The Supremacy Clause simply says that federal law—be it the Constitution, federal statutes, or treaties—trumps state law; federal law is supreme. This is why states can’t enact unconstitutional laws, and why state legalization of marijuana does not insulate citizens from federal drug laws. It doesn’t mean that “treaties are folded into the constitution.”
And while NAFTA Article 11dispute resolution tribunals operate independently of the federal courts system, it’s simply not the case that their decisions cannot be reviewed by a country’s judicial system.
http://www.dlapiper.com/supreme-court-of-canada-upholds-nafta-award-against-mexico/[quote=“Spocko, post:36, topic:16451”]
Here is some more info on how NAFTA cost 700,000 NAFTA affected U.S. workers in four principal ways. First, it caused the loss of some 700,000 jobs as production moved to Mexico.
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Funny how the piece you’re quoting/referencing doesn’t cite any figures for this 700,000 job loss.
