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Executive agreements (agreements made in the absence of the Senate) are not mentioned in the Constitution, but they are considered binding U.S. international ag
by ororroro 3y ago
Executive agreements (agreements made in the absence of the Senate) are not mentioned in the Constitution, but they are considered binding U.S. international agreements under Supreme Court case law and as a matter of historical practice.
- amadeuspagel 3y agoWhat about the Iran Deal? Wasn't that an executive agreement made without the Senate, and wasn't that immidiately scrapped once Trump came into power?
- ororroro 3y agoNot familiar with the details but I think https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran_Nuclear_Agreement_Review_Act_of_2015 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran_Nuclear_Agreement_Review_... provided a loophole. An excellent example of why people scramble for opinion pieces rather than just checking the constitution.
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- edgyquant 3y agoWhat case? This seems unconstitutional no? Congress ratified treaties