That sounds...appropriate? I would have no issues with every living former US President being accountable for their crimes, and I expect they would all be convicted.
It’s not appropriate for an international court that we’re not even a part of to put our Presidents and their subordinates on trial, nor is it something we should meekly concede to.
How is it a threat to American sovereignty? It has no jurisdiction in America, only within nations that are party to the treaty - which is their sovereign right?
Is a foreign nation convicting an American tourist for crimes in said nation also a threat to American sovereignty?
> If the US is in the wrong, why should I as a citizen not want our government officials held accountable?
A core principle of American justice is judgement by a jury of your peers from your community according to our laws, not by foreigners on the other side of the planet according to foreign laws. Violations of our core principles through means we were not a party to is a violation of our sovereignty.
"In the wrong" is often jurisdiction specific. I do not want otherwise reasonable candidates to avoid the ballot because of the risk of being convicted by some external court.
jeremyjh|8 months ago
SllX|8 months ago
JimBlackwood|8 months ago
Is a foreign nation convicting an American tourist for crimes in said nation also a threat to American sovereignty?
layer8|8 months ago
Tostino|8 months ago
revnode|8 months ago
A core principle of American justice is judgement by a jury of your peers from your community according to our laws, not by foreigners on the other side of the planet according to foreign laws. Violations of our core principles through means we were not a party to is a violation of our sovereignty.
ptero|8 months ago
spwa4|8 months ago
The ICC is a cool idea in theory. The implementation pretty much causes human rights violations.
insane_dreamer|8 months ago
as they should, if the US' actions warrant it