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Lets forget for a second that an international treaty requires a 2/3 majority vote in the Senate for ratification.
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It's not really possible to set that aside. The Executive can support any treaty that it wishes, but because of our rather unique system of government, the Legislature must overwhelmingly support it as well.
That treaty is well worth keeping our eyes on, but as far as the Senate goes, it's DOA.
I don't see what the current administration is doing regarding that treaty that is an abuse of its power. The Executive is responsible for negotiating treaties, good or bad, and that's what Secretary Clinton and the State Department is doing. Oh, it's a bad treaty, that's for sure, but not an abuse of power.