Not ratified, no problem.
Not ratified, no problem.
The problem is that the treaty has been signed. If the bad guys get control of the senate and the WH again, ratification could happen in an eye blink before anyone knows what happened. Don't forget that the bad guys do not operate in the light of day.
This is my concern, is this treaty going to be a Sword of Damocles hanging over our head forever? Or is there a time limit by which the president's signature is void if its not ratified in a certain amount of time? Or is the treaty null and void if the Senate rejects it (note it hasn't rejected it, its just never been brought to them).
How many votes does it take. Can Harry have a lame duck vote so most forget about it in 2 years?
There are enough pro-gun Democrats that the treaty is not going to be ratified in a lame duck session.
So on the 1st day of the new Senate, would a negative vote kill the treaty forever as far as the US is concerned. Or can a subsequent Senate confirm a previously rejected treaty?
Can the next pro gun president unsign or withdraw the US from a treaty?
Sorry, I'm an engineer not a civics major.