{"id":1236,"date":"2013-03-23T09:40:02","date_gmt":"2013-03-23T15:40:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/peaceeconomyproject.org\/wordpress\/?p=1236"},"modified":"2013-03-25T09:45:47","modified_gmt":"2013-03-25T15:45:47","slug":"senate-votes-53-46-to-stop-us-from-joining-un-arms-trade-treaty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/peaceeconomyproject.org\/wordpress\/senate-votes-53-46-to-stop-us-from-joining-un-arms-trade-treaty\/","title":{"rendered":"Senate votes 53-46 to stop US from joining UN Arms Trade Treaty"},"content":{"rendered":"

by Ramsey Cox, The Hill
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In the last batch of amendment votes to the budget, the Senate voted on several foreign policy proposals.<\/p>\n

Sen. James Inhofe (R-Okla.) introduced an amendment that would prevent the United States from entering into the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty in order to uphold the Second Amendment. His amendment passed on a 53-46 vote.<\/p>\n

Republicans have been critical of President Obama\u2019s decision to consider the treaty, although Obama has said he would not vote for anything that would violate the Second Amendment.<\/p>\n

The U.N. Arms Trade Treaty would regulate international arms sales. Negotiations end on March 28.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re negotiating a treaty that cedes our authority to have trade agreements with our allies in terms of trading arms,\u201d Inhofe said. \u201cThis is probably the last time this year that you\u2019ll be able to vote for your Second Amendment rights.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) offered an alternative amendment that clarified that under current U.S. law, treaties don\u2019t trump the Constitution and that the United States should not agree to any arms treaty that violates the Second Amendment rights. His amendment passed by voice vote.<\/p>\n

Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) said he thought it was irresponsible to be considering major foreign policy decisions at 3 a.m. on Saturday morning.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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