Texas AG stands tall and promises to sue Obama over UN Arms Trade Treaty.

By Rob Janicki

You just have to love those Texans who actually stand up for the United States Constitution which guarantees individual liberty and freedom.

If President Obama signs the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty approved today and the Senate ratifies it, Texas Attorney General Greg Abbot will sue, he told Obama in a letter today.

“The Arms Trade Treaty agreed to today by the United Nations (UN) is a threat to Americans’ Constitutional liberty,” Abbott wrote. “I urge you to reject that treaty. If you sign it, and if the U.S. Senate ratifies the treaty, Texas will lead the charge to have the treaty overturned in court as a violation of the U.S. Constitution.”...

The NRA, many constitutional scholars, constitutional conservatives and even some Democrats have opposed any such treaty from the UN.

The UN General Assembly approved the treaty by a 154-3 vote, according to the Associated Press. The treaty regulates international arms trade with the intent of keeping guns out of the hands of terrorists, but critics like Abbott say it paves the way for international law to trump U.S. citizens’ constitutionally protected rights...

Apparently the Texas AG is not alone in opposing the UN Arms Trade Treaty.  The Senate is unlikely to go along with any such treaty even if Obama signs it.  The Senate must approve all treaties.  It should be remembered that Woodrow Wilson signed the League of Nations Treaty at the conclusion of World War I and the U.S. Senate refused to ratify it, thus eventually causing the League of Nations to fail for lack of American participation.

The Senate has made it clear it opposes the treaty, approving a budget amendment last month that would prevent the U.S. from entering into the treaty even if President Obama signs it.

“The Senate has already gone on record in stating that an Arms Trade Treaty has no hope, especially if it does not specifically protect the individual right to bear arms and American sovereignty,” said Sen. Thad Cochran, R-Miss., in a statement last week. “It would be pointless for the President to sign such a treaty and expect the Senate to go along. We won’t ratify it.”...

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