[StBernard] YouTube - Is Obama Poised to Cede US Sovereignty?

[Westley Annis]

What's confusing me on this is I can recall some treaties that were passed
by the Senate with a simple majority, if in fact they were really a "treaty"
or if that was the easier terminology being used.  I presumed the two-thirds
requirement has something to do with the nature of the treaty, as when we
concede authority.  It's been a while since I've read up on my treaty
academics, but I do recall that a treaty has the highest supremacy of law,
even higher than that of the U.S. Constitution.  Supposedly, if the U.S.
government agrees to a treaty, even a constitutinal amendment cannot later
overturn it.  But go ask the indians if that's true - or if that's even
necessary.

John



-----Original Message-----
Yes John it's two thirds, as I wrote earlier:

in the United States the next step is to present the treaty to the U.S.
Senate for advice and consent. The senate doesn't actually ratify the
treaty, but puts in its two cents' worth and then votes whether or not to
consent to the treaty's provisions. A two-thirds majority is required for
the Senate to give its consent