Nothing reveals so clearly the moral bankruptcy of the
American Right as the Republican Party’s stance on the Convention on the Rights
of Persons with Disabilities.
In this single action, paranoia trumps compassion, common
sense yields to cynicism, and hope gives way to fear.
To quote from the report -
Supporters (of the legislation) dismissed those fears as paranoid, noting that
the treaty would change nothing in U.S. law without further approval from
Congress.
It has nothing to do with reality – it’s all about seeming
and posturing.
When seeming and posturing is more important than the rights
of the most vulnerable in the community, you know you have a problem.
Looking at the map, it puts the Yanks in interesting
company.
With this decision, their colour is now red (not signed).
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