112 SRES 99 IS: 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.
Introduced March 10, 2011
HSLDA has long opposed the CRC because of its threats to U.S. sovereignty and parental rights. We encourage you to read “Nannies in Blue Berets: Understanding the U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child” to learn more about the dangers of the CRC.
The CRC was adopted by the U.N. on November 20, 1989. On February 16, 1995, Madeline Albright, the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, signed the CRC on behalf of the United States. However, because there was not enough support for it, the CRC was never sent to the Senate for ratification. The CRC is a treaty, and under the U.S. Constitution, it requires ratification by a two-thirds majority vote in the U.S. Senate.
The CRC has been ratified by 193 nations. HSLDA sees this as a dangerous step towards adopting the CRC as law in the country. S. Res. 99 is needed as a temporary protection against the dangers of the CRC until the Parental Rights Amendment is ratified.