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minus-squarebetterdeadthanreddit@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up87arrow-down6·2 years agoWe had a pretty good run relying on an expectation that there’d be a responsible, competent adult in the White House.
minus-squarehamster@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up31·2 years agoWe’ve had incompetent people in the White House, they just weren’t also complete crooks.
minus-squareThere1snospoon7491@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up13·2 years agoOr were far more accomplished at hiding their crookedness and knowing when not to be a public jackass.
minus-squareadmiralteal@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up26·edit-22 years agoTreaties specifically require approval in the Senate. It’s in the Constitution. A non-corrupt court system would not permit a President to enter or exit a treaty without Senate confirmation.
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We had a pretty good run relying on an expectation that there’d be a responsible, competent adult in the White House.
We’ve had incompetent people in the White House, they just weren’t also complete crooks.
Or were far more accomplished at hiding their crookedness and knowing when not to be a public jackass.
Treaties specifically require approval in the Senate. It’s in the Constitution.
A non-corrupt court system would not permit a President to enter or exit a treaty without Senate confirmation.