Consent Clause News Today

 

The framers of the Constitution inserted the Advice and Consent Clause to ensure joint decision making between the president and the Senate in the exercise of the treaty making and appointment powers. What happens when the aims, purposes and spirit of that clause are abused or circumvented by either one of the joint decision-makers? We focus this week on the ability of presidents to thwart the constitutional blueprint for advice and consent of the Senate. Presidents possess considerable means t...

https://sputniknews.com/europe/202104131082613649-denmark-sees-drastic-over-representation-of-foreigners-in-rape-explosion-/ About a quarter of those convicted of rape in Denmark in 2020 were foreigners and lacked Danish citizenship. This marked over-representation has prompted the authorities to pursue deportation whenever possible. Over the past eight years, the number of both charges and convictions for rape in Denmark has gone through the roof, according to a new statement from the Justice...