bust to the White House. Then, put in a call to the Canuks about a certain oil pipeline...


2 posted on 08/29/2016 5:53:47 AM PDT by Eric in the Ozarks (Baseball players, gangsters and musicians are remembered. But journalists are forgotten.)
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To: upchuck

He needs to hit that one hard: just another Democrat clusterfeck dumped on the American people.


3 posted on 08/29/2016 5:53:59 AM PDT by JusPasenThru (Democrat mantra: Promise Everything, Deliver Nothing, Blame Others)
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To: upchuck

Add to his many titles “ Ratifier of Treaties”


4 posted on 08/29/2016 5:54:36 AM PDT by silverleaf (Age takes a toll: Please have exact change)
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Osama can “ratify” all he wants; it isn’t a ratification according to the US Constitution. If this pretend puppet dictator thinks that it is, then he truly is as big an idiot as we know him to be.

His despotic tyranny is quickly coming to an end and all this Idi Amin posing will end too.


5 posted on 08/29/2016 5:55:02 AM PDT by Gaffer
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Yeah. Whatever.

I dont give a #### what he signs now.

In 5 months it will be deleted.

Along with a million other agreements and laws.


6 posted on 08/29/2016 5:55:03 AM PDT by dp0622 (The only thing an upper crust conservative hates more than a liberal is a middle class conservative)
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To: upchuck

[Sen. James Inhofe, chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, has warned other nations that without Senate approval, the agreement will “soon become another stack of empty promises on global warming.” ]

Hey Jim, just state that it is null and void without senate approval. Forget the stupid AGW narrative.


7 posted on 08/29/2016 5:55:32 AM PDT by headstamp 2 (Fear is the mind killer.)
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To: upchuck

FUBO.

MAGA!!


8 posted on 08/29/2016 5:56:18 AM PDT by Fresh Wind (Hey now baby, get into my big black car, I just want to show you what my politics are.)
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To: upchuck

I thought Paris had OTHER things to worry about??


9 posted on 08/29/2016 5:57:05 AM PDT by Blue Turtle
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To: Eric in the Ozarks

I think he can make the request before inauguration and an honor guard of volunteers can go to the UK and return the bust for delivery during his acceptance speech.


10 posted on 08/29/2016 5:58:14 AM PDT by cyclotic
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He knows Trump is going to win. This is just a way for the low-class twit to flip him the bird.


11 posted on 08/29/2016 6:00:10 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (If you are not prepared to use force to defend civilization, then be prepared to accept barbarism.)
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Mr.Trump WILL BE BUSY.


12 posted on 08/29/2016 6:00:45 AM PDT by Biggirl ("One Lord, one faith, one baptism" - Ephesians 4:5)
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The bust was on loan from the British Embassy in DC.


13 posted on 08/29/2016 6:00:49 AM PDT by BBB333 (Q: Which is grammatically correct? Joe Biden IS or Joe Biden ARE an idiot?)
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To: Eric in the Ozarks

President Trump is going to have a very busy first year.


14 posted on 08/29/2016 6:01:09 AM PDT by Does so (Vote for Hillary...Stay Home...==8-O)
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I’m wondering if Trump is going to be able to get anything done at all in his first 6 months, other then cleaning up Obama’s messes...might take half his first term...the list is really long by now...

Dear Washintgon,

America is coming,

and they’re bringing Donald J Trump.


15 posted on 08/29/2016 6:02:21 AM PDT by Paleo Pete (Eagles may soar, but weasels don't get sucked into jet engines.)
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To: headstamp 2

And it should be null and void.

Just like so much this administration has done.

Screw anyone depending on it.


16 posted on 08/29/2016 6:02:39 AM PDT by Rurudyne (Standup Philosopher)
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This ONLY means it’s not worth the paper it’s printed on.


17 posted on 08/29/2016 6:03:01 AM PDT by Mariner (War Criminal #18)
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To: upchuck

What an arrogant POS!

Well, he can sign whatever he wants.Its not worth used toilet paper.

There better be a President Trump is all I can say at THIS time....


18 posted on 08/29/2016 6:03:11 AM PDT by Adder (No, Mr. Franklin, we could NOT keep it.)
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To: Eric in the Ozarks

I’d like to see a contract with America that will be done the first 100 days. Ask Americans to vote in Republicans. Name he cabinet.


19 posted on 08/29/2016 6:03:21 AM PDT by nikos1121 (Here's how I'm going to beat you. I'm going to out work you. That's all there is to it. -Pat Summitt)
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To: upchuck

The legitimate President signing a illegitimate treaty. Worthless.


20 posted on 08/29/2016 6:03:56 AM PDT by Leep (Cut the crap!)
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