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thallub · November 5, 2013, 07:22 PM

i'm not a lawyer, nor do i play on on TV or anywhere else.

The migratory bird treaty became US law when both houses of congress passed implementing legislation. Some states saw nothing wrong with the hunting of migratory birds to extinction. No constitutional amendment allows for the mass killing of migratory birds.

In another matter, a federal prosecutor has charged a woman with violation of the chemical weapons convention. Methinks this was a stretch by an overzealous prosecutor. In any event, SCOTUS may have something to say about another treaty that became US law.

November 5, 2013, 07:22 PM	#4
thallub Senior Member Join Date: November 20, 2007 Location: South Western OK Posts: 3,112	i'm not a lawyer, nor do i play on on TV or anywhere else. The migratory bird treaty became US law when both houses of congress passed implementing legislation. Some states saw nothing wrong with the hunting of migratory birds to extinction. No constitutional amendment allows for the mass killing of migratory birds. In another matter, a federal prosecutor has charged a woman with violation of the chemical weapons convention. Methinks this was a stretch by an overzealous prosecutor. In any event, SCOTUS may have something to say about another treaty that became US law. Last edited by thallub; November 5, 2013 at 10:03 PM.