A wish.
1. "Irascible old John Adams enshrined the concept of "a government of laws, not ofmen," in the 1780 Massachusetts state constitution, but his words expressed a firm conviction held throughout the 13 colonies in the years leading to the American Revolution.Nov 1, 2012"
Whatever happened to a 'government of laws, not of men'?
www.washingtonexaminer.com/whatever...to...government-of-laws-not...men/.../251234...
The political class has taught most of us that this is not the case.
If it were, just think of some of the folks who would be in jail today
2. Comey and Cy Vance both declined to prosecute ....the former, Democrat Hillary Clinton, the latter, Democrat Harvey Weinstein...
...and with the same lie: not enough evidence to prosecute.
Of course there was...and is.
3. The.....there's the biggest fish of all that has been allowed to swim free...
Democrat Hussein Obama:
a. March 6, 2012, press conference: "And what I have said is, is that we will not countenance Iran getting a nuclear weapon. My policy is not containment; my policy is to prevent them from getting a nuclear weapon -- because if they get a nuclear weapon that could trigger an arms race in the region, it would undermine our non-proliferation goals, it could potentially fall into the hands of terrorists.
b. The Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, commonly known as the Non-ProliferationTreaty or NPT, is an international treaty whose objective is to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons and weapons technology, to promote cooperation in the peaceful uses of nuclear energy, and to further the goal of ...
Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons - Wikipedia
Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons - Wikipedia
c. "war criminal.... a person who transgresses moral or civil law"
war criminal
d. Is there precedent for the one who gave the weapons used to kill innocents, to be prosecuted????
You betcha'!!!!!
1). "Human rights lawyers say they hope the case signals a trend. In Europe's growing practice of domestic courts' taking on human rights abuses that happened far away, the accused havecommonly been foreign military or political officials, rather than local businessmen. But in December, a Dutch court sentenced a Dutch businessman, Frans van Anraat, to 15 years in prison for selling chemicals to Saddam Hussein. The chemicals were used in poison gas weapons that killed Kurdish villagers."
Holding arms dealers accountable at home
2). "....the provision of arms, ammunition, and other forms of military support to known human rights abusers has enabled them to carry out atrocities against civilians. The perpetrators of war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide are on notice that they may be hauled before a national or international criminal tribunal to face charges."
https://www.hrw.org/legacy/wr2k4/download/13.pdf
3). Dutch Court Convicts Arms Dealer for Role in Liberian Atrocities.
".... an appeals court in the Netherlands sentenced Guus Kouwenhoven, a Dutch businessman and citizen, to 19 years in prison for serving as an accessory to war crimes in Liberia. For years, Kouwenhoven smuggled weapons into the African nation using his timber business as cover. His operation supplied Liberian war criminal Charles Taylor with weapons for use in a conflict that claimed hundreds of thousands of lives."
Dutch Court Convicts Arms Dealer for Role in Liberian Atrocities. What Does It Say About Justice for Economic Crime?
Just imagine.....
1. "Irascible old John Adams enshrined the concept of "a government of laws, not ofmen," in the 1780 Massachusetts state constitution, but his words expressed a firm conviction held throughout the 13 colonies in the years leading to the American Revolution.Nov 1, 2012"
Whatever happened to a 'government of laws, not of men'?
www.washingtonexaminer.com/whatever...to...government-of-laws-not...men/.../251234...
The political class has taught most of us that this is not the case.
If it were, just think of some of the folks who would be in jail today
2. Comey and Cy Vance both declined to prosecute ....the former, Democrat Hillary Clinton, the latter, Democrat Harvey Weinstein...
...and with the same lie: not enough evidence to prosecute.
Of course there was...and is.
3. The.....there's the biggest fish of all that has been allowed to swim free...
Democrat Hussein Obama:
a. March 6, 2012, press conference: "And what I have said is, is that we will not countenance Iran getting a nuclear weapon. My policy is not containment; my policy is to prevent them from getting a nuclear weapon -- because if they get a nuclear weapon that could trigger an arms race in the region, it would undermine our non-proliferation goals, it could potentially fall into the hands of terrorists.
b. The Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, commonly known as the Non-ProliferationTreaty or NPT, is an international treaty whose objective is to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons and weapons technology, to promote cooperation in the peaceful uses of nuclear energy, and to further the goal of ...
Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons - Wikipedia
Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons - Wikipedia
c. "war criminal.... a person who transgresses moral or civil law"
war criminal
d. Is there precedent for the one who gave the weapons used to kill innocents, to be prosecuted????
You betcha'!!!!!
1). "Human rights lawyers say they hope the case signals a trend. In Europe's growing practice of domestic courts' taking on human rights abuses that happened far away, the accused havecommonly been foreign military or political officials, rather than local businessmen. But in December, a Dutch court sentenced a Dutch businessman, Frans van Anraat, to 15 years in prison for selling chemicals to Saddam Hussein. The chemicals were used in poison gas weapons that killed Kurdish villagers."
Holding arms dealers accountable at home
2). "....the provision of arms, ammunition, and other forms of military support to known human rights abusers has enabled them to carry out atrocities against civilians. The perpetrators of war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide are on notice that they may be hauled before a national or international criminal tribunal to face charges."
https://www.hrw.org/legacy/wr2k4/download/13.pdf
3). Dutch Court Convicts Arms Dealer for Role in Liberian Atrocities.
".... an appeals court in the Netherlands sentenced Guus Kouwenhoven, a Dutch businessman and citizen, to 19 years in prison for serving as an accessory to war crimes in Liberia. For years, Kouwenhoven smuggled weapons into the African nation using his timber business as cover. His operation supplied Liberian war criminal Charles Taylor with weapons for use in a conflict that claimed hundreds of thousands of lives."
Dutch Court Convicts Arms Dealer for Role in Liberian Atrocities. What Does It Say About Justice for Economic Crime?
Just imagine.....