It has bounced
around the Senate
for more than a year without winning ratification. Yet supporters of the United
Nations' Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities are back,
pushing for yet another vote before senators head home for Christmas.
Progressives
embrace the treaty as another step toward creating a set of universal standards
that will enable all mankind to live in peace and harmony. But many
conservatives view the treaty as an infringement on American sovereignty with
little chance of making the world a better place.
Over the years,
America’s military has fought mightily to preserve that sovereignty. Many of
those fighters have paid the ultimate price. And many more have been severely
disabled.
And, so, it
was rather jarring to see Secretary of
State John Kerry use Veterans Day to promote this
sovereignty-threatening treaty. In his speech, Kerry declared he is “urging the
United States Senate to approve the disabilities treaty, so that our wounded
warriors are able to work, travel, and live abroad with the same dignity and
respect they enjoy at home.” It was a blatant attempt to play on our sentiments
for veterans. But would passing the treaty really benefit veterans abroad?.....To Read More…
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