S.Res.519 - A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the primary safeguard for the well-being and protection of children is the family, and that the primary safeguards for the legal rights of children in the United States are the Constitutions of the United States and the several States, and that, because the use of international treaties to govern policy in the United States on families and children is contrary to principles of self-government and federalism, and that, because the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child undermines traditional principles of law in the United States regarding parents and children, the President should not transmit the Convention to the Senate for its advice and consent.

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  • Official: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the primary safeguard for the well-being and protection of children is the family, and that the primary safeguards for the legal rights of children in the United States are the Constitutions of the United States and the several States, and that, because the use of international treaties to govern policy in the United States on families and children is contrary to principles of self-government and federalism, and that, because the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child undermines traditional principles of law in the United States regarding parents and children, the President should not transmit the Convention to the Senate for its advice and consent. as introduced.

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5/10/2010--Introduced.Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child is incompatible with the U.S. Constitution, laws, and traditions; (2) the Convention would undermine presumptions of freedom and independence for U.S. families; (3) th

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5/10/2010--Introduced.Expresses the sense of the Senate that:
(1) the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child is incompatible with the U.S. Constitution, laws, and traditions;
(2) the Convention would undermine presumptions of freedom and independence for U.S. families;
(3) the Convention would interfere with the principles of U.S. sovereignty, independence, and self-government that preclude the propriety of adopting international law to govern domestic matters; and
(4) the President should not transmit the Convention to the Senate for its advice and consent.

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11/07/10
What's Next? An Issue that Unites Americans: Preservation of Parental Rights

...of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC). Senator Jim DeMint (SC) introduced a resolution, S.Res.519, which opposes the ratification of the UN children's treaty that threatens the constitutional rights of parents. With the lea

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11/08/10
S.Res.519 A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the ...

S.Res.519 A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the primary safeguard for the well-being and protection of children is the family, and that the primary safeguards for the legal rights of children in the United States are ...

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11/07/10
Political Potluck Blog: What's Next? An Issue that Unites ...

Senator Jim DeMint (SC) introduced a resolution, S.Res.519, which opposes the ratification of the UN children's treaty that threatens the constitutional rights of parents. With the leadership of Senator DeMint and the substantial ...

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10/14/10
Baptist Press – Stop child treaty, Land urges senators – News with ...

In expressing the sense Obama should not send the treaty to the Senate, S. Res. 519 says it “is incompatible” with the U.S. Constitution, laws and traditions, would undercut American self-government and favor governmental interference ...

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