House of
Representatives
HJR 2001
international forces; American soil; opposition
Sponsors: Representative Harper: Senator Gould
Overview
HJR 2001 states Arizona is opposed to the use of international force in America to enforce unratified United Nations’ treaties and authorizes resistance against any international force infringing on the United States Constitution.
History
The United Nations was established in 1945 to maintain international peace and security, develop friendly relations among nations, and promote social progress, better living standards, and human rights. There are currently 193 Member States of the United Nations. In 2009, the United Nations’ General Assembly adopted a resolution that called for “a United Nations Convention on the Arms Trade Treaty in 2012 to elaborate a legally binding instrument on the highest possible common international standards for the transfer of conventional arms.” (G.A. Res. 64/48 (Dec. 2, 2009)). Currently, an official Arms Trade Treaty has not been established.
Article II, section 2 of the United States Constitution provides that the president “shall have the Power, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, to make Treaties, provided a two-thirds of the senators present concur.”
Provisions
· Affirms Arizona’s opposition to international force on American soil seeking to enforce a United Nations’ treaty that has not been properly ratified by the United States Senate.
· Authorizes the use of organized resistance against international force that infringes on the United States Constitution or its amendments.
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· Fiftieth Legislature
· Second Regular Session 2 January 20, 2012
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