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U.S. Senator Wyden Raises Constitutional Questions About ACTA

bs0d3 writes "In a written letter which can be found here, U.S. Senator Ron Wyden questions President Obama's authority to sign ACTA without Congressional approval. 'It may be possible for the U.S. to implement ACTA or any other trade agreement, once validly entered, without legislation if the agreement requires no change in U.S. law,' Wyden writes. 'But regardless of whether the agreement requires changes in U.S. law ... the executive branch lacks constitutional authority to enter a binding international agreement covering issues delegated by the Constitution to Congress' authority, absent congressional approval.'"

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  1. Re:I actually agree with the Democrat here by DarkOx · · Score: 1, Troll

    Right that is not politically motivated at all. Obama for doing nothing gets a Nobel prize, Bush gets an arrest warrant.

    I am sorry but international law is BULLSHIT, the soon this nations take George Washington's advice and STOPS making treaties, and stops participating in organizations like the World Bank, IMF, and UN which limit our sovereignty, the sooner we will all be better off.

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