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The '''Corker Bill''' is a misguided bill that circumvents the [[Treaty Clause]] in the [[U.S. Constitution]], and essentially requires not a 2/3rds vote to ratify a foreign treaty, but a 2/3rds vote to reject one.
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The '''Corker Bill''' is a misguided bill that circumvents the [[Treaty Clause]] in the [[U.S. Constitution]], and essentially requires not a 2/3rds vote to ratify a foreign treaty, but a 2/3rds vote to reject one (in order to override a presidential veto).
    
The [[U.S. Supreme Court]] has never addressed the constitutionality of this approach.
 
The [[U.S. Supreme Court]] has never addressed the constitutionality of this approach.
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