He said that the tribunal has become “radical and extreme,” and threatens to undermine U.S. sovereignty.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio denounced the International Criminal Court (ICC) in an op-ed on Monday for its threats to the independent governance of the United States. Three members of the ICC filed a lawsuit against President Trump’s administration last month after sanctions were levied against them. The State Department has begun to use travel bans, visa revocations, increased sanctions against the ICC and affiliated organizations, and encourage other nations to withdraw from the ICC.
Secretary Rubio stated, “The International Criminal Court seeks to become the unaccountable arbiter of a new global law — empowered to prosecute and arrest our citizens at will and existentially threaten American sovereignty.”
He continued, “For 250 years, Americans have governed ourselves as a free and sovereign people. We choose our own leaders. We determine our own laws. And when we’re accused of a crime, we stand for judgment before a jury of our own peers. This is the essential and indispensable feature of our form of government. It is the foundation of our shared way of life.”
Secretary Rubio added, “But today, powerful people in faraway places want to take that away from us. They believe that they should be in charge of your laws, of your country, your life, and they don’t care whether or not you agree.”
“It’s a global tribunal staffed by unelected globalist bureaucrats who claim their power is almost unlimited. The danger of this global court has only continued to grow,” Secretary Rubio said. “Today, it threatens every aspect of our political and legal system.”
The secretary stated, “The American people never agreed to any of this, and they never will. Read the words of our Declaration of Independence. We fought a revolution against a foreign power transporting us beyond seas to be tried for pretended offenses. Independence is our birthright. We will never let foreign bureaucrats take that away from us. This administration will not sit by as the ICC and its allies seek to threaten our people. If they believe they can deprive us of our sovereignty, we will teach them the full meaning of American resolve.”
“The U.S. is launching a diplomatic campaign with a simple message — sovereign states over globalism,” Secretary Rubio concluded. “Those who benefit from American security must not stand idly by while those who provide that security are targeted.”
As the Lord Leads, Pray with Us…
- For Secretary Rubio as he addresses the attempt of the ICC to supersede U.S. laws or the Constitution.
- For discernment for President Trump, U.S. officials, and diplomats as they engage with foreign ministers and UN representatives.
Sources: Townhall, MSN, Washington Examiner, The Hill
