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John Kerry: Well, I have great respect for both Rick and his wife, Karen, and their daughter and their family. He's a strong family…

On the recordDecember 5, 2012
Well, I have great respect for both Rick and his wife, Karen, and their daughter and their family. He's a strong family man. But he either simply hasn't read the treaty or doesn't understand it or he was just not factual in what he said, because the United Nations has absolutely zero, zero, I mean, zero ability to order or to tell or to even -- I mean, they can suggest, but they have no legal capacity to tell the United States to do anything under this treaty. Nothing.
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John Kerry
Democratic · Massachusetts

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John Kerry defends the U.N. treaty, stating that it does not give the U.N. any authority over U.S. laws or decisions.

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