“ cut off at the pass “: Any President can not withdraw from NATO unilaterally under the law...

DennyT Loc: Central Missouri woods

Any President can not withdraw from NATO unilaterally under the law

https://thehill.com/homenews/4360407-congress-approves-bill-barring-president-withdrawing-nato/

Frank T Loc: New York, NY

Good.

Texcaster Loc: Queensland

Putin wept.

Racmanaz Loc: Sunny Tucson!

DennyT wrote:

Any President can not withdraw from NATO unilaterally under the law

https://thehill.com/homenews/4360407-congress-approves-bill-barring-president-withdrawing-nato/

Good thing Trump was president before this happened, what a horrible Bill.

Frank T Loc: New York, NY

Racmanaz wrote:

Good thing Trump was president before this happened, what a horrible Bill.

From your response, I see that you are against democracy and would give the President dictatorial powers.
I didn't expect that, but at least I'm much clearer as to who you really are.

Racmanaz Loc: Sunny Tucson!

Frank T wrote:

From your response, I see that you are against democracy and would give the President dictatorial powers.
I didn't expect that, but at least I'm much clearer as to who you really are.

That’s just dumb, it’s called using the power of executive orders. Remember Biden use 42 executive orders in his first 100 days while Trump used 29 executive orders in his first 100 days. Let me ask you this, was it democracy that got us into NATO or was it our representatives or was it a president?

Texcaster Loc: Queensland

Racmanaz wrote:

That’s just dumb, it’s called using the power of executive orders. Remember Biden use 42 executive orders in his first 100 days while Trump used 29 executive orders in his first 100 days. Let me ask you this, was it democracy that got us into NATO or was it our representatives or was it a president?

Trump is the only one that ever tried to flip the Constitution. You never splain that one away MAGA.

Racmanaz Loc: Sunny Tucson!

Frank T wrote:

From your response, I see that you are against democracy and would give the President dictatorial powers.
I didn't expect that, but at least I'm much clearer as to who you really are.

By the way, had this bill passed before Trump was in office, he would have zero leverage to force the lacking NATO members to pay up their $100 BILLION in late back payments they all owed. Trump used the thrrat of leaving NATO to get that ball rolling. Presidents need leverage when it comes to these issues.

DennyT Loc: Central Missouri woods

Racmanaz wrote:

That’s just dumb, it’s called using the power of executive orders. Remember Biden use 42 executive orders in his first 100 days while Trump used 29 executive orders in his first 100 days. Let me ask you this, was it democracy that got us into NATO or was it our representatives or was it a president?

In accordance with constitution the senate ratified the NATO treaty in 1949… so yes it was!!
And only with senate approval can we leave

DennyT Loc: Central Missouri woods

Racmanaz wrote:

By the way, had this bill passed before Trump was in office, he would have zero leverage to force the lacking NATO members to pay up their $100 BILLION in late back payments they all owed. Trump used the thrrat of leaving NATO to get that ball rolling. Presidents need leverage when it comes to these issues.

To who was this $100 billions d owed and to who was it paid please

Racmanaz Loc: Sunny Tucson!

DennyT wrote:

In accordance with constitution the senate ratified the NATO treaty in 1949… so yes it was!!
And only with senate approval can we leave

So that's not democracy, it's representative. We the people didn't v**e for that policy.

Racmanaz Loc: Sunny Tucson!

DennyT wrote:

To who was this $100 billions d owed and to who was it paid please

Goodness, that wasn't the point. You always go off on a tangent. The point was VERY CLEAR, Trump used the leverage of threatening to leave NATO as a member to get the NATO members to pay up what they owned. To where it goes wasn't the point.

DennyT Loc: Central Missouri woods

Racmanaz wrote:

Goodness, that wasn't the point. You always go off on a tangent. The point was VERY CLEAR, Trump used the leverage of threatening to leave NATO as a member to get the NATO members to pay up what they owned. To where it goes wasn't the point.

Do you don’t really know .

Racmanaz Loc: Sunny Tucson!

DennyT wrote:

Do you don’t really know .

"Do you don't really know"? Goodness speak clear English please. Again, are you illiterate? Where the funds go is NOT the point so why deflect??

DennyT Loc: Central Missouri woods

Racmanaz wrote:

"Do you don't really know"? Goodness speak clear English please. Again, are you illiterate? Where the funds go is NOT the point so why deflect??

Sorry for the typo Dennis ..oh sorry Rac.

Yes it is important if you really understood how NATO is funded. The $ 100 B is the total of the “ goals “ each NATO country set as their target to spend on their own defense budget. It was “owed” ( not owned as you said ) to no one. It was a goal and never a bill or rule .