Re: Who Schooled Whom?

States rights haven't existed since 1865.

On Aug 22, 9:32 am, Sage2 <wisdom...@gmail.com> wrote:
>  States rights are protected under the US constitution not "
> International or UN " laws. Duhhhhhhhhhhhhh!
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> On Aug 21, 5:19 pm, Ixtelan <drbuck...@roadrunner.com> wrote:
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> > States have an inherent right to self-defense, not to intervene.
> > Threats or use of force by one state against another violate customary
> > international law and the UN Charter.
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> > Unless you live in Oklahoma, where voters have determined that no
> > state judge may rely on international law to render decisions in state
> > courts. Okies are still having a tough time understanding Article VI,
> > paragraph 2, of the Constitution.
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> > On Aug 19, 6:50 am, Keith In Tampa <keithinta...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> > > The United States has not only a duty, but an inherent right to "intervene"
> > > when its interests or citizens are threatened or somehow placed in
> > > jeopardy.  Collectively, our Nation has used great restraint, and its not as
> > > if the United States is known for sticking its nose in other Nations'
> > > business or affairs,  unless our liberty interests are somehow affected.
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> > > The support of the Shah and his family was a prudent political move and kept
> > > stability in that Nation for almost thirty years.  A Nation that America had
> > > an abundance of interests in, (as did Great Britain)  as Iran supplied the
> > > bulk of crude oil to the West in the 1950s, and we had a ton of money
> > > invested in that oil, its exploration,  the technology to retrieve it, and
> > > the supply chain to get the product to market.  Just as important,
> > > geopolitically,  Iran sits at the Straights of Hormuz,  and it was critical
> > > especially during the 1950s and 1960s that the Persian Gulf and the
> > > Straights of Hormuz remain a viable shipping lane.- Hide quoted text -
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