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Jim Inhofe: “We have a constitutional responsibility. We take an oath of office to support the Constitution, and one of the things it…”

On the recordDecember 20, 2010
We have a constitutional responsibility. We take an oath of office to support the Constitution, and one of the things it is up to us--not to anybody but us--to provide for common defense. Article II, section 2 of the Constitution specifically gives us not just the right but the obligation for advice and consent, and quite often we talk about all these smart people who have agreed with this. That leaves one group out. That is us. We happen to be the ones who are accountable to the people through our election.
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Jim Inhofe
Republican · Oklahoma
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govinfo.gov
Dec 20, 2010

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Senator Inhofe addresses the constitutional responsibilities of the Senate regarding treaty approval.

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