Posted on 01/09/2002 6:03:21 PM PST by Cvengr
THE SPACE PRESERVATION ACT
HR 2977 IH
107th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2977
To preserve the cooperative, peaceful uses of space for the benefit of all humankind by permanently prohibiting the basing of weapons in space by the United States, and to require the President to take action to adopt and implement a world treaty banning space-based weapons.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
October 2, 2001
Mr. KUCINICH introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Science, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and International Relations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To preserve the cooperative, peaceful uses of space for the benefit of all humankind by permanently prohibiting the basing of weapons in space by the United States, and to require the President to take action to adopt and implement a world treaty banning space-based weapons.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the `Space Preservation Act of 2001'.
SEC. 2. REAFFIRMATION OF POLICY ON THE PRESERVATION OF PEACE IN SPACE.
Congress reaffirms the policy expressed in section 102(a) of the National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958 (42 U.S.C. 2451(a)), stating that it `is the policy of the United States that activities in space should be devoted to peaceful purposes for the benefit of all mankind.'.
SEC. 3. PERMANENT BAN ON BASING OF WEAPONS IN SPACE.
The President shall--
(1) implement a permanent ban on space-based weapons of the United States and remove from space any existing space-based weapons of the United States; and
(2) immediately order the permanent termination of research and development, testing, manufacturing, production, and deployment of all space-based weapons of the United States and their components.
SEC. 4. WORLD AGREEMENT BANNING SPACE-BASED WEAPONS.
The President shall direct the United States representatives to the United Nations and other international organizations to immediately work toward negotiating, adopting, and implementing a world agreement banning space-based weapons.
SEC. 5. REPORT.
The President shall submit to Congress not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 90 days thereafter, a report on--
(1) the implementation of the permanent ban on space-based weapons required by section 3; and
(2) progress toward negotiating, adopting, and implementing the agreement described in section 4.
SEC. 6. NON SPACE-BASED WEAPONS ACTIVITIES.
Nothing in this Act may be construed as prohibiting the use of funds for--
(1) space exploration;
(2) space research and development;
(3) testing, manufacturing, or production that is not related to space-based weapons or systems; or
(4) civil, commercial, or defense activities (including communications, navigation, surveillance, reconnaissance, early warning, or remote sensing) that are not related to space-based weapons or systems.
SEC. 7. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) The term `space' means all space extending upward from an altitude greater than 60 kilometers above the surface of the earth and any celestial body in such space.
(2)(A) The terms `weapon' and `weapons system' mean a device capable of any of the following:
(i) Damaging or destroying an object (whether in outer space, in the atmosphere, or on earth) by--
(I) firing one or more projectiles to collide with that object;
(II) detonating one or more explosive devices in close proximity to that object;
(III) directing a source of energy (including molecular or atomic energy, subatomic particle beams, electromagnetic radiation, plasma, or extremely low frequency (ELF) or ultra low frequency (ULF) energy radiation) against that object; or
(IV) any other unacknowledged or as yet undeveloped means.
(ii) Inflicting death or injury on, or damaging or destroying, a person (or the biological life, bodily health, mental health, or physical and economic well-being of a person)--
(I) through the use of any of the means described in clause (i) or subparagraph (B);
(II) through the use of land-based, sea-based, or space-based systems using radiation, electromagnetic, psychotronic, sonic, laser, or other energies directed at individual persons or targeted populations for the purpose of information war, mood management, or mind control of such persons or populations; or
(III) by expelling chemical or biological agents in the vicinity of a person.
(B) Such terms include exotic weapons systems such as--
(i) electronic, psychotronic, or information weapons;
(ii) chemtrails;
(iii) high altitude ultra low frequency weapons systems;
(iv) plasma, electromagnetic, sonic, or ultrasonic weapons;
(v) laser weapons systems;
(vi) strategic, theater, tactical, or extraterrestrial weapons; and
(vii) chemical, biological, environmental, climate, or tectonic weapons.
(C) The term `exotic weapons systems' includes weapons designed to damage space or natural ecosystems (such as the ionosphere and upper atmosphere) or climate, weather, and tectonic systems with the purpose of inducing damage or destruction upon a target population or region on earth or in space.
END
By Mr. KUCINICH:
H.R. 2977. A bill to preserve the cooperative, peaceful uses of space for the benefit of all humankind by permanently prohibiting the basing of weapons in space by the United States, and to require the President to take action to adopt and implement a world treaty banning space-based weapons; to the Committee on Science, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and International Relations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Seriously...I'm a runner. I've seen big contrails all week and I CAN'T BREATHE.
Does this mean I have to stop coughing and sneezing or is this just directed at government employees?
I havn't figured them out, but I have recognized what are referenced today as 'chemtrails' didn't exist 20 yrs ago in the same prolific quantity.
The bill seems to focus on CT issues which might have some factual basis along with UFOs, but get lumped into paranoia, so I doubt it will fly. Not to mention, the phrasing of the bill makes it nearly impossible to discern any method of conventional weaponry from those which the bill is viscerally attempting to control.
Interesting bill though.
I live south of Hartsfield near Atlanta.
There are contrails all the time, all the time. And I've got a cold! Ye Gods!!
Funny, we had them there contrails in World War II also, every time conditions were right.
But those were olden times, weren't they? ;^)
What's more interesting is the trail formations which occur when the flight and atmospheric conditons don't change, but all of the sudden the trails start and stop.
Flag ranks in the Air Force have also expressed similar concerns. The issue is bantered about by Conspiracy theorists, but there do exist serious questions about them from soundly reasoned principles.
My take is that at least 5%to maybe 50% of discussion on issues in the bill have some substance, but at least 30% to 70% seems like poor judgment.
Most people aren't patient enough to consider the issues beyond the visceral nature they exude. Besides, it might very well be B.S., but the lack of any official acknowledgment is disturbing. It almost condones ignorance in the public forum rather than reasoned understanding and support. There's something wrong with this picture, and I don't know what it is.
When the flight and atmospheric conditions don't seem to change, actually. Even in a section of clear air, there can be definite areas of greater or lesser moisture, temperature, and airflow. Air masses where the conditions for contrails are better or worse, sometimes by a change in humidity of only 1 or 2 percent, or a change in temperature of only a degree or two, or a combination of them all. Thus, the contrails do stop and/or start.
I enjoy solving physics problems and explaining them with engineering solutions, but this leaves me in a quandry.
If they are naturally forming contrails, then the airline industry is guilty of pollution on a massive scale which is without any doubt altering biospheres by adding cloud cover over naturally sunny areas a very large percentage of the time.
If they are man made covert trails, then why the continuing obfuscation?
After being booted out and replaced by George Voinovich, he went on to study with that eminent scientist and weapons expert Shirley MacLaine, got into channeling and all the rest of the New Age horsehockey.
"Chemtrails" along with "mind control" and "psychotronic weapons?" Please.
I don't know how many Congressmen "recognize" these fantasies, but I'd wager this bill has damn few co-sponsors.
I have read articles stating that people find some kind of spider web like material on their trees, cars, homes, etc. I wonder if there might not be a 'population controller' in some of these chemtrails used around the world. It would be easy to spread any type of bacteria, germ, you name it with these methods. For years the discussion of chemtrails were denied, now it is being acknowledged. Will we ever know the truth? I doubt it.
Requiring the president to implement a treaty ... that seems to make the President responsible for other countrys' compliance with this (proposed) law.
And the only way he can possibly carry out that responsibility would be to conquer the world and thereby force compliance.
At last! Someone in Washington who REALLY understands defense!
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