Article II, Clause II of the Constitution

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He(the President) shall have Power, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, to make Treaties, provided two thirds of the Senators present concur; and he shall nominate, and by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, shall appoint Ambassadors, other public Ministers and Consuls, Judges of the supreme Court, and all other Officers of the United States, whose Appointments are not herein otherwise provided for, and which shall be established by Law: but the Congress may by Law vest the Appointment of such inferior Officers, as they think proper, in the President alone, in the Courts of Law, or in the Heads of Departments.

This clause of the constitution gives the Senate the power of consent for all treaties negotiated by the President. Read it carefully you will realize that this power is independent of the President. It doesn't matter what he calls his treaties. It doesn't matter if he refuses to submit them to the Senate. This power is delegated to the Senate. They can exercise this power at will.

All Senator McConnell has to do is assert that Obama's "Help Iran Build Nuclear Weapons and ICBMs" agreement is a treaty requiring ratification by the Senate and then hold the vote ASAP. This would kill this terrible treaty because Obama doesn't have the sycophants required for 2/3s of the Senators approval for ratification.

The big question is why McConnell is refusing to kill this treaty. Is Obama blackmailing him? Or is he a traitor to his party, the Senate and the citizens who are demanding that he kill this disaster. Demand that he exercises the Senate's power of consent to kill this treaty.

Article II, Clause II of the Constitution