From: Adrian Tymes (wingcat@pacbell.net)
Date: Sat Mar 22 2003 - 18:42:22 MST
--- Brett Paatsch <paatschb@ocean.com.au> wrote:
> If, instead of revoking them, heads of nation
> states like the
> USA, the UK and Australia choose to selectively
> break
> international treaties when and as they see fit, on
> what basis can
> their citizens have confidence that those same heads
> of state will
> not use their power to selectively interpret their
> obligations to
> their individual citizens?
Ultimately? None, of course. Note that this is
presently a significant concern of a sizable percent,
though not a majority, of Amercia's citizens, most of
whom cite specific incidents of such selective
interpretation of, among other things, the US
Constitution and its amendments.
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