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kentuck

(115,622 posts) Sat May 9, 2026, 12:55 PM May 9

Should the US join the International Criminal Court at the Hague?

Last edited Sat May 9, 2026, 01:33 PM - Edit history (1)

Perhaps the next Attorney General can request that some individuals be indicted and tried in front of the International Court?

Does the United States need UN observers at our election sites?

Surely there is some accountability somewhere?

https://www.icc-cpi.int/about/the-court

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Should the US join the International Criminal Court at the Hague? (Original Post) kentuck May 9 OP

This admin has already been taking steps to protect itself from a pitential ICC prosecution SSJVegeta May 9 #1

Post removed Post removed May 9 #2

Buh Bye leftieNanner May 9 #3

Yes, we should rejoin the ICC. And yes, there should be prosecutions. Sowhat13 May 9 #4

The United States can't rejoin as it has never been a member of the ICC in the first place. hedda_foil May 9 #7

The US was never a part of the ICC Sympthsical May 9 #5

The US was never part of the ICC DetroitLegalBeagle May 9 #6

Thanks! kentuck May 9 #8

Yes. OLDMDDEM May 9 #9

We should but we won't. SamKnause May 9 #10

SSJVegeta

(3,125 posts)

1. This admin has already been taking steps to protect itself from a pitential ICC prosecution

Reply to kentuck (Original post)

Sat May 9, 2026, 12:59 PM

May 9

...even they know it is inevitable.

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leftieNanner

(16,168 posts)

3. Buh Bye

Reply to Post removed (Reply #2)

Sat May 9, 2026, 01:07 PM

May 9

Sowhat13

(38 posts)

4. Yes, we should rejoin the ICC. And yes, there should be prosecutions.

Reply to kentuck (Original post)

Sat May 9, 2026, 01:14 PM

May 9

hedda_foil

(17,014 posts)

7. The United States can't rejoin as it has never been a member of the ICC in the first place.

Reply to Sowhat13 (Reply #4)

Sat May 9, 2026, 01:24 PM

May 9

Sympthsical

(11,114 posts)

5. The US was never a part of the ICC

Reply to kentuck (Original post)

Sat May 9, 2026, 01:22 PM

May 9

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.

DetroitLegalBeagle

(2,527 posts)

6. The US was never part of the ICC

Reply to kentuck (Original post)

Sat May 9, 2026, 01:23 PM

May 9

Clinton signed onto the Rome Statute but it was never ratified by the Senate and never took effect. Bush unsigned it and then Congress passed a law the specifically forbids cooperation with the ICC, cuts military funding to allies that are part of the ICC unless separate agreements are met with the US, forbids extradition, and reinforces that the US does not recognize ICC jurisdiction over US personnel or citizens.

kentuck

(115,622 posts)

8. Thanks!

Reply to DetroitLegalBeagle (Reply #6)

Sat May 9, 2026, 01:33 PM

May 9

edited.

OLDMDDEM

(3,280 posts)

9. Yes.

Reply to kentuck (Original post)

Sat May 9, 2026, 02:29 PM

May 9

SamKnause

(14,945 posts)

10. We should but we won't.

Reply to kentuck (Original post)

Sat May 9, 2026, 05:37 PM

May 9

The U.S. does not want to be held accountable.

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