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Old 02-07-2012, 06:54 PM   #9
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Originally Posted by cjr72 View Post
From what I've read the Obama administration is maintaining that ACTA does not need to be ratified by Congress because they deem it an 'executive agreement' and not a treaty. Some Senators have a problem with this, Ron Wyden being one.
The constitution has a thing or two to say about it, too. If it's not ratified by the Senate, it's not a treaty, and therefore, it has no legal satus as a treaty.

And presidential proclamations are subject to the constitution, period. (Treaties have equal status to the constitution, though they cannot violate it.)
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