I actually think this may be a good thing, if it means that all U.S. involvement in UN peacekeeping activity ends as a result.
AH, the ever reliable WorldNetDaily. Feeding us bull$hit since its birth. The U.S. didn't allow this last year and we won't this year. Go back to your Y2K rations and your Christian Reconstructionist theorists. We live in a Republic. NOT a Christian theocracy.
Among the first acts that President Bush took when he assumed office was to revoke Clinton's signature on the International Criminal Court treaty. It had never been ratified by the U.S. Senate and never will be with a Republican majority.
However, the international "community," (read the Euro Left) may still attempt to arrest and try Americans even though we are not party to the ICC treaty. This is why the administration tried to get a UN resolution.
Section. 1. The judicial Power of the United States shall be vested in one supreme Court, and in such inferior Courts as the Congress may from time to time ordain and establish. The Judges, both of the supreme and inferior Courts, shall hold their Offices during good Behaviour, and shall, at stated Times, receive for their Services a Compensation, which shall not be diminished during their Continuance in Office.
Section. 2. The judicial Power shall extend to all Cases, in Law and Equity, arising under this Constitution, the Laws of the United States, and Treaties made, or which shall be made, under their Authority; — to all Cases affecting Ambassadors, other public Ministers and Consuls; — to all Cases of admiralty and maritime Jurisdiction; — to Controversies to which the United States shall be a Party; — to Controversies between two or more States; — between a State and Citizens of another State [Modified by Amendment XI]; — between Citizens of different States; — between Citizens of the same State claiming Lands under Grants of different States, and between a State, or the Citizens thereof, and foreign States, Citizens or Subjects.
In all Cases affecting Ambassadors, other public Ministers and Consuls, and those in which a State shall be Party, the supreme Court shall have original Jurisdiction. In all the other Cases before mentioned, the supreme Court shall have appellate Jurisdiction, both as to Law and Fact, with such Exceptions, and under such Regulations as the Congress shall make. The Trial of all Crimes, except in Cases of Impeachment, shall be by Jury; and such Trial shall be held in the State where the said Crimes shall have been committed; but when not committed within any State, the Trial shall be at such Place or Places as the Congress may by Law have directed.
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