On Friday, May 14, 2010 at 12:30:02 (-0700) Jim Devine writes: >Treaties are enforced only when the signatory countries agree to >obeying them. There's no "third party" (world government) to enforce >them. The US violates international law a lot -- while using the >breaking of international law as an excuse to invade other countries, >etc.
Yes, but the point is that any treaty we have signed is more than someone else's law, international or not. In signing a treaty, it becomes our law, on par with the Constitution. Regular flouting of our law is of course a regular habit of the ruling classes and their servants in government. Bill _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l
