Virg, you wrote:

What such a treaty WOULD do, imho, is serve as a rallying cry to the left as something that “must be lived up to”

I think there are enough moderates, conservatives, and blue dog Dems in the electorate that would rise in righteous anger that the hard core leftists would not mention it. And if it were somehow to be ratified by the Senate, it would be invalidated by SCOTUS. And may be the spark at least get the fuse to the powder keg lit. We already have people rediscovering the 9th & 10th Amendments, so we just may have the right conditions to throw off the Hamiltonian federalism foisted on us by ‘Honest’ Abe about 145 years ago. Time to bring back Jeffersonian/Madisonian federalism. Well past it, in fact.

What such a treaty WOULD do, imho, is serve as a rallying cry to the left as something that “must be lived up to” “to uphold the good name of the US” in Intl. relations exactly as the left used the signed-but-not-ratified Kyoto treaty for the same purposes. IOW, as a an emotional, psychological tool with which to try to browbeat/cow public opinion by referring to our
“ethical” “principled” need to “meet our international obligations,” etc., and that it would be “immoral” not to do so. In short, such a treaty would serve as the basis for a morality play–to be used as the camel’s nose under the gun-control tent if nothing more…Again, in EXACTLY the same way the Kyoto treaty has been used.

“On Wednesday the Obama administration took its first major step in a plan to ban all firearms in the United States. The Obama administration intends to force gun control and a complete ban on all weapons for US citizens through the signing of international treaties with foreign nations. By signing international treaties on gun control,the Obama administration can use the US State Department to bypass the normal legislative process in Congress. Once the US Government signs these international treaties, all US citizens will be subject to those gun laws created by foreign governments. These are laws that have been developed and promoted by organizations such as the United Nations and individuals such as George Soros and Michael Bloomberg. The laws are designed and intended to lead to the complete ban and confiscation of all firearms.

The Obama administration is attempting to use tactics and methods of gun control that will inflict major damage to our 2nd Amendment before US citizens even understand what has happened. Obama can appear before the public and tell them that he does not intend to pursue any legislation (in the United States) that will lead to new gun control laws, while cloaked in secrecy, his Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton is committing the US to international treaties and foreign gun control laws. Does that mean Obama is telling the truth?
What it means is that there will be no publicized gun control debates in the media or votes in Congress. We will wake up one morning and find that the United States has signed a treaty that prohibits firearm and ammunition manufacturers from selling to the public. We will wake up another morning and find that the US has signed a treaty that prohibits any transfer of firearm ownership. And then, we will wake up yet another morning and find that the US has signed a treaty that requires US citizens to deliver any firearm they own to the local government collection and destruction center or face imprisonment.

This is not a joke nor a false warning. As sure as government health care will be forced on us by the Obama administration through whatever means necessary,so will gun control.

Read the Article. U.S. reverses stance on treaty to
regulate arms trade.

http://www.reuters.com/article/politicsNews/idUSTRE59E0Q920091015

His one bit of explanation of his acts: “IT’S BUSH’s FAULT!” shall not read well in any history books. he is so focused on building a legacy, he fails to notice he will not be the only one penning the story.

I can see him as a bitter old man, with a Robert Gibbs figure trotting out to daily to spew venom at those who would dare question his greatness, foresight and just plain grandiosity, that he is due…because, after all, he is HISTORIC!

All the while he is blessed with no worries about how ObamaCare has decimated the current and future generations, as he and his will forever receive the best care this nation can provide…most likely by Navy and Army doctors and medical specialists. How ironic will that become as it all plays out?