> Subject: Obama Poised to Cede US Sovereignty Obama couldn't do that even if he wanted to. All treaties have to be ratified by 2/3rds of the Senators. Treaties are also required to be in line with the constitution and not exceed the authority that congress has the power to do themselves, so I'm not really concerned that a treaty is somehow going to suddenly going to give some other "sovereign body" the legal right to dictate our direction as a nation. Treaties can say "we agree to do these specific things that are outlined here" (as long as congress has the power to make laws about those things to begin with). They cannot say "we agree to do whatever someone else tells us to do going forward." If anyone in the government voted to ratify such a treaty the judicial branch could prosecute them for violating their oath to "preserve, protect and defend the constitution." That's the simple version anyway.
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