The kids were watching @TheIncredibles sequel the other night and I can't stop thinking about the ways in which the legalization of superheroes proceeded.

The first recourse is to sign an international treaty legalizing superheroes around the world, and the key player here seems to be an ambassador to the United Nations (who, I must note, travels heavily guarded and in a black helicopter).

When the bid to legalize superheroes through an international treaty falls apart (because of an insidious plot), the legalization then occurs through the ruling of what appears to be a U.S. district court judge.

Where’s the domestic lawmaking process! Where's political debate! Do these alternatives—an international treaty or a U.S. domestic court judgement—reflect deep distrust of the US legislative process?

I've got other questions about the international treaty that was going to legalize superheroes around the world. Was it going into effect immediately (as the movie suggests)? What about the right of national legislatures around the world to ratify?