Posted on 12/24/2014 8:37:23 AM PST by Oldpuppymax
While signing the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) in September of last year, Secretary of State John Kerry made statements worthy of his corrupt past and of the venal, power hungry nature of his boss in the White House.
Kerry’s first claim: “I want to be clear both about what this treaty is, but I also want to be clear about what it isn’t. This is about keeping weapons out of the hands of terrorists and rogue actors…”
The second Kerry second claim: “I also want to be clear about what this treaty is not about. This treaty will not diminish anyone’s freedom. In fact, the treaty recognizes the freedom of both individuals and states to obtain, possess, and use arms for legitimate purposes…”
The Secretary then manages this statement while keeping a straight face: “Make no mistake, we would never think about supporting a treaty that is inconsistent with the rights of Americans, the rights of American citizens, to be able to exercise their guaranteed rights under our constitution…”
In his first claim, Secretary Kerry provides no portrait of the “terrorists and rogue actors” the Arms Trade Treaty will work to disarm. Some years ago, then Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano defined terrorists as Americans who own guns, support the 2nd Amendment, celebrate the Constitution, contribute to conservative candidates or parties and are pro-life. These clearly “perverse” individuals earned the title of “domestic” terrorist from an Administration which has labored hard to discredit and disarm them. Of course no one believes these law abiding citizens to be “rogue actors” but Obama and friends.
As to Secretary Kerry’s next claim, it’s comforting to know that the ATT “will not diminish anyone’s freedom” as long as firearms are...
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FUJK
Ping.
Rule #1: Leftists lie.
You’re a rogue actor you POS, Kerry.
If this lying sack of dung says that it will not diminish your personal liberties, then it is a given that it will.
John Kerry wore ribbons on his fatigue uniform in the 70s. That shows you how much John (I was in Vietnam for a few months and got 4 PHs) Kerry.
My tag line tells it as it is.
Ping.
Agreed.
Leftists insist foreign law and international agreements trump the constitution.
So it is a given that it does the opposite in extremis to what Kerry says.
to be able to exercise their guaranteed rights under our constitution…
The Constitution doesn't "guarantee" rights, it states unalienable ones.
Of course it won’t. because the senate isn’t going to ratify it. so FUJK.
Still waiting for that DD214 John.
Well, if John Kerry, Vietnam hero doncha know, said it, we all know it is a lie.
It will increase the freedom of movement of Progressives, into every part of the lives of all.
IMHO
From a legal standpoint, what did that accomplish? Absolutely nothing. Treaties must be approved by the US Senate and this one has not been. (And most likely will not be.)
Kerry is a joke.
Well, It won’t “diminish freedom” for John Kerry and other elites, anyway.
FUJK.
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