Taken together, if widely known, this would imply that it would be impossible for the federal government to credibly commit to foreign treaties
My impression is this is indeed partially true. My understanding is that United States is a symbolic-only signatory to many treaties, pretty capricious about ones it has nominally signed for real, and that an informal agreement with the US or assurances from US institutions are much less reliable than many other countries.
My impression is this is indeed partially true. My understanding is that United States is a symbolic-only signatory to many treaties, pretty capricious about ones it has nominally signed for real, and that an informal agreement with the US or assurances from US institutions are much less reliable than many other countries.