How long till Obama signs the Kyoto Treaty?

[Fire_Medic_Dave]

[sandnsea]

1. As soon as Al Gore fixes it n/t

[Fire_Medic_Dave]

2. What does Gore need to fix?

[sandnsea]

3. China, India and compliance standards

I think those are the US sticking points.

[Fire_Medic_Dave]

4. Thanks.

I guess I thought those were only the Republican sticking points.

David

[sandnsea]

5. All of the senate voted no

iirc. Of course, things are different now so it's hard to say whether they'll feel the same pressure to oppose it. Maybe when the anti-science idjits start hearing about conflict over the waters in the melted north pole, they'll realize climate change is true.

[Fire_Medic_Dave]

6. Ok I looked it up.

We actually did sign it just didn't ratify it. It seems unlikely that it will be ratified any time in the near future, based on what wikipedia said. Thanks for the help though.

David

[sandnsea]

7. Who signed it?

I wasn't aware Clinton or Bush had signed it.

[Fire_Medic_Dave]

9. Gore signed according to Wiki.

Neither Clinton or Bush presented it to the senate for ratification.

David

[sandnsea]

10. He did represent the US on that

I didn't know that his signature means the US signed. So we are official signators, just no ratification from the Senate. So the Senate could ratify Kyoto, I guess with 66 votes. Is that how you understand it? Does it have to be submitted by the President or can the Senate just take it up because it's been signed?

[Fire_Medic_Dave]

11. As I read it the President has to submit it for ratification.

[CreekDog]

8. I don't know, but it won't matter until he can get the Senate to ratify it

there's your problem.

and don't treaties require 2/3 approval?