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Rubio warns the International Criminal Court: "Stop quoting laws to men with swords"
Secretary of State Marco Rubio told the Federalist Society's National Lawyers Convention on Friday that "Americans have never agreed to submit to the ICC's authority," suggesting the U.S. would respond with force if the court tried to enforce rulings against Americans by quoting the Roman general Pompey: "Stop quoting laws to men with swords," Reuters reported. U.S. sanctions on the ICC take effect in April unless its supporters reach an agreement with Washington, and Rubio said the goal of the war with Iran is to keep Tehran from ever getting a nuclear weapon. Rubio also told the crowd "Great things that last are built in decades, not election cycles," the Washington Examiner reported.
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- ReutersRubio assails international court in speech to conservative legal group
- Washington ExaminerRubio buoys conservative spirits after midterm rout