Julius Genachowski, Chairman of the FCC, is coming to speak at MIT on Wednesday. Should I ask him about TPP? How?<p><a href="http://www.csail.mit.edu/node/1889" rel="nofollow">http://www.csail.mit.edu/node/1889</a>
So the USTR is negotiating TPP on behalf of the Executive branch of the US Government. Congress has the power to legislate copyright. So is Congressional approval required to ratify this treaty?<p>I'm aware of the treaty clause of the Constitution which requires 2/3 majority of the Senate for treaty ratification. But I am also aware of the procedure for ratifying Congressional Executive Agreements(CEAs).<p>Look at subsection (2) at the top of page 25 of this document.
<a href="http://www.au.af.mil/au/awc/awcgate/congress/treaties_senate_role.pdf" rel="nofollow">http://www.au.af.mil/au/awc/awcgate/congress/treaties_senate...</a><p>It clearly states that the Sole Executive Agreement(SEA) process cannot be used when the Constitution reserves certain rights to Congress. Since legislating copyright law is a right reserved for Congress under the Constitution, how can Congress not be involved in any ratification of TPP. Congressional approval was required for NAFTA to be ratified for this very reason. It should also go without saying that the Executive cannot make laws without congressional approval. So if ratifying a treaty changes domestic legislation, it must also be approved by Congress otherwise it would unenforceable.<p>Can someone with more understanding of treaty laws explain what I am missing?