...
Quote:
Originally Posted by Johnderondon";p="
Surely if one approves of international law then the UN is the only game in town.
I think the US should engage fully.
Reform? Perhaps but I think much of the UN`s problems stem from the fact that it often acts in it`s own best interests rather than the `common good`.
How reforms might tackle this problem I`ve no idea.
So whilst the UN is flawed I don`t see that as a reason to reject it. After all our democratic institutions (on both sides of the Atlantic) have flaws but no-one suggests we should just trash them and walk away
|
And do tell, why should we follow the rules of a international bureaucracies greatly separated from the American people. Do you believe international law should surpass the laws written in the Constitution? If a American is charged with a crime by this international bureaucracy should he suddenly lose his Constitutional rights and be tried under "international law". Why should we subvert our national sovereignty to a international bureaucracy where our people have almost zero influence and international politics reigns supreme?
__________________
Nobody with open eyes can any longer doubt that the danger to personal freedom comes chiefly from the left. - F.A. Hayek
Where have all the Conservatives Gone?
There is always hope, as long as one can think.
The natural progress of things is for liberty to yield and government to gain ground.- Thomas Jefferson
|