TREATIES DO NOT TRUMP
THE CONSTITUTION
There is a lot of concern the President may enter into treaties
that deprive of us our property and rights. Article VI, Clause 2 of the
Constitution For The United States of America reads:
"This Constitution,
and the Laws of the United States which shall be made in Pursuance
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 the Judges in every State shall be bound thereby, any Thing in the
Constitution or Laws of any state to the Contrary notwithstanding."
Do treaties, therefore, have equal footing to the Constitution?
Not according to the Supreme Court they don't. Treaties
are subordinate to the Constitution. Treaties are also subordinate to
Laws made in pursuance of the Constitution. Indeed, new legislation even
trumps prior Treaties!
The basic principle we should hold to is this: No part of the Constitution may be construed to defeat another.
Attached is a synopsis
of Reid v. Covert, 354 U.S. 1 (1957), a very important case referenced
in the Bond v. United States decision sent out yesterday. Every patriot
should be made aware of this information. Please pass it on. [My thanks
to Larry W for being first to inform me of this decision.]
Kirk MacKenzie
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