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Sympthsical

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5. The US was never a part of the ICC

Reply to kentuck (Original post)

Sat May 9, 2026, 01:22 PM

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Clinton signed the treaty, but the Senate never ratified it. Then W. Bush withdrew the signature. Obama had us there as an observer for a bit. Trump's actively against it.

You'd have to get the Senate to agree to its sovereignty, which is not a thing that is liable to happen any time soon.

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