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Supreme Court Again Cites CRC in Overriding American Law
by Michael Farris
The Supreme Court ruled Monday that juvenile felons cannot be sentenced to life in prison without parole in non-homicide cases. This stands as another example of the all-too-common practice of federal judges substituting their political judgments for that of state legislators.
In addition, the Supreme Court, in the process of reaching this decision, once again used the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child as a guide to interpreting the Constitution of the United States.
As Justice Thomas noted in his dissent, international laws “are irrelevant to the meaning of our Constitution or the Court’s discernment of any longstanding tradition in this nation.”
Today’s ruling provides a perfect example of how the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child will be used to slowly erode the principle that American law should exclusively govern this nation on issues of parents and children.
Michael Farris, Chairman of HSLDA and President of ParentalRights.org, wrote a brief on behalf of sixteen members of Congress in this case. The Supreme Court majority referenced his brief twice in making its ruling. His brief is available by Click Here .
Combined with recent statements by groups dedicated to the ratification of the UN CRC, today’s ruling signals that we must stop the ratification of the CRC before it gains momentum in the Senate.
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