Posted on 03/10/2015 8:40:52 AM PDT by governsleastgovernsbest
Let's call this one "true, but misleading." On today's Daily Rundown, discussing the letter sent by Senate Republicans to the Iranian regime, Washington Post reporter Ishaan Tharoor, said that "it is the president who ratifies treaties."
Tharoor is right, but only in a trivial sense. The president does formally ratify treaties in that he exchanges instruments of ratification with the foreign power(s). But that occurs only if and when the Senate has approved the treaty by a two-thirds majority vote. Tharoor made no mention of that little proviso.
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Technically true but misleading statment by WaPo reporter. He doesn’t mention that Senate has to approve by 2/3 vote.
Ping to Today show list.
Save that picture for the ‘useful idiot’ file.
Why do we need a senate when we have an EMPEROR!
and a Future President can Dump it ?
Well, you have to take into consideration that Ishaan only got his H1B visa and reporter credentials for toeing the party line that regular whitebread American liberals WON’T do......take pity on poor ISHAAN
Ishaan Who ?
It’s true in Iran Ishaan, my little fifth columnist.
No wonder this dumb ass is on MSNBC. He forgets to mention that to ratify it then 2/3 of the senate has to agree.
Technically, the Constitution says something on the order of “....the President has the power to make...., with 2/3 of the advise and consent (required)....”
This ‘ratification’ business is superfluous add-on diversion.
Another product of Government Schools and the Ivy League college circuit.
Just what is “Ishaan Tharoor?” Sounds like something you might get off of a toilet seat. Really, where are the normal “American” reporters? Seems like most of the networks hire some camel humper or elephant rider to be their on screen “reporters.” Ain’t that diversity great!
Ishaan Tharoor? As Bob Grant used to say: “Where are you from pal?”
Dunderhead/Foreigners discussing the constitution.
Yep.
President can sign a treaty, but it does not take effect until ratified by the Senate.
To make a treaty does not equate to "ratification." Ratification means "acceptance or confirmation of an agreement or act" and is what the senate does when it votes for the treaty by a two thirds majority. The idiot WaPo kid is wrong.
Others here seem to take the dictionary definition of “ratify” and try to apply that to the written words of the constitution that do no comport. Words mean things. Even the SC with the power to interpret (as they often wrongly do) does not have the power to literally rewrite it. That power is left alone to the states in due process.
still didn’t get it right.
Article II Section 2
He shall have Power, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, to make Treaties, provided two thirds of the Senators present concur...
“All constitutional experts agree that it is the President who ratifies treaties....” -— Statement by Barack Obama, planned for March 11, 2015
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