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To: Mollypitcher1; meyer
There is no “international law” that supersedes American Constitutional law.

Wrong. Treaties supersede all American law. That has been settled for a long time. Now, the argument over if that is wise or not is a different matter.

This is an interesting move. And means that TPTB are rather concerned.
54 posted on 04/27/2017 5:52:28 AM PDT by redgolum
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To: redgolum

Wrong. Treaties supersede all American law. That has been settled for a long time.
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The second paragraph of Article VI of the U.S. Constitution states: “This Constitution, and the Laws of the United States which shall be made in Pursuance thereof; and all Treaties made, or which shall be made, under the Authority of the United States, shall be the supreme Law of the Land; and the Judges in every State shall be bound thereby, any Thing in the Constitution or Laws of any State to the Contrary notwithstanding.”
This language has sometimes been misinterpreted by people who claim that an international treaty therefore can effectively override provisions in the Constitution, including the Bill of Rights. That is not the way that the U.S. Supreme Court has interpreted the language of Article VI.
The U. S. Supreme Court in Reid vs. Covert , 354 US1 found that: “no agreement with a foreign nation can confer power on the Congress, or on any other branch of Government, which is free from the restraints of the Constitution.” The Court also stated that: “…an international accord that is inconsistent with the U.S. Constitution is void under domestic U.S. law, the same as any other federal law in conflict with the Constitution.”
No International Treaty can supersede the US Constitution.


55 posted on 04/27/2017 7:27:58 AM PDT by Mollypitcher1 (I have not yet begun to fight....John Paul Jones)
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