How many treaties has the U.S. broken since President Bush took office?

Question

i guess i should have been more clear... i am looking for international treaties. i recall reading the actual number somewhere, but now i cannot find it.

Answer 1

AP: Bush ignores laws he inks, vexing Congress

WASHINGTON - Sen. John McCain thought he had a deal when
President Bush, faced with a veto-proof margin in Congress, agreed to sign a bill banning the torture of detainees. Not quite.

While Bush signed the new law, he also quietly approved another document: a signing statement reserving his right to ignore the law. McCain was furious, and so were other lawmakers.

"It's a challenge to the plain language of the Constitution," the committee's chairman, Sen. Arlen Specter R-Pa, said. "I'm interested to hear from the administration just what research they've done to lead them to the conclusion that they can cherry-pick."

Rather than give Congress the opportunity to override a veto with a two-thirds majority in each house, he has issued hundreds of signing statements invoking his right to interpret the law on everything from whistleblower protections to how Congress oversees the USA Patriot Act.

"It means that the administration does not feel bound to enforce many new laws which Congress has passed," said David Golove, a law professor at New York University who specializes in executive power issues. "This raises profound rule of law concerns. Do we have a functioning code of federal laws?"

Answer 2

Treaties are simply agreements between two parties. There are so many agreements, and so many details and parts of each agreement that it would be next to impossible to determine what number have ever been violated by either side. Most times, parts are simply ignored more than deliberately violated. Other times, it is not always possible to live up to each part of each agreement. In general, major agreements are adhered to by both parties because too many depend on the successful outcomes of these agreements. Only when it becomes mutually beneficial do either or both of the parties ignore an agreement.

Answer 3

BooYa,

You troll. Signing statements have been used for more than 2 centuries by past presidents. The White House has acknowledged that instead of defeating an entire bill that serves the nation, he is stating that there are situations where some provisions "should not" be carried out. That doesn't mean they won't be.

Trying to relate signing statements to the question asked is a pinheaded thing to do...

Answer 4

the correct answer is ZERO!!!!

for those who think that is wrong, please show me the treaty and what he did to break it..,.

Treaties are signed aggreements.. not verbal agreements between two countries....

And the fact that you can't find your resources now.. give me a break you just proved that you are making crap up to make the President look bad.. but its not just you, most people on here make crap up and try and pass it along as fact.. but you cant back it up.. just like the media

Answer 5

Dunno.All? Didnt even bother signing some really important ones.
www.votetoimpeach.org

Answer 6

don't know
and don't care...
he is a liar and he only cares about his money

Answer 7

OK which one do you mean, if any!!