UN Disability Treaty Fails to Pass Senate

[J.K. Gregg]

[Professor]

Reason it failed is the reason that most (or many, at least) international treaties fail. The US does not gain from them. Other countries gain because they get to be included in some larger club of cooperation when they sign them. They get benefits from them. The US, on the other hand, has no need to be part of that club. It's more likely to harm us.

If we already have an ADA within our country, and we're answerable to ourselves (our SCOTUS), then why subject ourselves to international law, also?

[cool_chick]

I can't imagine life without ADA. My mother has severe, debilitating arthritis and can't walk without a walker, or get out of most chairs without assistance. Going anywhere is a chore. I can't imagine going places without ADA provisions. Something as simple as a raised toilet is a blessing.

[Divinity11]

[G5000]

[John Galt]

the ada is causing pools to close nationwide down because they can't afford to conform to new rules that require pools to have one of those whale harness things to lower people into the water

frankly it's becoming something out of harrison bergeron

[Indy]

Is it really you? You made it over?

[exploited]

[cool_chick]

[Spider]

This thing just strikes me as a redundancy.