Episodes
Wednesday Oct 08, 2014
Steven Groves
Wednesday Oct 08, 2014
Wednesday Oct 08, 2014
STEVEN GROVES, Bernard and Barbara Lomas Senior Research Fellow at the Heritage Foundation:
- The circumvention of the U.S. legislative process by the Human Rights Counsel and other UN groups
- The Obama Administration’s use of “international norms” to implement its domestic policy
- Problems with President Obama's enforcement of treaties that have yet to be ratified by the Senate
PART 2
- The ability of the U.S. to be bound by international treaties that have not received Congressional approval
- Why the President bypassed Constitutional law to sign the International Arms Trade Treaty
- How the International Arms Trade Treaty restricts U.S. foreign affairs and defense
PART 3
- UN Disability Treaty advocates garnering the support of veterans through arguably misleading promises
- Attempts by human rights groups to take advantage of Congress' lame-duck session to push through legislation
- Why the Law of the Sea Treaty is counterproductive to American national security interests
PART 4
- Problems the Law of the Sea Treaty would cause for the U.S. Navy
- President Obama’s decision to ban the use of land mines against the advice of military leadership
- The Administration’s habit of bypassing Senate approval in order to comply with international agreements
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