“....many countries accept international treaties as superior to their own law.”
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And the US has sunk that low, too?
Without the US’ annual financial support since 1946, there would not have been a UN to badmouth us year after year.
No, you’ll note that I said “not the US - yet.”
Like it or not, UN rights law is accepted as superior to the constitutions of most countries. The UN would NEVER consider the right to bear arms (that is, the right to defend yourself) as a human right, and I think Newt was correct to call them on this.