10 Replies to “stories from a post-constitutional America, 2”

1. Physics Geek says:

   July 5, 2012 at 9:22 am

   Optimist: You do realize that no treaty can legally override our Constitutional rights?

   Pessimist: Sure, and since when did Barry give a a fig about that nasty limiting old document? He’ll decide otherwise and screw us all.

   Realist: Time to stock up on food and ammo. Lots of ammo.

2. sdferr says:

   July 5, 2012 at 9:52 am

   At home, it says, the Second Amendment must be upheld: “There will be no dilution or diminishing of sovereign control over issues involving the private acquisition, ownership, or possession of firearms, which must remain matters of domestic law.”

   Sovereign! Ha. L’Etat c’est Obama, is the gist of that claim.

   A powerful coalition of non-governmental organizations including Amnesty International and Oxfam says the negotiated treaty must be workable and enforceable, with international reporting of sales and a mechanism for monitoring compliance.

   We can only wonder “And who empowers this coalition?” By whom are they elected? To whom do they report? By whom funded? By whom dismissed?

   Yeah, that’s what we thought. Not you.

3. motionview says:

   July 5, 2012 at 10:26 am

   I read the Declaration of Independence (-list of grievances) at the family gathering yesterday. It’s time again.

4. RI Red says:

   July 5, 2012 at 10:33 am

   President Obama reversed that position in 2009, backing the initiative but making its support conditional on consensus decision-making.
   
   We already had our concensus decision-making here a couple of centuries ago. See, 2d Amendment.
   I really hate that any of my tax money goes to the UN. F them and the camels they rode in on.

5. dicentra says:

   July 5, 2012 at 10:58 am

   Optimist: You do realize that no treaty can legally override our Constitutional rights?

   Optimism is not a river in Egypt.

   Folks like that aren’t optimistic, they’re delusional.

6. Physics Geek says:

   July 5, 2012 at 11:28 am

   Folks like that aren’t optimistic, they’re delusional.

   I find that comment completely unhelpful and possibly racist. Please remain where you are until your betters come and take you off to the reeducation center.

7. Silver Whistle says:

   July 5, 2012 at 1:24 pm

   A powerful coalition of non-governmental organizations including Amnesty International and Oxfam says the negotiated treaty must be workable and enforceable, with international reporting of sales and a mechanism for monitoring compliance.

   I’m thinking that “powerful coalition” isn’t nearly as well armed as their opponents.

8. happyfeet says:

   July 5, 2012 at 3:41 pm

   The United Nations on Thursday called for a tax on billionaires to help raise more than $400 billion a year for poor countries.

   An annual lump sum payment by the super-rich is one of a host of measures including a tax on carbon dioxide emissions, currency exchanges or financial transactions proposed in a UN report that accuses wealthy nations of breaking promises to step up aid for the less fortunate.*

   Warren Buffet’s whore secretary makes an appearance as well

9. Ernst Schreiber says:

   July 5, 2012 at 3:46 pm

   Until the U.N. can field an army capable of, well, anything who gives a rat’s ass what the U.N. thinks?

10. Merovign says:

    July 5, 2012 at 5:15 pm

    Oh, Ernst. The UN’s army has shown itself quite capable of accepting bribes, looting, and child prostitution!

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