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		paul_f on Nov 9, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The NY Times endorsed a secretive trade agreement ... The first one to come to mind was the Kyoto Protocol. Clinton signed it. I don't think the Congress even voted on it. A funny result of that is despite all the negativity, the US actually met the requirements anyway: http://wattsupwiththat.com/2013/04/05/usa-meets-kyoto-protoc...

snowwrestler on Nov 9, 2013 [–]

The Kyoto Protocol does not have the force of law in the U.S. because it was not ratified by Congress--so it is not an example of what rayiner was talking about.

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