[chadmaster]

They'll keep trying until they get a President and Senate that will agree to this tax. The only solution is US withdrawl from the UN.

[fire and forget]

Either that or the UN retreats into a strict role of diplomacy in which it might, although somewhat redundant, actually do some good. Emphasis on might since diplomacy was essentially the function of the UN's ill-fated and impotent predecessor, the League of Nations. The UN as presently constituted is a dysfunctional, socialist body that can only harm the interests of America and all mankind. I'm all for our withdrawal from membership and its eradication, but not even the most conservative of our leaders seem willing to openly advocate that.

I expect that would change once the populace of this nation had a sudden paradigm and saw things as they really are, resulting in a dramatic reconstitution of Congress. That's what we labor for. That's why we're here.

[Timesink]

Question: Wouldn't it be unconstitutional to enact a Tobin Tax whose funds went to the UN, even if approved by the Senate? It's just like the International Criminal Court thing: If the Senate agreed on some treaty that allowed for a court higher than that of the US Supreme Court, it would never matter because it would be unconstitutional. The federal level of the US government is the highest level of government our citizens can ever be responsible to, PERIOD. Right?

[iopscusa]

19 January 2000 Senator Jesse Helms (R-NC) Speech to the United Nations Security Council ........................... this is a great speech addressing why we (USA) do not want to have anything to do with the UN. available on the website for the Center for Security Policy. www.centerforsecuritypolicy.org