Can our Constitutional rights be overridden by a treaty approved by the Senate and signed by the President?
Many fear this, especially in areas such as 2nd Amendment rights, economic restrictions because of environmental concerns, and parental rights.
Relax. It’s not true. More specifically, it’s only true if we let it be done to us.
I’ve addressed this issue in an article just published at The Patriot Post and reprinted at my current events blog, “Loving God, Loving America.”
In the ongoing discussions about gun control, I have published three articles at AmericanThinker.com and reprinted them at my current events blog:
A fourth essay (submitted to another publication) explores the belief that the Senate and President can override the Constitution by signing a treaty with other nations; when it is published, it will also be reprinted at my current events blog.
Fellow writers, if you have not read Dwight Swain’s classic “Techniques of the Selling Writer,” or Randy Ingermanson’s update of it, you are in for a treat — and a major upgrade in your ability to carry a reader along in your story from one non-stop chapter to the next.
Randy translates the original terms into more approachable language, and in a writer’s version of his book “Oxygen” he and fellow author John Olson take you step by step through examples of how the techniques work.
Do yourself a favor — get it! Read it! Do it!
Just published a first article in AmericanThinker.com. I am excited to be on their list of contributors!
The article illustrates the foolishness of the current “gun control”, ie, freedom control, measures being proposed, with a very unfortunate incident that came upon a dear friend: “Snapping Dogs and Liberal Logic“.
A second article has just been submitted to address the question that immediately arises: “How much gun does anyone need?” That is, should we restrict the amount of firepower a law-abiding citizen can own? If so, what does that mean? The article is expected to be published by AmericanThinker.com the week of January 14th.
When Plan A and Plan B have failed …
The separation of powers was supposed to keep any one branch of the federal government from reaching beyond its prescribed powers.
The retention of all non-delegated powers by the states was the second firewall.
What’s Plan C?
A first article, now published at The Patriot Post, traces the failure of those two firewalls, and sets forth a proposal for Plan C. A subsequent piece will explore what must be done to implement it.