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To: heyhey
Something the Free Traders and pro-UN types never bother to mention is that all treaties signed and ratified by the Federal government trump all state and local laws. Just take a look at Article VI of the Constitution (second paragraph):

"The Constitution, and the Laws of the United States which shall be made in the Persuance thereof; and all Treaties made, or which shall be made, under the Authority of the United States, shall be the supreme Law of the Land; and Judges in every State shall be bound thereby, any Thing in the Constitution or Laws of any State notwithstanding." [italics added]

I would be in favor of a Constitutional amendment that would require that any treaty must be ratified by the legislatures of all the States with a super-majority vote of 75 percent of the full legislative body plus a 4/5 super-majority of the States overall (40 states needed to pass). It's a nice dream, anyway.

13 posted on 12/13/2002 5:52:11 PM PST by Bogolyubski
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To: Bogolyubski
"all treaties signed and ratified by the Federal government trump all state and local laws.

BS...The Constitution cannot conflict with itself...If a state or local law is constitutional in nature, it cannot be trumped by a "treaty"...period...If California wants to prevent tomatos with feces on them from entering it borders no treaty could prevent them from doing so...If you are correct, which all the international banksters want...then constitution is more of a joke then it is now...

15 posted on 12/13/2002 7:34:31 PM PST by alphadog
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