The World Court ordered the United States on Wednesday to do all it could to halt the imminent executions of five Mexicans until the court makes a final judgment in a dispute over suspects' rights.About the only justification I can see is Mexico's belief they've sovereignty over their own citizens, even in foreign lands. If that is the position of the WC, I don't have an issue with that ... as long as their citizens are not allowed to return to the USA again. If they do, I'd make execution summary!
Showing posts with label Sovereignty. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sovereignty. Show all posts
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
SOVEREIGNTY: Not long till US sovereignty is an historical footnote!
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
JUDICIAL TERRORISM: The rising tide of anti-American "lawfare"!
Sens. Arlen Spector and Joe LIbermann have teamed up to bring legislation before the Congress that needs our support.
In today's Wall Street Journal's Op Ed page is a marvelously encouraging summary of "the Free Speech Protection Act of 2008."Our bill bars U.S. courts from enforcing libel judgments issued in foreign courts against U.S. residents, if the speech would not be libelous under American law. The bill also permits American authors and publishers to countersue if the material is protected by the First Amendment. If a jury finds that the foreign suit is part of a scheme to suppress free speech rights, it may award treble damages.This is much needed legislation ...HT: Black KettleOur Constitution is one of our greatest assets in the fight against terrorism. A free-flowing marketplace of ideas, protected by the First Amendment, enables the ideals of democracy to defeat the totalitarian vision of al Qaeda and other terrorist organizations.
That free marketplace faces a threat. Individuals with alleged connections to terrorist activity are filing libel suits and winning judgments in foreign courts against American researchers who publish on these matters. These suits intimidate and even silence writers and publishers.
Let's contact our senators and congressmen and put our support where it is needed. This one area of a free press I can get behind.
Sunday, July 13, 2008
CUD CHEWING: It seems to me ...
... that it is increasingly difficult for me to separate the secular from the spiritual.
You see, the world is rapidly headed in a direction disastrous for the visible church and "professing" christians (no cap on purpose) but entirely consistent with the prophetic word of God.
For example ...A Moroccan woman was denied citizenship in France because her head-to-toe Islamic veil, which shows only her eyes, was "incompatible" with French gender equality, Reuters reported.Yet this is important: democratic nations must grasp erosion of any nation's sovereignty, no matter the dynamic, is a stone removed from the sovereign foundation of all nations ... accelerating the end to come.On the face of it (ha ha), it's just another story of a nation exerting its sovereign influence over those non-citizens desiring to live in that nation.
For those of us living within democratic, representative borders, we hold dear our hard won freedoms; for us, the specter of globalization engenders fears of losing those freedoms.
You see, no matter what the coming one world government looks like in its initial manifestation, the Bible tells us it will morph into a cruel taskmaster.
So, for me, the story above holds serious secular and spiritual implications; the former for my children and my children's children, the latter those who must must endure the Great Tribulation.
As I read the news each day, I am confronted with reports that tweak my freeborn instincts. On the one hand, concerning the world my family must live in for now; on the other hand, concerning the world to come and its apron of entry.
I just wish I could do a better job of commenting on the news stories, and how they bear on the Good News and His-story.
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