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In the end though, the US is never going to do anything just because the UN says so, countries duck out of bits of treaties all the time. Personally, I can't see the US government sending lists of its citizens to anyone.
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The editorial staff at the Wall Street Journal was always opposed to the Kyoto protocols (and associated treaty) on carbon emissions. One of their key objections is that other nations routinely violate treaty agreements and given the extreme sacrifice demanded by Kyoto, international compliance seemed highly unlikely. The US, on the other hand, views treaties as Law, and if ratified by the Senate, Kyoto would have carried the force of law in the US. Environmental activists in the US would have certainly sued to ensure US compliance with the treaty. Fortunately, the US never signed on to Kyoto.
Fast forward to the present day, and very few nations who signed Kyoto have actually lived up to the requirements. Kyoto is basically viewed as "dead". But had the US signed, you can bet your bottom dollar that federal court orders would have enforced our compliance.
I don't see why the situation is any different with ATT. Other nations may pay lip service to the treaty, but the US is a nation of laws with an independent judiciary... If the US signs it, we will comply with this misguided treaty, by hook or by crook....