Foreign Relations

According to our nation’s laws the President is the point man when it comes to international relations.
The Senate and the House are the power brokers internally for our nation of laws.
Mr. Bush has it within his power to declare war – with the assent of the House of Representatives and the Senate.
He didn’t actually declare war on Iraq – but he sort of sent the Marines first – so he didn’t actually follow the law – but neither did his father and like father, like son.
His powers in relating with other nations are broad but they are not a license to do whatever he feels like.
For example – he can give a carton of apples to the King of Spain but he can’t sell Washington State to him.
He can arrange for special purchases of oil from Iraq (well – he can take it these days) but he can’t give away large parcels of Wyoming to a foreign nation.
So the arrangements for the Alaska Pipeline with Japan and Great Britain and the dominance of British Petroleum over the State of Wyoming are both problems.
Well – examples – because you would expect him to solve problems – but that’s not going to happen.
Now we come to CAFTA and NAFTA and FTAA.
It’s okay for him to sign treaties with other countries – but when they touch us in our homes and churches – taint our food and steal our jobs without our knowledge or agreement – then he’s gone too far.
Way too far.