Posted on 11/13/2013 2:25:25 AM PST by Cincinatus' Wife
In a possible development that would have Davy Crockett, Jim Bowie, and William Travis rolling in their graves, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is considering designating the Alamo a World Heritage Site. Such a designation brings along a myriad of restrictions, and although proponents of the designation, such as San Antonio Mayor Julián Castro, insist that the State of Texas would still have authority over the site, many serious concerns of the people of Texas are not being addressed.
For one thing, such a designation establishes a "buffer zone" of some 4,500 acres around the site, which could affect thousands of Texan property owners in the area. A reminder of what this could mean can be found in the aftermath of Yellowstone National Park being declared a "World Heritage Site in Danger" during the Clinton administration. A privately owned mine located miles away from the park was forced to close under the auspices of this declaration.
The principle of property rights is an alien concept to the world government bureaucrats of the United Nations. The collectivist nature of these true believers is that the less enlightened inhabitants of other countries need to sacrifice their rights for the good of the world collective. So now Texans are faced with violation of their property rights due to regulations handed down by an international body over which they have no course of redress.
The final insult was delivered by local officials who said that such a designation would bring "an immense honor" to the Alamo.........
(Excerpt) Read more at americanthinker.com ...
Julian Castro ia a communist.
Julian Castro is a communist.
Anyone that knows Texans....knows this won´t happen. Julian Castro is not a Texan.
Support Free Trade, Support Globalism, Support the UN...and now you can Forget About The Alamo
Free Trade Communist Globalism stinks...and you get all that with the UN
How ridiculous...the Alamo sits right in the middle of the city. What do they think they’ll do with San Antonio??
I obliquely referenced (in a veterans day post) the battle of Chapultepec (halls of Montezuma) Sept 1847. See Wikipedia “battle of Chapultepec”. Several well known names (Robert E. Lee, George Pickett, Winfield Scott, Ulysses S. Grant and others) fought in this battle. one name: Antonio López de Santa Anna (Alamo fame 1836) stands out. Our history is not to be bought and sold to the highest bidder,
If they want to fight for it, we’ll do it all over again, remember the Alamo.
Semper FI
Communism is a sip of fascism and Marxism, a little bit at a time.
This sounds like it is the U.N. Agenda 21.
All of Texas is a buffer zone for the UN.
They will probably leave the buildings there, but the UN will have charge of who can stay in them and what they can do.
The UN should be tossed out of the US.
Good grief. This story is just flat out wrong. Incorrect. BOGUS!!! Use a little common sense and do some basic research. The U.N. designation does NOTHING other than maybe entice more international tourists visit the location. That's it. A little research quickly debunks this piece of fiction.
think about those aquifers
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Nice posting history and now supporting the UN...zot.
Huh??? How does pointing out lies and untruths support the UN??? I’m just saying to do a little research before you share an clearly bogus article and you will save yourself the embarrassment of looking like a gullible fool.
See http://www.examiner.com/article/is-the-united-nations-set-to-take-over-the-alamo
Anything the UN is involved in as it pertains to a sovereign entity is fraudulent. Your postings indicate that you are hear to ‘help’ conservatives see the lib side....zot
Pardon me all to heck. My very conservative parents brought me up to respect the truth. Trying to prove a point by repeating discredited lies reflects poorly on you. Who will believe you if you are a known liar?
And, by the way, in the article I referenced, it is Texas Land Commissioner Jerry Patterson who is debunking this piece of nonsense. He also happens to be a Republican running for Texas Lieutenant Governor in 2014. Think he’s a U.N. shill?
You support the UN in this effort, that's enough for me on a conservative website. Your other musings in your Forum comments are similarly bent left. zot
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