Better to know a knot and not need it, than need a knot and not know it. Grog's Basic Knots. Instructions: Move the mouse over each knot. Look at the description to find out what it can be used for. Click on the knot you wish to see. On the new page wait until the selected knot starts to tie itself.
In the United States, the approval of a treaty that has been negotiated by the US executive branch, either by the President or by the Secretary of State, must be approved by the US Senate. Treaties are approved by the President before they are submitted to the Senate for approval.
Under the Constitution, treaty ratification needs support from two-thirds of the U.S. Senate. The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, which Kerry referred to, was signed in 2009 but voted down by the Senate in 2012, falling five votes short of the required two-thirds majority.