As Lou Dobbs notes here, Obama is in favor of the ratifying CIFTA, the Inter-American Convention Against Illicit Manufacturing of and Trafficking in Firearms. On its face, the treaty sounds reasonable because it would “prevent, combat, and eradicate the illicit manufacturing of and trafficking in firearms, ammunition, explosives, and other related materials” (emphasis added). However, upon reading the bill we discover the following:
Stressing the need, in peace processes and post-conflict situations, to achieve effective control of firearms, ammunition, explosives, and other related materials in order to prevent their entry into the illicit market.
Obama has promised Mexican President Felipe Calderon that he would urge the Senate to take up CIFTA. He is doing this under the cover of the drug cartel violence in Mexico. Obama and Calderon quoted a statistic echoed by the corporate media that 90% of the weapons seized in Mexican raids were purchased from U.S. gun shops and a reason why the U.S. needs to ratify this treaty. In fact, this is a lie — only a mere 17% of guns found at Mexico crime scenes have been traced to the U.S.
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CIFTA would bury the Second Amendment under “pertinent resolutions of the United Nations General Assembly.” It would criminalize ammunition reloading (defined as explosives manufacture) and gun assembly (including firearm kits and presumably breaking down weapons for cleaning or transport).
Language contained in the CIFTA treaty insists it respects “the principles of sovereignty, nonintervention, and the juridical equality of states.” Not mentioned is the fact the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties has a superior rank to national laws. If the CIFTA treaty is ratified without exception, it would kill U.S. sovereignty and lead the way to destroying the Second Amendment.
It should be noted that only the Senate needs to ratify the treaty. Article II, section 2, of the Constitution states that the president “shall have Power, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, to make Treaties, provided two-thirds of the Senators present concur.”
The United States was one of the first signatories to CIFTA in November, 1997. The Convention was transmitted to the Senate in June 1998 and to this day awaits the Senate’s advice and consent. 29 of the 34 OAS member states have ratified CIFTA. Only the US, Canada, the Dominican Republic, Jamaica and St. Vincent & Grenadines have yet to do so.
this article is from infowars.com and I believe Paul Watson is the author.
People have to realize that international law can over power soverignty of our nation if the congress does not amend the treaty. That is the problem. Yes, this is the same treaty the clinton tried to pass, but the senate never ratified it. I just want people to keep a wathtful eye and write their local senators. Thank you for supporting the constitution fellow constitution supporters!!
I saw the video and like I said, I'd be freaked out, but it sounds like Obama didn't even know it was happening. Yet he's publically taken full responsibility for the "trauma" he might have caused.
I Googled it, it seems like its not such a big a deal as you make it out to be. Here's a rundown of what's actually happening:
Basically, people are trying to argue that because 'illicit manufacturing' means 'making guns without a license', and since gun owners don't have a license to manufacturer guns (obviously), then simply 'reloading' your gun is similar enough to 'manufacturing' that by doing so you could be thrown out of the country for 'illicit manufacturing.'
You see how stupid the hysteria sounds now? It took me all of 5 minutes to figure that out.
Obama is currently pushing congress to ratify the Inter-American Convention Against Illicit Manufacturing of and Trafficking in Firearms.
If the Senate passes this is will ban guns to civilians under international law. Citizens will be extradited from US for gun crimes also. Please Read this treaty my friends. You gotta watch big brother like a hawk anymore. He will give you love with one hand and put a gun to you head with another, so to speak.
If you have seen the video footage from those on the ground you need to youtube it. VERY reminiscent of 9/11. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTBwA2yo_j0
Stressing the need, in peace processes and post-conflict situations, to achieve effective control of firearms, ammunition, explosives, and other related materials in order to prevent their entry into the illicit market.
Obama has promised Mexican President Felipe Calderon that he would urge the Senate to take up CIFTA. He is doing this under the cover of the drug cartel violence in Mexico. Obama and Calderon quoted a statistic echoed by the corporate media that 90% of the weapons seized in Mexican raids were purchased from U.S. gun shops and a reason why the U.S. needs to ratify this treaty. In fact, this is a lie — only a mere 17% of guns found at Mexico crime scenes have been traced to the U.S.
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Obama featured stories Obama Supports Treaty Outlawing Gun Possession
CIFTA would bury the Second Amendment under “pertinent resolutions of the United Nations General Assembly.” It would criminalize ammunition reloading (defined as explosives manufacture) and gun assembly (including firearm kits and presumably breaking down weapons for cleaning or transport).
Language contained in the CIFTA treaty insists it respects “the principles of sovereignty, nonintervention, and the juridical equality of states.” Not mentioned is the fact the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties has a superior rank to national laws. If the CIFTA treaty is ratified without exception, it would kill U.S. sovereignty and lead the way to destroying the Second Amendment.
It should be noted that only the Senate needs to ratify the treaty. Article II, section 2, of the Constitution states that the president “shall have Power, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, to make Treaties, provided two-thirds of the Senators present concur.”
The United States was one of the first signatories to CIFTA in November, 1997. The Convention was transmitted to the Senate in June 1998 and to this day awaits the Senate’s advice and consent. 29 of the 34 OAS member states have ratified CIFTA. Only the US, Canada, the Dominican Republic, Jamaica and St. Vincent & Grenadines have yet to do so.
this article is from infowars.com and I believe Paul Watson is the author.
People have to realize that international law can over power soverignty of our nation if the congress does not amend the treaty. That is the problem. Yes, this is the same treaty the clinton tried to pass, but the senate never ratified it. I just want people to keep a wathtful eye and write their local senators. Thank you for supporting the constitution fellow constitution supporters!!
Basically, people are trying to argue that because 'illicit manufacturing' means 'making guns without a license', and since gun owners don't have a license to manufacturer guns (obviously), then simply 'reloading' your gun is similar enough to 'manufacturing' that by doing so you could be thrown out of the country for 'illicit manufacturing.'
You see how stupid the hysteria sounds now? It took me all of 5 minutes to figure that out.
If the Senate passes this is will ban guns to civilians under international law. Citizens will be extradited from US for gun crimes also. Please Read this treaty my friends. You gotta watch big brother like a hawk anymore. He will give you love with one hand and put a gun to you head with another, so to speak.