Republicans insult disabled people

[BlandFood]

John McCain is a disgrace to America for voting against this disabilities treaty...McCain's hypocrisy is without limits

McCain an undisputed American War Hero


Bobo an undisputed drug abusing anti American pos


Everybody knows these facts.

[Sprightly]

Also interesting is that Geroge W Bush played an integral role in this treaty being developed.

The problem is that some of the specifics that Bush negotiated are no longer in the treaty.

[Wizard777]

I want to know why people like Rick Santorum can go on the floor and tell blatant lies to Congress without any consequences. One of these day they will make a crime to lie to Congress.

[Sprightly]

I want to know why people like Rick Santorum can go on the floor and tell blatant lies to Congress without any consequences. One of these day they will make a crime to lie to Congress.

And Congress will cease to exist.

[BlandFood]

I want to know why people like Rick Santorum can go on the floor and tell blatant lies to Congress without any consequences. One of these day they will make a crime to lie to Congress.

Pssst, where does Crazy Charlie Rangel fit in? GUILTY as a mofo but yet the primates reelected him again.

[Phineas Finn]

"Should the United States accede tothis treaty, we will be obligated to write a status report every fouryears regarding our disability laws and receive criticism and rec-ommendations from a committee of representatives from countries that have lower standards for the disabled than our own. This un-dermines our sovereignty and our Constitution. According to Arti-cle 35 of the Convention, this report must include a list and de-scription of measures taken to fulfill the obligations of the treaty.We do not know the scope of this report or its financial and laborcosts to the American taxpayer."

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"As noted in hearing testimony, similar committees born of otherUnited Nations conventions have an extensive record of overstep-ping their authority and making recommendations that are con-trary to the interests and values of the United States. For example,the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination issueda report in 2008 that addressed issues well beyond the scope of itsmandate, such as U.S policies regarding the death penalty, voting rights, and detention at Guantanamo Bay. The Committee associ-ated with the Convention on the Elimination of All forms of Dis-crimination Against Women brashly issued recommendations re-garding the legalization of prostitution, gender quotas, and in-creased termination of pregnancies."

Okay. These seem to be a legitmate concerns.

You're quoting from the "Minority Views"; do you really want our foreign policy decisions made by James Inhofe and Jim DeMint?

One hundred ninety pages and you focus on Jim DeMint's three.

[jtowne-swim]

John McCain is a disgrace to America for voting against this disabilities treaty...McCain's hypocrisy is without limits

McCain voted for it!

[songfourone]

Jon Stewart: Have Republicans Hit 'Rock Bottom' With Failed United Nations Disability Treaty? (VIDEO)

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/1...n_2249610.html

Team Stewart prevails yet again!!!!

[jtowne-swim]

The problem is that some of the specifics that Bush negotiated are no longer in the treaty.

For example????

[EmDot]

"As noted in hearing testimony, similar committees born of other United Nations conventions have an extensive record of overstepping their authority and making recommendations that are contrary to the interests and values of the United States. For example, the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination issued a report in 2008 that addressed issues well beyond the scope of its mandate, such as U.S policies regarding the death penalty, voting rights, and detention at Guantanamo Bay. The Committee associated with the Convention on the Elimination of All forms of Discrimination Against Women brashly issued recommendations regarding the legalization of prostitution, gender quotas, and in-creased termination of pregnancies."

Okay. These seem to be a legitmate concerns.

Did any of these committees' recommendations affect US policies/laws?

Given that I wasn't thrilled about the OSCE monitoring my country's elections, it's not suprising that I agree with the comment.

When did you start not being thrilled about having US elections monitored? How did it upset or affect your voting experience?

[EmDot]

While some parents and some Republican senators worry about the U.N. taking their children away, they're missing the fact that the state already does it with fatal results.

Marie Freyre, Child With Cerebral Palsy, Dies In Nursing Home Hours After State Takes Her From Mom

The emergence of the tragic story of a 14-year-old girl with cerebral palsy who died in a Miami nursing home last year is casting a harsh spotlight on the ongoing dispute between Florida's state health care regulators and the U.S. Department of Justice about the unnecessary "warehousing hundreds of children with disabilities" in nursing homes.