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Military Bill Amended for the Better: This Pig Has Really, Really Good Lipstick

July 16, 2019 UNAC Editor Legislation, Militarism, Military Budget

By David Swanson, World BEYOND War, July 14, 2019 The latest U.S. House of Representatives version of the National Defense Authorization Act, which is beyond global in scope and not the least bit defensive, offended Donald Trump’s desire for limitless power and spending in dozens of ways detailed by the people he employs to write things longer than tweets —[…]

In Shielding US from Legal Obligations, Kavanaugh Conflates International Law with Foreign Laws

August 22, 2018 UNAC Editor American Exceptionalism, International Law

The Supremacy Clause establishes the Constitution, Federal Statures, and U.S. treaties as “the supreme law of the land.” The Constitution is the hightest form of law in the American legal system. State judges are requied to uphold it, even if state laws or constitutuions conflict with it. by Marjorie Cohn, published on Consortium News, July 31, 2018 The two primary[…]