 un approval of arms trade treaty sets up obama senate showdown last month 53 senators voted in favor of a nonbinding amendment to stop the united states from entering into a united nations treaty that would regulate trade of small arms and other conventional weapons on tuesday however the administration voted in favor of the un treaty is this just another act of petulence by an administration that wants to get its way or is does president obama think he can circumvent the congress once again with an executive order read the full story  thehillcom blogs globalaffairs untreaties 291401unadoptsobamabackedarmstradetreatyopposedbyt 