tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12596769.post2395971197088265039..comments2023-12-23T13:25:43.770-08:00Comments on Rob Kremer: Senate Democrats block Kyoto TreatyRob Kremerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13842508120324878364noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12596769.post-26375033153959225362007-08-31T13:52:00.000-07:002007-08-31T13:52:00.000-07:00Mick -Yes the question is what does it mean to "su...Mick -<BR/>Yes the question is what does it mean to "submit" a treaty to the Senate? The Senate can change its rules, and by making certain rule changes could probably force a vote on any unsubmitted treaty.<BR/><BR/>Read this: http://www.heritage.org/Research/GovernmentReform/bg1241.cfm<BR/><BR/>The point is that there is a good legal argument to be made that the Senate has this authority, and if the Democrats truly wanted Kyoto, you could damn well bet they would make this argument. <BR/><BR/>But they don't because they know how stupid Kyoto is, and they would far rather use it as a political bludgeon.Rob Kremerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13842508120324878364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12596769.post-29976744006175495352007-08-31T13:31:00.000-07:002007-08-31T13:31:00.000-07:00It's unclear to me that the Senate can vote on it ...It's unclear to me that the Senate <B>can</B> vote on it without the President first submitting it to them. The <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyoto_Protocol#United_States" REL="nofollow">Wikipedia article</A> seems to indicate that the President must submit the treaty for ratification, but it is not entirely clear on the matter. What source are you reading that indicates otherwise?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12596769.post-47713087439304785572007-08-30T07:57:00.000-07:002007-08-30T07:57:00.000-07:00Anon 8:15 - Of course Bush isn't going to implemen...Anon 8:15 - <BR/><BR/>Of course Bush isn't going to implement Kyoto - he knows the whole thing is a scam. But that isn't the point.<BR/><BR/>The point is the Democrats, if they so desired, could ratify the thing right now, even in the face of Bush's opposition.<BR/><BR/>Why don't they? And why aren't the enviro groups demanding it? And why isn't the media pointing this out?<BR/><BR/>I think the answers are obvious.Rob Kremerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13842508120324878364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12596769.post-36555773007858149992007-08-30T03:01:00.000-07:002007-08-30T03:01:00.000-07:00Notice the left-wing vernaclar folks -- nasty pers...Notice the left-wing vernaclar folks -- nasty personal attacks from nasty individuals from the left. So what else is new?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12596769.post-79095400311392014872007-08-29T15:53:00.000-07:002007-08-29T15:53:00.000-07:00Shows once and for all that global warming is just...Shows once and for all that global warming is just another political fight and has nothing to do with anything real. <BR/><BR/>Democrats look so stupid, but they get away with it because the media is going along.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com