| By C. Grady Drago
In a recent speech, Supreme Court Justice O'Connor stated that she consults international law when considering cases before the court. A few weeks previous Justice Ginsberg admitted to doing the same thing. What has an international law got to do with the constitutionality of a U.S. law?
Consulting International law to determine if a U.S. law complies with the U.S. constitution is, on it's face, not in reality possible, and is itself unconstitutional. What on earth do the laws of other nations have to do with the constitutionality of a U.S. Law. The very question involves only the U.S. Constitution. What is the basis of that determination if it is not the U.S. Constitution.
How dare Justice Ginsberg and O'Conner introduce into consideration of Constitutionality any standard of international law or a law of another nation instead of relying on the U.S. Constitution.
If the Constitution allowed this practice, it would be a simple matter of an organization going to the UN and getting them to adopt a provision contrary to the U.S. Constitution or that was unacceptable to the American people and Congress, and using that to make their judicial decisions.
This is exactly what some organizations have been doing.
After heavy lobbying by various international organizations, the UN has adopted several provisions contrary to the U.S. Constitution and the acknowledged will of the American people; some dealing with abortion; private gun ownership; property rights; Global Warming, and other issues that these same organizations could not get passed by Congress. Could this mean that Justice Ginsberg and O'Conner could base a decision on a case before the court on these UN provisions and not the U.S. Constitution?
When a federal officer, appointed or elected takes their oath of office, they swear to conduct their duties in accordance with the U.S. Constitution. A federal judge swears to, "…discharge and perform all the duties incumbent upon me as [TITLE] under the Constitution and laws of the United States. So help me God." If they do not, they can be impeached.
Isn't it time to put an end to the practice of judges pursing their own political and social agendas to the derogation of U.S. citizens and that are outside of the law of the U.S?
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