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Most countries require ratification of treaties by the representatives of the people. Is this not so in the US?
by lucumo 17y ago
Most countries require ratification of treaties by the representatives of the people. Is this not so in the US?
- Dobbs 17y agoYes I think it is 2/3rds of the senate.
- sscheper 17y agoReally, the only way I know how to make a living is online. This would definitely change things. But the more I think of it, I believe we'll be alright. Those in the web space have a certain scrappiness to them. I've always disliked rules and bureaucracy. That's why I'm here, and not in a Fortune 500 or jerking off politicians. I find a way to scoot around bullshit rules now, and I'll scoot around them if this is passed. Most people I know and work with have one thing in common: their job is to make disruptive technology that people love. Rules or no rules, nothing can stop them, as long as they have the best interest of the user in mind. Nothing can change that.
- DrJokepu 17y agoAccording to a Freedom House report (http://freedomhouse.org/template.cfm?page=463 http://freedomhouse.org/template.cfm?page=463), only about 50-60 countries can be classified as "democratic" or "free", so I think saying "many" countries instead of "most" would be more appropriate.
- CapitalistCartr 17y agoNo, we require it of the Senate. (sighs)
- UncleOxidant 17y agoNo, our treaties are ratified by representatives of corporations. Corporations buy reps and those reps vote for laws proposed by the corporations.