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On the recordJune 6, 2002
If my colleagues' arguments are correct, then the House of Representatives in 1835 acted unconstitutionally when it passed the resolution stating that the Treaty of France "should be maintained." But, Mr. Speaker, in fact, no court has ever found that, in 167 years, that the House acted unconstitutionally in 1835. It is, therefore, not for opponents to say that the House has no role in treaty termination today. My motion is therefore both constitutional, Mr. Speaker, and within the rules of the House. A party to a treaty is the country, not a specific President. In a democracy, a President is not sovereign. In America, the people are sovereign.
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Dennis Kucinich
Independent · Ohio
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Discussing the constitutional role of Congress in treaty termination.

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