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Stop the War
on International Law
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GlobalSolutions.org is…
GlobalSolutions.org Cares About…
...the greatest challenges facing humanity, including human rights and
women’s rights, nuclear proliferation, environmental degradation, global
poverty, mass atrocities and more.
Why International Cooperation?
• Common sense tool to get things done
– The international treaties we have helped to shape
govern much of our lives
• U.S. proud history of bringing nations together
for the common good
– Helped to create institutions like the UN to serve our
purposes and promote our values.
– Our vision of equality, justice, and opportunity for all
attracted others. When we lose sight of that vision,
we lose the support of others—often just when we
need it most.
Cooperation works:
The benefits outweigh the costs.
• UN programs have improved the lives of the
world’s children more in the past 40 years
than the previous 100.
• Our international support during the past 40
years has helped cut global illiteracy in half
and raised average life expectancy by 20
years.
• UN peacekeepers have helped end conflicts
and rebuild governments
US Non-Ratification of Treaties
• Disability Treaty
• Women’s Equality Treaty
(CEDAW)
• Rights of the Child
• Law of the Sea
• Nuclear Test Ban Treaty
• International Criminal
Court
• Arms Trade Treaty
Vertically-Integrated opposition
Advocacy Groups
Think Tanks
Media Outlets
Hill Allies
Anti Treaty
Message
We are Siloed – They are Not
Making Treaties Controversial
• “The Senate will not pass controversial treaties …”
• The Big Lie
– “Deliberate gross distortion of the truth used
especially as a propaganda tactic.”
– Drives Constituent Opposition
• Women's Equality Treaty – “Too pro-abortion”
• International Criminal Court – “Kangaroo court out to
get American service members”
• Rights of the Child – “Kids will sue their parents”
• Law of the Sea – “UN will tax Americans”
• Arms Trade Treaty – “UN gun grab”
The New Front
Reservations,
Understandings, and
Declarations (RUDs) not
good enough?
RUDs will not “stand the test
of time … Ultimately, I’m
unable to vote for a treaty
that could undermine our
Constitution”
Senator Bob Corker,
Ranking Member of
Senate Foreign
Relations Committee
Unconstitutional
“…the President, even with
Senate acquiescence, has no
constitutional authority to make
a treaty with a foreign nation
that gives away any portion of
the sovereignty reserved to the
states.”
Senator Ted Cruz,
Harvard Law Review
It’s Local Politics – Not Global Policy
The Problem
• No Political Reward for Treaty Support
• However, opposing treaties =
campaign contributions
• Fear of being ‘Tea Partied’ like Sen.
Dick Lugar
• Partisanship no longer“ends at the
waters edge”
How You Can Help
• Make a contribution to support the “Stop the War on
International Law” campaign
• Hold your own “fun”-raiser in support of GlobalSolutions.org
• Spread the Word
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– Made out to
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– Through the website at
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– Or use the credit card form
provided (on the right).
• If you have any questions,
please contact Ashley Burrell,
our Development Fellow at
[email protected]
or 202-546-3950 ext. 129
GlobalSolutions.org – The Answer
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the U.S. to take a responsible and cooperative
role in the world.
Combining political savvy with our members’
intelligence, energy and passion,
GlobalSolutions.org is the right organization
and now is the right time.
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