If we stand idle, all of them would be at the mercy of foreign judges thousands of miles away, facing the constant risk of prosecution and even imprisonment for the so called crime of defending their own country. The American people never agreed to any of this. And they never will read the words of our declaration of we fought a revolution against a foreign power transporting us beyond seas to be tried for pretended offenses. (02:01–02:05)
CLAIM
Asserts that the U.S. public did not consent to the ICC's jurisdiction.
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