Jim Brown,OneNewsNow
Former Yale Law School Dean Harold Koh is a transnationalist
Republicans have failed to derail the nomination of President Obama’s controversial pick to become the State Department’s top lawyer.
By a 62-35 vote,the Senate yesterday approved the nomination of former Yale Law School dean Harold Koh for the position of legal advisor to the State Department. Five Republicans voted for Koh: Susan Collins and Olympia Snow of Maine,Mel Martinez of Florida,Dick Lugar of Indiana,and George Voinovich of Ohio. (View roll call vote)
Conservatives have strenuously opposed the nomination because of,among other things,Koh’s belief that the Supreme Court should look to international bodies such as the United Nations and even European courts to help interpret the U.S. Constitution. Koh,an open homosexual,has also been actively involved in the push to legalize same-sex “marriage.”
Wendy Wright,president of Concerned Women for America,says Koh’s support for trans-nationalism could jeopardize America’s sovereignty.