Lawmakers Urge Obama to Reject UN Arms Treaty

[gthaustex]

It will be interesting to see if Obama pushes Kerry to have this monstrosity signed once it is available for signatories, especially since many legislators on both sides of the aisle are against it....

Secretary of State John Kerry says US will sign controversial UN treaty on arms regulations, despite strong opposition from lawmakers who contend the treaty could be used as a basis for additional gun regulations inside the US.

Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have banded together to urge President Obama not to sign a landmark international arms regulation treaty, as the U.N. measure opens for signature Monday.

Last week, 130 members of Congress signed a letter to Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry urging them to reject the measure for this and other reasons.

"As your review of the treaty continues, we strongly encourage your administration to recognize its textual, inherent and procedural flaws, to uphold our country's constitutional protections of civilian firearms ownership, and to defend the sovereignty of the United States, and thus to decide not to sign this treaty," the lawmakers wrote.

I realize that a two-thirds majority in the Senate is required to ratify and chances are slim that will happen, but still....

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/06 ... signature/

[mamabearCali]

Of course he will. Obama is under (what I hope to be a mistaken) impression that last Jan was a coronation not an inauguration. He thinks he is Supreme, and will sign it. It will get interesting if he tries to enforce it. He does not give 2 cents for what the people want or he would not have shoved Obama care down our throats.

[gthaustex]

Mamabearcali, I know...I know. It was more of a rhetorical question as the answer was right there in the John Kerry statement. Now that the election is past, all bets are off.