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treestar

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20. Your first paragraph is unfair - here you are complaining about

Reply to woo me with science (Reply #15)

Wed Aug 28, 2013, 05:53 PM

Aug 2013

what you are doing yourself. I never said that.

But the Constitution provides for treaties and we are party to treaties, so what we do in terms of them can hardly be "unconstitutional."

People ought to be buying what I'm saying where I have more knowledge than your knee jerk emotional reaction. You don't get to decide the law by yourself.

Your second paragraph is just a rant against your imaginary enemies.

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Who knew that the Chemical Weapons Convention trumps the U.S. Constitution? [View all] kpete Aug 2013 OP

Who knew the Founding Fathers didn't include chemical weapons? DontTreadOnMe Aug 2013 #1

The Constitution gives Congress the power to declare snappyturtle Aug 2013 #4

Strange. There is a treaty banning the use of clusterbombs but the US uses them Arctic Dave Aug 2013 #2

Maybe Saudi Arabia would like some depleted uranium snappyturtle Aug 2013 #6

The US is not a signatory to that treaty... JayhawkSD Aug 2013 #11

And there lies the rub. Arctic Dave Aug 2013 #14

Hey now, atrocities are conveniences when going to war bobduca Aug 2013 #17

But it's OK if our guy does it ...... oldhippie Aug 2013 #3

How does a treaty duly enacted pursuant to the process described in the Constitution? treestar Aug 2013 #5

It's not "thorny" at all. woo me with science Aug 2013 #8

Now it's BS propaganda to adhere to the Constitution? treestar Aug 2013 #9

... woo me with science Aug 2013 #10

OK you have a problem with our form of government. treestar Aug 2013 #12

I don't "have a problem" with our form of government, treestar. woo me with science Aug 2013 #15

Your first paragraph is unfair - here you are complaining about treestar Aug 2013 #20

You know what trumps the Constitution these days? woo me with science Aug 2013 #7

Now they are telling us that the Constitution just means whatever ... dawg Aug 2013 #13

It's just fucking surreal. woo me with science Aug 2013 #16

"If voting changed anything, Hydra Aug 2013 #19

Message auto-removed Name removed Aug 2013 #18

This is just about face saving. If the president hadn't drawn a line... polichick Aug 2013 #21