NAFTA and GATT

ArtSpitzer ArtSpitzer at AOL.COM
Mon Jan 5 21:50:30 PST 1998


Michael McConnell wrote:

>The underlying
>structural logic is that since treaties can go beyond the
>enumerated powers of Congress (but not violate the Bill of
>Rights), that is why the framers required two thirds
>approval from the body of Congress that represents the
>states.

And why not the Bill of Rights?, asks a truly ignorant Art Spitzer.  The mere
fact that they were later-enacted can't be a sufficient reason, can it?  The
maxim is no implied repeal unless unavoidable.



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