United Nations To Convene Month Long Conference For International Gun Control Treaty In July

secondamendmentfreedom.blogspot.com ^ | 06/15/2012

[Spirochete]

I don't know that SCOTUS could declare a treaty unconstitutional.

Maybe not the treaty itself, but treaties require implementing legisliation to give the provisions the force of law. Those laws and regulations can be unconstitutional.

[cuban leaf]

—I don’t know that SCOTUS could declare a treaty unconstitutional.—

Maybe just its enforcement? After all, if a treaty violates the first amendment rights of US citizens on US soil, I would assume it is pretty much unenforceable. I would certainly hope so!

[cuban leaf]

—I don’t know that SCOTUS could declare a treaty unconstitutional.—

Yes, I’m thinking of the concept of unenforceable clauses in contracts. I cannot obligate myself, contractually, to give up one of my kids if I can’t make the payments, regardless of what it says in the contract.

[nonsporting]

Gun Control Converging on UN

[E. Pluribus Unum]

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[E. Pluribus Unum]

Treaty ratification requires two thirds of the Senate.

Immigration amnesty used to require the Senate, too.

[MileHi]

Sounds right about implementation.

I don't see the votes in the Senate in any case.