Ron Paul generally votes against Free Trade treaties because they mean giving up sovereignty.
He certainly thinks that it’s alright when the supreme court takes down a law for being unconstitutional but that’s not what happens in Investor-state dispute settlement.
This is not about suing government agencies for violating the law. It’s about suing states for having laws that go against things written down in a free trade treaty in secret international courts without juries. The Canadian government thought that a pesticide from Dow was harmful so they forbid it. Then Investor-state dispute settlement allowed Dow to sue over the lost sales.
Ron Paul also favors states rights which don’t exist when some international court can simply punish a state for it’s policy decisions that are in agreement with the state constitution and law.
Ron Paul generally votes against Free Trade treaties because they mean giving up sovereignty. He certainly thinks that it’s alright when the supreme court takes down a law for being unconstitutional but that’s not what happens in Investor-state dispute settlement.
This is not about suing government agencies for violating the law. It’s about suing states for having laws that go against things written down in a free trade treaty in secret international courts without juries. The Canadian government thought that a pesticide from Dow was harmful so they forbid it. Then Investor-state dispute settlement allowed Dow to sue over the lost sales.
Ron Paul also favors states rights which don’t exist when some international court can simply punish a state for it’s policy decisions that are in agreement with the state constitution and law.