Senate Committee Votes for UN 'Women's Rights' Treaty

Okay, I did a little digging, and it is true: As long as Bush "unsigns" the treaty before the full Senate votes on it, it's ZESTfully dead, and any action the Senate takes is irrelevant. For plenty of proof, just go to Google and plug in "Bush CEDAW treaty unsign".

And again, I fully believe there's no way 2/3 of the Senate would vote to ratify anyway. You'd need every single RAT plus 16 truly left-wing Republicans, of which there are only two or three IMHO. (There are a lot of RINOs, but RINOs aren't nearly as bad as true leftists.)

Of course, it's also completely unconstitutional. The treaty would require the US to violate states' rights, destroy the First Amendment, force the US to report to the UN on how well we were implenting the treaty's demands (total violation os US soverignty), etc. If it did pass, some group would get a judge to issue an injunction, and it would spend a few years bouncing around the federal courts until the SCOTUS completely slam-dunked it 9-0.

Oh, one more thing: No matter what treaties, UN or otherwise, we may or may not ratify, the simple reality is that if the president wants to withdraw from one or simply ignore it, he can do so and nobody can stop him. This is just what Bush did with the START II treaty. He simply said "we're withdrawing," and that was the end of it.

No, the treaty will not go to the President, and there is no opportunity for a veto. It was signed by a previous President, and will go into effect if it is ratified by a 2/3 vote of the Senate.

Thanks for the correction. But see the posts below. There is still room for the Executive to act here.

I am not so sure about the Senate. I hope either the Senate shows nerve, or, if it seems likely not to, the President steps up to the plate.

Best to you,

Richard F.

Here is one last thing, for America and the common good.

Dear Colleague,

On Monday we will have an urgent action alert related to today's Friday
Fax. There is concern in the US Senate that CEDAW may be approaching
ratification. Pro-CEDAW forces are very organized.

I want to point out that the Friday Fax is written not by me but by
Douglas A. Sylva who is C-FAM's Director of Research. He has been writing
it for over a year and I do not know what we would do without him. Doug is
in the current issue of National Review Online with an article on AIDS.

Spread the word.

Yours sincerely,

Austin Ruse
President

Goodbye!

Richard F.

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