From: Charles Hixson (charleshixsn@earthlink.net)
Date: Sat Mar 29 2003 - 18:58:17 MST
Lee Corbin wrote:
>Brett Paatsch lays down the challenge for the concept of
>*international law* to be given a fair hearing. In it
>he especially warns of the two frequent evolution of our
>society towards the position that the law is something
>only judges and lawyers are permitted to fully understand
>or appreciate---a kind of new nobility capable of interpreting
>all that is above the heads of the rest of us.
>
>Certainly our constitutions and our laws *MUST* be interpretable
>and understandable by lay people. The law is, as Lincoln said,
>by the people and for the people.
>
>Lee
>
>P.S. And for all those who think that Bush is a complete moron,
>it's probable that he has more respect and understanding of
>international law than you do.
>
Well, it's quite clear that 2/3 of the Senate didn't vote a declaration
of war. Of course that's not international law, but to me that seems a
much muddier argument. For one thing, I don't know much about
international law, except that it seems to be evolving in the direction
of "The powerful do what they want, and everyone else better get out of
the way". (I base this on such things as the WTO rather than the
current war, which is more or less an abberation, however its legality
is eventaully decided.)
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