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Preliminary facts and thoughts about Eric Holder

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  • Wednesday, November 19, 2008 01:34 PM

    @ondelette

    The problem with your argument is that the Protocols are international treaties that our Senate have not ratified. Thus, we are not a direct party to them and, therefore, they certainly have no force of law within the US.

    You cannot expect the USSC to base its decisions on international law that, by our Constitution, is not binding on us.

    I know you said you objected to this criticism previously, but I did not see exactly what you argued there.

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