Obama Pursuing Climate Accord in Lieu of Treaty

[Ptarmigan]

Obama Pursuing Climate Accord in Lieu of Treaty
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/27/us/politics/obama-pursuing-climate-accord-in-lieu-of-treaty.html?_r=0

WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is working to forge a sweeping international climate change agreement to compel nations to cut their planet-warming fossil fuel emissions, but without ratification from Congress.

In preparation for this agreement, to be signed at a United Nations summit meeting in 2015 in Paris, the negotiators are meeting with diplomats from other countries to broker a deal to commit some of the world’s largest economies to enact laws to reduce their carbon pollution. But under the Constitution, a president may enter into a legally binding treaty only if it is approved by a two-thirds majority of the Senate.

To sidestep that requirement, President Obama’s climate negotiators are devising what they call a “politically binding” deal that would “name and shame” countries into cutting their emissions. The deal is likely to face strong objections from Republicans on Capitol Hill and from poor countries around the world, but negotiators say it may be the only realistic path.

Obama skirting the Constitution. 

[DumbAss Tanker]

That will be the point where every nation that isn't mocking him as a tool already will get on board with those that are.

[thundley4]

a “politically binding” deal that would “name and shame” countries into cutting their emissions.

Democrats have no shame and couldn't define it using a dictionary.

This won't do any more damage to the US economy than he already does with the EPA and other regulatory agencies.

[DLR Pyro]

He is really pushing the limits and daring the right to impeach him.  When boehner says that impeachment is off the table, it just emboldens obama who feels he can get away with anything.