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March 25, 2010, 11:50 AM | #1 | |
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Initiative 42 - Colorado & UN Small Arms Treaty
I want to get opinions on the proposed UN Small Arms Treaty and how to stop it.
In Colorado, a group has started circulating petitions to get Initiative 42 on the ballot this November. The Initiative reads: Quote:
What do you all think??
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March 25, 2010, 12:13 PM | #2 | |
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Strong statement, yes, but as law, IMHO it's blatantly unconstitutional under Article 1, Section 10 of the US Constitution.
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By denying individual states the power to enter into treaties, agreements, or compacts with foreign powers, Section 10 implicitly gives this power to Congress alone, thereby denying a state government the power to unilaterally disobey such an instrument. Several states may have recently passed self-exemptions from firearms-related interstate commerce restrictions, but the constitutionality of these laws is dependent on judicial interpretations of the Commerce Clause in Article 1, Section 8. IMHO Section 10 is far more cut-and-dried, making this proposed law plainly unconstitutional. While supporting states' rights is commendable, support for clearly unconstitutional state laws IMHO is not, because it will leave gun-rights supporters vulnerable to charges of hypocrisy when we point to the Constitution to support our cause.
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March 25, 2010, 01:12 PM | #3 | |
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I see what you are saying; however, the intent of the bill is to declare and request that elected officials of Colorado do whatever in their power to oppose this treaty.
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I do not believe that this Initiative violate the 10th amemdement to the United State Consitution. I believe that it does just what it says; it requests that Colorado elected officials oppose the UN Small Arms Treaty.
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March 25, 2010, 01:37 PM | #4 | |
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