Banelord_FF posted:
The constitution takes precedence over any treaty. While going through the UN and building a coalition is a good thing to do, the US govt can also tell the UN to go eff themselves and take whatever military action deemed necessary to protect itself and its citizens.
jeune posted:
This is correct... it is not like it is new... been like this for over 50 years.
We created the UN after WWII... signed an international treaty with most of the world to prevent someone like Hitler from happening again.
The U.N. is suppose to authorize any military action... which can be vetoed by a number of nations.
So if we want to follow the constitution... which declares treaties as the supreme law of the land and all judges are bound by them... then we need to follow the treaty... or have congress amend it.
This is correct... it is not like it is new... been like this for over 50 years.
We created the UN after WWII... signed an international treaty with most of the world to prevent someone like Hitler from happening again.
The U.N. is suppose to authorize any military action... which can be vetoed by a number of nations.
So if we want to follow the constitution... which declares treaties as the supreme law of the land and all judges are bound by them... then we need to follow the treaty... or have congress amend it.
The constitution takes precedence over any treaty. While going through the UN and building a coalition is a good thing to do, the US govt can also tell the UN to go eff themselves and take whatever military action deemed necessary to protect itself and its citizens.
You are correct and this would not be a problem if we actually followed the constitution. You are basically arguing that we should not follow the Constitution... as in it has no precedence.
Article VI Section 2 of the U.S. Constitution.
"This Constitution... and all Treaties made, or which shall be made, under the Authority of the United States, shall be the supreme Law of the Land; and the Judges in every State shall be bound thereby..."
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"Whenever the white man treats the Indian as they treat each other then we shall have no more wars. We shall be all alike — brothers of one father and mother, with one sky above us and one country around us and one government for all."