Legislative Proposal: U.S. Treaty Accountability and Oversight Act

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The United States has broken hundreds of treaties causing immense often ongoing damages with little to no repercussions. When the founders created this country they told us to never sign treaties, lets start righting these wrongs.

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE

This Act may be cited as the “U.S. Treaty Accountability and Oversight Act of 2024.”

SECTION 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE

(a) Findings:
The Congress finds that:

The United States has entered into numerous treaties and agreements with Native American tribes, foreign governments, and other entities.

A significant number of these treaties have been broken or violated by the U.S. government, leading to historical injustices, especially toward Native American tribes, foreign nations, and marginalized communities.

Many treaty violations remain unresolved and continue to affect the lives of affected peoples, contributing to ongoing social, cultural, and economic harms.

Acknowledging and addressing these violations is essential for healing, justice, and building stronger, more equitable relationships with affected groups and nations.

Independent oversight and accountability mechanisms are critical to ensuring that the United States honors its commitments to both domestic and international agreements.

(b) Purpose:
The purpose of this Act is to:

Acknowledge and address past treaty violations by the U.S. government.

Establish an independent oversight committee to review instances of broken treaties and recommend steps for resolution, restitution, and reconciliation.

Promote transparency, accountability, and trust in the government’s treaty-making process.

SECTION 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE TREATY ACCOUNTABILITY AND OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE

(a) Creation of the Committee:
There is hereby established the Treaty Accountability and Oversight Committee (hereinafter referred to as the “Committee”).
(b) Composition of the Committee:

The Committee shall consist of nine members, including:

Three members with expertise in U.S. legal history and constitutional law.

Three members with expertise in Indigenous rights, Native American history, and reconciliation efforts.

Two members with expertise in international relations and treaty law.

One member with expertise in restorative justice and conflict resolution.

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This sounds like a good idea to me.

One concern I can think of is that we need to make sure this doesn’t get used against our nation by enemies of the state, foreign or domestic, to fine us to death to line their pockets. The US gets bled for money by the whole world by people and policies that are designed to pretty much launder money straight to themselves or their friends.

I agree that we need to finally keep our word and do whatever we have promised to do.

I’m only cautioning that I believe we need to fulfill the treaties with the promised actions, making certain to not allow financial penance for virtue signaling and private financial gain or the leeches will be in this like white on rice. :slightly_smiling_face:

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Yea I can’t figure out just how to go about fixing things beyond publicly acknowledging the failures. If we honored every treaty, of course we would lose land to the native tribes, and mexico would own a lot of the american southwest, for example. I mainly want to get the conversation going and have people way smarter and experienced in this figure out the details. And then we should get out of existing and avoid all new treaties after that.

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Yes, sometimes that’s all we can do- kick the idea out there and hope it lands somewhere the experts might see it and find it useful. :slightly_smiling_face: