Congressman Thomas Massie (R-KY) is reminding his colleagues in the Legislative Branch of the U.S. government that World Health Organization (WHO) treaties and agreements cannot be allowed to override the U.S. Constitution.

Rep. Massie yesterday proposed an amendment to protect American citizens from accords that would seek to give unelected and unaccountable bureaucrats, such as those in the WHO, power over the U.S. populace. The amendment was adopted by the U.S. House.

The House adopted my amendment protecting Americans from unconstitutional World Health Organization (WHO) agreements and treaties.

Treaties don’t override the Constitution. Laws that seek to bind Americans in the United States must first pass both the House and Senate. pic.twitter.com/iap5MrQEJV

— Thomas Massie (@RepThomasMassie) September 12, 2024

Massie began his remarks to his fellow House members by reminding them that the Constitution establishes a clear framework for making treaties by the Executive Branch–with the advice and consent of the Senate.

He then differentiated between treaties and the framework by which our government makes laws that govern domestic matters.

Massie explained that for any provisions of a treaty to have legal bearing on U.S. citizens, those provisions must first pass both the House and Senate and be presented to the president, like any other federal laws.

The Kentucky Congressman reminded his colleagues that treaties don’t override the Constitutional process for making laws and presidents cannot make new U.S. law by agreeing to new terms in an international treaty.

Massie’s amendment clarifies that for any treaty or agreement to be legally binding on U.S. citizens, it must follow the law-making process outlined in the Constitution.

The Congressman warned that treaties are not sufficient to make domestic laws and that the United States should not take part in international institutions that erode our sovereignty.

Speaking hypothetically, Massie asked, could the U.S. Senate and the president, without consulting the House, could impose a vaccine mandate or social distancing requirements on U.S. citizens by simply calling it a treaty and finding another sovereign party to enter into the agreement?

He concluded his remarks to the House by stating that American citizens are guaranteed a republican form of government, with a legislative branch that makes the laws under which those citizens must live.

Massie’s amendment reads, in part:

If any provisions of a treaty are to have legal bearing on United States citizens, those provisions must pass both the House of Representatives and the Senate and be presented to the President, as all federal laws must.