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The Treaty Power
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The president makes treaties with foreign nations, subject to ratification by two-thirds of the Senate.
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Negotiation belongs to the executive; a treaty's legal life requires sixty-seven senators.
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The two-thirds bar is high by design — and presidents have found it burdensome.