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Henry Hyde: “The Constitution, section 2, says he shall have the power, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, to make…”

On the recordJune 6, 2002
The Constitution, section 2, says he shall have the power, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, to make treaties, provided two-thirds of the Senators present concur. I have looked through this document. It does not say a single blessed thing about revocation or termination of treaties. It talks about the making of them, and it is the Senate who advises and consents, with two-thirds in support. Now, I would like to ask my dear friend if there is any merit or substance to his position, how many votes of the House will it take to ratify a termination and where do you find that?
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Henry Hyde
Illinois

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Discussing the constitutional process for making and terminating treaties.

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