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On the recordDecember 4, 2017
By definition, most treaties involve some degree of giving up sovereignty, because it is an effort to develop a more universal standard rather than a one-country standard.
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Ben Cardin
Democratic · Maryland

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Cardin discusses the inherent sovereignty issues in treaty agreements.

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