Constitution Day - International Politics and the Constitution

18Sep06

Herbert Foerstel - Kicking the government’s ass for years.

  • Current administration labels criticisers as “Pre-9/11″ thinkers.

Ann Fagan Ginger

  • UN charter is the supreme law of the land .
  • Change your draft status to conciencus objector now, before we go to war with Iran.
  • OIG-Vey (Office of Inspector General) - The person/place to express dissatisfaction with a governmental office.

Ha, found this on the top of the front page of Digg during the panel - A Very Inconenient Document

Jamil Dakwar

  • U.S. has only ratified 3 out of 7 international human rights treaties and set them up to be underminded anyway.
    • International covenant on elimination of racial discrimination
    • Convention against torture - 1994 - We (U.S.) redefined “torture” to fit it’s own purposes.
    • International covenant on…