Actually, they can affect our internal laws according to the Constitution. When a treaty is ratified, it becomes part of Federal Law.
Here is what the Supreme Court had to say about Treaties that contradict our Constitution....
" The issue of whether treaties overwhelm the Constitution was specifically considered by the US Supreme Court in the case of Reid v. Covert, 354 U.S. 1 (1957). The Court ruled:. . .no agreement with a foreign nation can confer on Congress or any other branch of the Government power which is free from the restraints of the Constitution. . . .Note that the Court held that acts of Congress are legally equal to treaties. Acts must comply with the Constitution, so treaties, being on “full parity” with acts, must also comply. The Court continued,
This court has regularly and uniformly recognized the supremacy of the constitution over a treaty.
This Court has also repeatedly taken the position that an Act of Congress, which must comply with the Constitution, is on a full parity with a treaty, and that when a statute which is subsequent in time is inconsistent with a treaty, the statute to the extent of conflict renders the treaty null. It would be completely anomalous to say that a treaty need not comply with the Constitution when such an agreement can be overridden by a statute that must conform to that instrument.
No agreement with a foreign nation can confer power on Congress or any other branch of government, which is free from the restraints of the constitution.Chief Justice of the United States Joseph Story wrote in the 19th century,
A power given by the Constitution cannot be construed to authorize a destruction of other powers given in the same instrument. . . . A treaty to change the organization of the Government, or to annihilate its sovereignty, to overturn its republican form, or to deprive it of its constitutional powers, would be void; because it would destroy what it was designed merely to fulfill, the will of the people."
Here is some reading about Treaties...
Treaties and Appointment of Officers - U.S. Constitution: Article II
In regards to our acts WITH OTHER COUNTRIES. IT DOES NOT MAKE OR AFFECT OUR INTERNAL LAWS.
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treaties do not affect internal laws of nations.
SIGH.....Here we go again! MY blood pressure is about 118/70 depending on what I'm doing at the moment. I just don't give a shxt about much any more and this.........doesn't even make the friggin' list. Worry if you want to. I won't.
A while back, I stated that I want to be FIRST IN LINE when the UN comes to confiscate our property. I'll re-up that request right now. I don't want the bastards claiming they were tired when they got to me!
OH...I almost forgot my salute to NSA/FBI.........
Here is my raised middle finger to all of the bums who think they are above the law and entitled to intimidate their fellow Americans who are abiding by the law. FXXX You!
Now I shall go play with my little dog Jake and enjoy the freedoms that they work so hard to curtail.
To my fellow TGT members, once again, thanks for allowing this little detour.
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Yes they can. Read what J. Fred posted again. Treaties become Federal Law when they're ratified, and like Federal Law would have to have their Constitutionality fought out in court after being ratified.
Suppose the treaty says that in order to ensure that no small arms are being illegally exported to other countries, treaty members must have all small arms registered so that they can be tracked. We would have to change our laws within the states to comply with the treaty. That's exactly what they will try do.