[Svartalfiar]

[the Single Convention] Our lawless federal government has not adhered to that treaty, starting with doing nothing about states setting up medicinal marijuana regulatory frameworks.

Irrelevant. Our lawless federal government doesn't have any power on that subject, so they can't make treaties about it that have any power in the US. If that's your argument, the fedgov could grant themselves unlimited powers simply by signing foreign treaties requiring them to do something they have no power over.

[Steve Schulin]

The Constitution says that treaties, properly ratified, are the supreme law of the land. What else in the Constitution do you insist we ignore?

[Steve Schulin]

You are, however, absolutely right about the prospect of abuse of treaty power. One of the many things I appreciate about America's Party is our platform plank calling for repeal of 17th Amendment. With Senators elected in the same way as House members, reserving the ratification of treaties to the Senate doesn't have a purpose anymore.