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To: Lurking Libertarian
Afraid not friend....not according to the article!!!

"Former President George W Bush ordered Texas and other states to review the cases, but the US Supreme Court ruled in favour of the state in 2008, saying the president could not effectively enforce The Hague's ruling, leaving it to Congress to pass legislation."


57 posted on 01/22/2014 4:29:46 PM PST by ontap
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To: ontap

How is that different from what I said? Texas violated the treaty, but there was no remedy to enforce that without a vote of Congress.


58 posted on 01/22/2014 4:41:47 PM PST by Lurking Libertarian (Non sub homine, sed sub Deo et lege)
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