Replying to a message of Tony Ingenoso to All:

True enough.  And ratification is done in the Senate, the house isn't
involved (officially).

 TI> From: "Tony Ingenoso" 

 TI> Unratified treaties are nothing.  We may honor their terms
 TI> voluntarily, but aren't bound.

 TI> "John Beamish"  wrote in message
 TI> news:3e7f1424{at}w3.nls.net...
 >> As I understand it:
 >> 
 >> When the government of the US signs a treaty (signed, I presume, by the
 >> President) that treaty has to be submitted to Congress (both houses?)
 >> to be ratified and come into effect.  If it isn't ratified, what is
 >> the status?

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