…disguised as a treaty to help disabled persons.
The US already stands head and shoulders above the rest of the world when it comes to helping those with disabilities. The UN is just trying to get more power.
The UN has outgrown its usefulness.
Disabilities Treaty Just Another U.N. Power Grab
Amy Payne
International treaties sound like a good idea, especially when they claim to protect vulnerable people. The problem is, America already does more than any other country to ensure equal rights for its people—and the United Nations just wants the power to interfere in American law.
The Senate is now considering the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). President Obama signed this treaty in 2009, but the Senate has yet to agree to it. It needs a two-thirds majority of Senators to ratify it. In September, 36 Republican Senators signed a letter stating that they would oppose any treaties that came up for a vote during the lame-duck session of Congress. We will see now whether that promise holds.
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