Our forefathers knew that. They knew that by the act of bringing forth a sovereign power that power was clothed with all the sovereign powers that were known in those days. and they sought to put a limit on it. They sought to direct these various powers. so they provided. for example. that only Congress could declare war. that only Congress could regulate immigration. that only Congress could regulate trade with other nations. Then they came to treaty provisions. the great fundamental power. They debated. as you will remember. giving that -power exclusively to the Senate. and then decided that the work of negotiating a treaty was a job for the executive branch. so they put it there but provided that it must be ratified and confirmed by a twothirds vote in the Senate.
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