I cannot foresee a circumstance, as I have told my good friend from Virginia, where I would want to see this treaty brought up next year, given the fact that the election is at the end of next year. However, I can't preclude any circumstance from existing. I can't predict every world circumstance that would exist, where I would be comfortable saying we should under no circumstances consider this treaty, no matter what happens. But I can, in good conscience, say I can't foresee any such circumstances because I can't. But it could.
Circumstances can change.
So I would not want to see us saying there are no circumstances under which anybody could even raise the question of consideration of this treaty next year. Personally, I can foresee no circumstances under which this should be brought up next year. We should wait until after the Presidential elections, in the absence of some unforeseeable circumstance. But I hope that is what the Senate, in its deliberative wisdom, decides to do. At this time, I have been authorized to yield 5 minutes to Senator Dorgan.