Monday, October 25, 2010

Who is Kathie Glass?

Katherine Youngblood Glass is a Houston lawyer and a libertarian. She is running to keep Texas's sovereignty and to fight against the federal government. She claims the federal government is taking too much power and Texas is at risk of losing all sovereignty. She argues that the United Nations has put forth treaties that are unconstitutional for the U.S.. For example, the Law of the Sea is one that she claims is unconstitutional. It is absolutely absurd to say that this law is not a benefit to the United States. This law has been signed by the United States, but not yet ratified. The preamble of the treaty states:
"The States Parties to this Convention,
Prompted
This is a treaty to promote peace and a solution amongst the participating states. It is hard to see how the ratification of this treaty is "alarming" to Glass.
Glass also states that the Small Arms Disarmament treaty is alarming. The treaty will include a separate document agreed to by Member States on the marking and tracing of small arms. This treaty's sole purpose is to recognize that illicit brokering in small arms and light weapons is a serious problem that the international community should address urgently. After reading through the treaty, I haven't been able to find anything that disallows individual ownership of small arms legally. Therefore, I haven't been able to find how this treaty will be unconstitutional and violate the 2nd amendment.
Individual freedom is what Glass wants to protect, but I don't see any of her examples as impugning any one's individual freedom. She has recently risen from 5% to 8% of support in the polls. My opinion states that this would be a wasted vote!
by the desire to settle, in a spirit of mutual understanding and cooperation, all issues relating to the law of the sea and aware of the historic significance of this Convention as an important contribution to the maintenance of peace, justice and progress for all peoples of the world."

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