[Carry_Okie]

Why is it necessary for me to pour over all the legal documents, learn all the EO's and find the secret answer to all our problems. That is the job of our elected officials who are getting paid to do so.

Self-government. Our representatives will either respond to a demand or, knowing that the request is ignoring the law, ignore the request. In either case, it is better to understand the law and the system. At least you should not spin your wheels inciting others to chase the wrong lead. In this case, such treaties are the source of nearly ALL environmental laws. In addition to that minor influence on your life, perhaps you might also realize that the UN is the source of the curriculum for your kids in school, "harmonized" rules of commerce (ever tried to export a product?), you pay a UN tax on airline tickets...

It ALL arises from treaties. Perhaps then it might be worth your valuable time to learn how it works. Other than that, I can't think of a reason for you to bother.

[AuntB]

Hi!! I agree with you about the treaties. Many of the EO's I was talking about(earlier post this thread) with the environment are a direct result of those treaties, NAFTA, etc. Carry, was it you who tied in the Commerce Clause in this mess as well a couple weeks ago? If so, please point me to that post. It seems an entire new government has been formed around that one little sentence in the Constitution at the expense of the rest of it.