[George W. Bush]

In this case, congress went into a treaty with the UN and Iraq (cession of hostility) which would be considered a law of nations.

No, the U.N. brokered a peace agreement. Effectively, a cease-fire.

In this case, congress went into a treaty with the UN and Iraq (cession of hostility) which would be considered a law of nations.

The Constitution doesn't recognize such laws unless Stevens and Breyer and Ginsberg on the Court go nuts and invent a penumbra or emanation.

The Constitution does not recognize a higher authority than the People and the sovereignty of the government it establishes. This is why the liberal elites work so hard to destroy it and resort to the U.N., the international courts, NAFTA/CAFTA, open-borders, etc.

[mnehring]

This isn’t making the UN a higher authority, it is our using the UN as a tool.. kind of like Paul wanting to use Pirates as a tool.. but then, the UN does seem to fit the definition of a modern day pirate, so we may just agree after all..