The foundation of the US was there was not to be a standing army, in fact they made it unconditional. Only allowing for a defensive navy.
Of course likely most things in the constitution it was quickly ignored and/or "interpreted" to mean something else allowing for massive expanding on both power and size of the federal government
This expansion causes pressure to keep more and more things secret for "operational matters" then before long everything is "operational matters" and need to be secret.
One of the primary reasons the CIA gives for not wanting most things declassified it because it would give away "current capabilities, or operational programs" thus this CIA is already abusing this classification (operational matters ) to keep lots of historical records classified.
>>while refusing to submit itself to the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court or sign any treaty that might be even slightly disadvantageous.
Nor Should they and any government official that did that should be tried and convicted of Treason. The US Constitution is the final say for our government, not an international court. I reject globalism of that type.
Free Trade with all nations, entangling alliances with none, including entangling our legal systems
