Speech #840007490

A treaty binds the courts as fully as an act of Congress. U. S. v. Peggy (1 Cra. (U. S.) 103. 2 L. Ed. 49). but it cannot de.prive a citizen of a constitutional right. The Neck (138 Fed. 144). See also. Burr. The TreatyMaking Power of the United States and the Methods of Its Enforcement as Affecting the Police Power of the States. The question whether the United States is justifled in disregarding its engagements with another nation is not one for the determination of the courts. The Chinese Exclusion case (130 U. S. 581. 9 Sup. Ct. 623. 32 L.