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To: skepsel
BTW, merely "adhering" to a treaty for a short time doesn't mean it supercedes the Constutitution like you first claimed...
The letters of marque and reprise clause of the US Constitution was superceded by a treaty banning such in the 1860s I believe.
27 posted on 01/20/2007 8:48:09 AM PST by philman_36
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To: skepsel
Afterthought...
Don't believe I said "ratify" did I?
For a treaty to "supercede" the Constitution it would have to be signed and ratified, wouldn't it?
28 posted on 01/20/2007 9:13:14 AM PST by philman_36
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