Posted on 12/30/2009 11:51:35 AM PST by callisto
Much has been written recently since ThreatsWatch first broke the story of President Obamas stealth Executive Order (EO) rendering an international police force immune from the restrictions of the Constitution and American law. Reports are focusing on the ramifications of the EO to U.S. sovereignty and the potential surrender of Americans to war crime tribunals in the International Criminal Court (ICC). But is the President using the 2(c) provision to sidestep Constitutional law and place the U.S. under the jurisdiction of the ICC without ratification of the UN Treaty by 2/3 of the Senate? Or is he granting unrecognized authority to INTERPOL, the International Criminal Police Organization, providing them unrestrained power over the American people? And could he use these privileges to step above and beyond the Constitution, or as a means for political cronies to profit?
(Excerpt) Read more at newsrealblog.com ...
Clinton signed on to the ICC Treaty via EO, but Bush reversed US commitment through another EO. The treaty has never been ratified by the Senate, but it may no longer be necessary.
(In my best Buckley voice) Ah, thank you very much.
My pleasure.
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Maybe there will be another Count Zinzendorf type of person or people who own large land and have power to give people safe refuge from his persecution until he is stopped.
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