WASHINGTON — Despite the overwhelming wish among Americans for an end to partisan standoffs in Washington, the fate of a treaty to promote international rights for people who are blind, crippled by disease or war, or otherwise disabled indicates that the Senate continues on a divided path.
The treaty’s troubled fortunes provide a twist on the usual tale of congressional gridlock, however, because Senator John F. Kerry of Massachusetts and other supporters of the pact enjoy considerable bipartisan support as well as broad backing from the business community and veterans groups.
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Why does the globe continually insist on giving over our rights, including our rights of self-determination to foreign entities--especially those who have demonstrated their animosity toward the U.S.?? In this case, it's the UN who will mandate such intimate actions as parental actions toward their children. Are you aware that this "treaty" empowers the UN to drag parents to trial before an International Court for spanking their children? Additional powers range far afield from "protecting people with disabilities". The U.S. can be proud of the steps we have taken to care for the deserving handicapped among us. READ THE BILL. "Google" it. We can't afford to be railroaded into legal actions! Especially not those that usurp our right to govern ourselves!