I think the International Criminal Court could be a threat to American security interests, because the prosecutor of the court has enormous discretion in going after war crimes. And the way the Statute of Rome is written, responsibility for war crimes can be taken all the way up the chain of command.
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- My philosophy is not a bean-counting, accounting 'look at this.' It is a philosophy that smaller government is better government, and government that is closer to the people is best of all.
- Well, I'm a libertarian conservative, so I believe in limited government/maximum individual freedom.
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- Well, I'm a libertarian conservative, so I believe in limited government/maximum individual freedom.