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“The Senate leadership does not want an institutional fight,” but
after cedingits institutional prerogative to President Obama over the
Iran nuclear deal, it can and should reclaim its constitutional role by
unilaterally refusing to ratify theParis climate change treaty,
saysChristopher Horner, an attorney and senior fellow at the Competitive
Enterprise Institute (CEI).
“Although the Senate’s treaty function has been greatly diminished,
refusing to ratify sends a statement to the world that this agreement
should be regarded as a promise, not a commitment. But not doing
anything is, in fact, a commitment,” Horner told CNSNews.com.
“The ball really is in the Senate’s court,” he continued. “Obama
knows that if the Senate says something, his signed pledge will be under
a cloud. But if the Senate lets this go, there is no middle ground.”
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