Posted on 10/19/2009 8:55:35 AM PDT by mikelets456
As noted in “British gun control: Coming soon to a country near you? ” seven countries, led by the United Kingdom, are attempting to revive U.N. efforts to restrict imports and exports of small arms. On Wednesday, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced the United States would reverse Bush administration opposition to international small arms control, potentially paving the way for the British-led effort, which calls for a vote by the U.N. General Assembly by year’s end.
The U.S. would support the “Conference on the Arms Trade Treaty” as long as it was conducted under rules of “consensus decision-making,” interpreted by some to require unanimous consent, Clinton said. Non-governmental organizations such as Amnesty International and Oxfam, which support international restrictions, objected to requirements for a consensus.
The Heritage Foundation, calling demands for consensus “irrelevant” and “dangerous,” expressed opposition to the conference. The NRA has long opposed treaty efforts on grounds they would be used to abridge American’s right to keep and bear arms guaranteed by the Second Amendment.
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MOLON LABE. It’s coming to that, isn’t it?
As long as they leave it alone, the 2A means nothing. When they try and take it, the 2A means everything. They are activating the 2A.
I believe that the old "use 'em or lose 'em" saw is becoming more relevant with each passing day.
NOTE TO COMMIE DICATOR AND CRONIES IN SODOM ON THE POTAMAC: Come and get them. Bring large swat team of commie troops with you. TRUE, GOD BELIVING AMERICANS WILL NOT CAVE TOO YOUR DICTATORSHIP!
Since Britain “outlawed” guns, they’ve had a huge problem with stabbings. What should they do? Outlaw kitchen knives? Or how about we outlaw railroad ties? You know, the weapon of choice in Chicago./s
US out of the Godless Communist United Nations!
Traitorous Treaties will not stand.
I have long believed and advocated that we need a Constitutional Amendment that says to the effect that all treaties that the US is party to is subject to the Constitution of the US and that any portion of any treaty past present or future that is in violation of the Constitution is unenforceable.
Further, that any sitting US President requires 51% of the Senate to approve a treaty;
that the Senate must take up a floor vote within 60 days from the time the President presents the final treaty to the Senate;
that the text of the treaty must be printed and published to the public no less than 5 days before the Senate vote;
That the US can not become party to any treaty in secret; That no treaty may cause the lose of US Sovereign rights or the rights of US citizens within the borders and international waters of the United States;
And that no treaty may be agreed to that creates a tax on the citizens of the United States.
Further, that at any time, the President may begin the process to remove the US from a party of a treaty by publicly announcing such, notifying the other members of the treaty and submitting to the Senate a notice of removal. Like a normal treaty, the Senate must take up a vote within 60 days and if passed with a 51% majority, then the US is no longer a party of that treaty.
Hope you fellerz didn’t expend too much ammo this last weekend...;-)
May need the rest...
I thought one needed a 2/3 majority to ratify any treaties
It's been coming to that since 1934.
I was only born in 1985 and I could tell that's the only way we'll get anything done in these times.
Obama (Clinton & the UN): “You Sir, are not one of my vassals... who are you?
Ash: Who wants to know?
Obama: I am Obama the Red. Duke of Earl, Lord of the Kenyans and dearest Leader of its peoples.
Ash: Well, hello Mister Fancypants. I’ve got news for you pal, you ain’t leadin’ but two things right now: Jack and shit... and Jack left town.”
bump
This means that a simple majority of the Senate cannot make it official.
Unfortunately, treaties trump the US Constitution, and the RATS know it. They had to get control of the House, Senate and White House before they could make this move, and now that they have it all, they know exactly what they are doing. It's going to take a revolution to stop them, and it has to be soon. Are the Patriots in America ready to stand up to this evil administration?
It would be a grave mistake on their part.
Any attempt to quell it would become a Lexington & Concord / Fort Sumter moment.
It tries to undermine the Constitution of the USA and
would love to cripple our Constitutional Republic.
In over 60 years the only politicians who tried to get
the USA out of the UN were Goldwater and President
Ronald Reagan who did kick UNESCO out.
GW Bush invited UNESCO back in 2002.
16 out of 17 of the AMERICANS that were involved
in creating the UN were later identified, in sworn
testimony, as secret communist agents.
The first Secretary General was the AMERICAN Alger Hiss.
Alger Hiss served time in prison pursuant to his
involvement in a Communist spy ring.
Many of the other AMERICANS that were involved in
creating the UN fled the country, to avoid prosecution.
The ONE AMERICAN, that was involved in creating the UN;
and was NOT later identified, in sworn testimony, as a
secret communist agent, was Dean Acheson.
Dean Acheson’s law firm was the legal representative of
the Soviet Union, in US courts.
If the AMERICANS that were involved in creating the UN
were Communists, what do you think we got from the rest
of the world?
I think they misread the protest march on DC. Because there were no arrests from violence or an unruly bunch of protesters they saw it as a sign of weakness. They don't realize that we are law abiding citizens, who will come unglued when our freedom is threatened.
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