[Peace-discuss] My Audacious Hope: President Obama Will Respect the UN Charter

[Robert Naiman]

It doesn't "trump" it. Its provisions become a binding part of US law.

In any event, what is your real concern here? I would think that you
would not cast your lot with those who see invading other countries as
part of "U.S. sovereignty."

On Wed, Aug 27, 2008 at 12:08 PM, E. Wayne Johnson <ewj at pigs.ag> wrote:
> Voluntary or not, there is no provision in constitution for a treaty that
> trumps the constitution.
>
> Robert Naiman wrote:
>
> The UN Charter is a treaty that the US voluntarily signed (and played
> a big role in crafting.) As a treaty that the US has signed and
> ratified, it is the law of the land. Although it is binding, it does
> not violate US sovereignty, because the US signed it voluntarily.
>
> On Wed, Aug 27, 2008 at 11:48 AM, E. Wayne Johnson <ewj at pigs.ag> wrote:
>
>
> Bob,
> I am very uncomfortable with this concept of international law because
> it violates American sovereignty and Article I of the US Constitution.
>
> Wayne
>
> Robert Naiman wrote:
>
>
> including footage of CodePink singing in the "protest cage" and Kucinich's
> DNC
> speech, in which he invoked the notion that international law applies
> to the United
> States.
>
>
> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-naiman/my-audacious-hope-preside_b_121789.html
>
> http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/8/27/121912/679
>
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> Ambassador Pickering on Iran Talks and Multinational Enrichment
> http://youtube.com/watch?v=kGZFrFxVg8A
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Ambassador Pickering on Iran Talks and Multinational Enrichment
http://youtube.com/watch?v=kGZFrFxVg8A