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The hosts discuss the U.S. Senate's rejection of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. They play a clip of Chris Matthews on MSNBC criticizing opponents of the treaty. Adam Curry argues that the treaty would have ceded U.S. sovereignty to the UN, allowing international bodies to define disability standards for American families.
UN Treaty on the Rights of the Disabled, Senate Ratification Debate
The U.S. Senate's failure to ratify the UN Treaty on the Rights of the Disabled sparks a debate on national sovereignty. While proponents like John Kerry and Lawrence O'Donnell argue the treaty exports American standards, opponents and the podcast hosts suggest it is an unnecessary entanglement with a foreign body. Joe Scarborough's emotional appeal regarding "wounded warriors" is also analyzed.
