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The concept of treaties, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights presents a paradox of a kind to our government and the people.
The president, as well as all members of both houses of congress, take an oath of allegiance to the Constitution; to uphold, support, and defend this hallowed document. This is pure and simple and along with this comes the expected commitment of these elected officials to adhere to its constructs and its guidelines without question.
The Bill of Rights is an entirely different document and is an absolute. None of the amendments of the Bill of Rights is amendable. This means that the Second Amendment cannot be repealed. Such a thing would be as absurd were it the First Amendment or any of the other ten amendments which comprise the Bill of Rights. They are cast in stone and untouchable.
So we have a dilemma. The Constitution permits our government to enter into treaties and as such, they become law. However, any treaty which is in violation of the Constitution cannot be entered into, nor can it be legal in any respect. And when we introduce the Bill of Rights into the picture, the problem with questionable treaties broadens significantly because the Constitution cannot violate the Bill of Rights.
These are our protections against despots both inside and outside of our nation. However, because of our generationally creeping acquiescence, these evils can seep into our system and become our undoing.
I would rather see our country enter into open armed rebellion than to relinquish our rights and surrender our arms. I'd rather blood run in the streets than to see us become another European entity. For when the day comes that Americans must surrender their arms, our country will have already passed the point of being America.