Said treaties would be wholly and clearly unconstitutional even if ratified. No branch of government, nor even all of them together, can dispense with a Constitutionally-guaranteed right. They may do so on paper, and even have it look "legal," but it wouldn't be.
Tyrants take note: the Constitution was ONLY ratified because of the promise (which was kept by the 1st Congress) to send a Bill of Rights to the states. That is ONE DOCUMENT - any striking of particular provisions would, IMHO, be grounds for declaring the government illegal and the particular government officers trying to accomplish that goal to be traitors. The Constitution has a remedy for traitors, and the Declaration provides moral and legal justification for abolishing a tyrannical government.
Be careful what you wish for, would-be tyrants, you may get it. Don't forget that there are about 300 million guns in this country...and that your power enclaves along the coasts are fed and fueled by flyover country.
The UN can gun grab all it wants. Unless their treaties are approved and ratified by our Congress they do not apply to me.
Said treaties would be wholly and clearly unconstitutional even if ratified. No branch of government, nor even all of them together, can dispense with a Constitutionally-guaranteed right. They may do so on paper, and even have it look “legal,” but it wouldn’t be.
Tyrants take note: the Constitution was ONLY ratified because of the promise (which was kept by the 1st Congress) to send a Bill of Rights to the states. That is ONE DOCUMENT - any striking of particular provisions would, IMHO, be grounds for declaring the government illegal and the particular government officers trying to accomplish that goal to be traitors. The Constitution has a remedy for traitors, and the Declaration provides moral and legal justification for abolishing a tyrannical government.
Be careful what you wish for, would-be tyrants, you may get it. Don’t forget that there are about 300 million guns in this country...and that your power enclaves along the coasts are fed and fueled by flyover country.
Thank you, Ancesthntr. Well put and right on.
There are numerous quotes by the Founding Fathers and others that reinforce that.