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To: zonder who wrote (61297)	12/12/2002 11:51:08 AM
From: FaultLine	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

>>US is among the signatories of Kyoto. Sorry. Then I presume they cannot read... --fl

To: zonder who wrote (61297)	12/12/2002 1:14:18 PM
From: Ilaine	Respond to of 281500

>>US is among the signatories of Kyoto.<< In the context of a treaty, the term "signatory" means "party." It's a legal term of art. The US is not a party to the Kyoto treaty, therefore it is not a signatory. Let's try it this way. I assume you studied elementary contract law during the course of your education. I also assume that where you are from, infants cannot sign binding contracts. If an infant signed his/her name to a contract, that would not make the infant a party to the contract. The signature would be meaningless, have no legal significance. Similarly, the signature of a US ambassador to a treaty does not make the US a party to the treaty. Ambassadors are powerless to bind the US to a treaty. This is a constitutional republic. The power to sign a treaty belongs to the President, and the power to ratify a treaty belongs to the Senate.