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  • Ted Cruz criticizes DOJ for arguing international treaty can trump the Constitution

    10/31/2013 11:41:39 AM PDT · by Impala64ssa · 13 replies
    Washington Examiner ^ | OCTOBER 30, 2013 AT 3:50 PM | JOEL GEHRKE
    Justice Department attorneys are advancing an argument at the Supreme Court that could allow the government to invoke international treaties as a legal basis for policies such as gun control that conflict with the U.S. Constitution, according to Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas. Their argument is that a law implementing an international treaty signed by the U.S. allows the federal government to prosecute a criminal case that would normally be handled by state or local authorities. That is a dangerous argument, according to Cruz. "The Constitution created a limited federal government with only specific enumerated powers," Cruz told the Washington Examiner...