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Ron Paul to Tom Delay: Get the US out of the UN
The Liberty Committee ^ | 04/29/03 | Herbert W. Titus

Posted on 04/29/2003 8:26:37 AM PDT by m1-lightning

The Charter of the United Nations is neither politically nor legally binding upon the United States of America or the American people.

The Charter of the United Nations is commonly assumed to be a treaty. It is not. Instead, the Charter of the United Nations is a constitution. As such, it is illegitimate, having created a supranational government, deriving its powers not from the consent of the governed (the people of the United States and peoples of other member nations) but from the consent of the peoples' government officials who have no authority to bind either the American people nor any other nation's people to any terms of the Charter of the United Nations.

Even if the Charter of the United Nations were a properly-ratified treaty, it would still be constitutionally illegitimate and void because it transgresses the Constitution of the United States of America in three major respects:

1. It unconstitutionally delegates to the United Nations the U.S. Congress' legislative power to initiate war and the U.S. president's executive power to conduct war; 2. It unconstitutionally transfers to the United Nations General Assembly the United States House of Representatives' exclusive power to originate revenue-raising measures; and, 3. It unconstitutionally robs the 50 American states of powers reserved to them by the Tenth Amendment of the Constitution of the United States of America.

H.R. 1146 - The American Sovereignty Restoration Act of 2003 is the only viable solution to the continued abuses of the United Nations. The U.S. Congress can remedy its earlier unconstitutional action of embracing the Charter of the United Nations by enacting H.R. 1146. The U.S. Congress, by passing H.R. 1146, and the U.S. president, by signing H.R. 1146, will heed the counsel of our first president, George Washington, when he advised his countrymen to "steer clear of permanent alliances with any portion of the foreign world," lest the nation's security and liberties be compromised by endless and overriding international commitments.


Text of Congressman Ron Paul's Letter to House Majority Leader Tom DeLay

April 16, 2003

Honorable Tom DeLay Majority Leader U.S. House of Representatives

Dear Mr. DeLay:

I would like to thank you for your long and tireless support for American sovereignty. I am writing to ask your assistance in a matter of great importance to our future as a nation. As you may know, I have introduced the American Sovereignty Restoration Act of 2003, H.R. 1146. This bill ends the United States' participation in and funding of the United Nations.

Considering the abysmal performance of the United Nations in all aspects of the Iraq crisis and war, I believe now is the time to revisit this critical issue. More than ever, now is the time for the United States to get out of the United Nations. More Americans every day are questioning America's involvement in and support for the United Nations.

That is why I ask for your help to bring H.R. 1146 to the floor of the House of Representatives for a vote.

In the past you have consistently voted for my amendments to the Foreign Operations Appropriations Bills that cut off funding for the United Nations. I have always appreciated your support for these amendments and the concern for American sovereignty that they represent.

Let me thank you in advance for your assistance in this matter.

Sincerely,

Ron Paul, M.D. Member of Congress


Congressional Legislation

American Sovereignty Restoration Act Bill # H.R.1146

Original Sponsor: Ron Paul (R-TX 14th)

Cosponsor Total: 9 (last sponsor added 04/11/2003) 9 Republicans

About This Legislation: H.R. 1146 - The American Sovereignty Restoration Act of 2003 ends membership of the United States in the United Nations.

H.R. 1146 repeals the United Nations Participation Act of 1945. The act directs the president of the United States to terminate U.S. participation in the United Nations (U.N.), including any organ, specialized agency, commission, or other affiliated body. It requires closure of the U.S. mission to the U.N.

H.R. 1146 prohibits: (1) the authorization of funds for the U.S. assessed or voluntary contribution to the U.N.; (2) the authorization of funds for any U.S. contribution to any U.N. military operation; and (3) the expenditure of funds to support the participation of U.S. armed forces as part of any U.N. military or peacekeeping operation. The act bars U.S. armed forces from serving under U.N. command.


TOPICS: Announcements; Constitution/Conservatism; Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events; US: Illinois; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: hr1146; icc; kentsnyder; libertycaucus; ronpaul; ronpaullist; tomdelay; un; unitednations; unlist; usoutofun
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Kent Snyder, Exucutive Director of The Liberty Committee, was on News Radio 1470 WMBD this morning talking about the issue of the United Nation's manipulations Of the Unites States. He has asked for support in HR 1146.

An online petition is available at www.Just15.org

There is currently a poll from the radio station at this thread: FReep This Poll

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1 posted on 04/29/2003 8:26:37 AM PDT by m1-lightning
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To: m1-lightning
Darn it. Just when I thought we'd really do it....
2 posted on 04/29/2003 8:27:32 AM PDT by Cyber Liberty (© 2003, Ravin' Lunatic since 4/98)
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To: Cacophonous; texas booster; Sloth; SquirrelKing; Robe; grapeape; DoughtyOne; RetiredArmy; ...
Ping
3 posted on 04/29/2003 8:30:45 AM PDT by m1-lightning (The War Protest is a Quagmire)
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To: m1-lightning
Too bad the only well known public officials that support leaving the UN are total whack-jobs.
4 posted on 04/29/2003 8:33:22 AM PDT by adam_az
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Write your congressman, everyone.
http://www.house.gov/writerep/

I will if you will.
5 posted on 04/29/2003 8:34:30 AM PDT by pianomikey (piano for prez)
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To: pianomikey
Here's the official detail of HR 1146

It's too much to post. The current co-sponsors are:

Rep Bartlett, Roscoe G. - 3/12/2003 [MD-6]
Rep Duncan, John J., Jr. - 3/12/2003 [TN-2]
Rep Everett, Terry - 3/11/2003 [AL-2]
Rep Hefley, Joel - 3/12/2003 [CO-5]
Rep Johnson, Sam - 3/18/2003 [TX-3]
Rep Miller, Jeff - 4/8/2003 [FL-1]
Rep Sessions, Pete - 3/18/2003 [TX-32]
Rep Tancredo, Thomas G. - 4/11/2003 [CO-6]

6 posted on 04/29/2003 8:39:14 AM PDT by m1-lightning (The War Protest is a Quagmire)
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To: adam_az
Ron Paul is a whack job? Is he whacky because he wants to restore the Bill of Rights or because he doesn't believe in a "living Constitution"?
7 posted on 04/29/2003 8:42:48 AM PDT by dljordan
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To: m1-lightning
Petition To Get Out Of U.N.

U.N. Petition

8 posted on 04/29/2003 8:43:22 AM PDT by kcordell
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To: madfly; B4Ranch; glock rocks; Madcelt
PING!!! Pa PING!!! and Bump it!
9 posted on 04/29/2003 8:43:42 AM PDT by Madcelt (Why are liberals so dizzy? Hell if you had to spin all the time you would be dizzy too!)
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To: m1-lightning
Chancellor Palpatine to Ron Paul - Get out your prescription pad. Write the following on it:

Prozac, Xanax, Thorazine.

Get it filled.

10 posted on 04/29/2003 8:45:46 AM PDT by Chancellor Palpatine
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To: dljordan
Ron Paul is a RINO of a different color.

Whack job is a mild term. You should hear what I call the 'rat RINOs. :)

I appreciate his stand on a number of domestic issues, but cringe physically when he tends towards tinfoil-hat isolationism, and away from supporting our allies, particularly his positions regarding US support for our strategic (and most reliable, next to England) ally, Israel. His arguments about foreign relations tend towards exaggeration, hyperbole, and the naive and overly simplistic.



11 posted on 04/29/2003 8:54:14 AM PDT by adam_az
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To: m1-lightning; Las Vegas Dave; dubyaismypresident; boxerblues; ResistorSister; dr.j'sfirst; ...
Get US Out of the United Nations

In God We Trust…..Semper Fi


12 posted on 04/29/2003 8:54:27 AM PDT by North Coast Conservative (just a patriot, seeking to keep America free)
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To: m1-lightning
Right Flight is not the answer. When will we ever learn?
13 posted on 04/29/2003 8:57:13 AM PDT by Consort
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To: *UN_List; *Ron Paul List
http://www.freerepublic.com/perl/bump-list
14 posted on 04/29/2003 8:57:38 AM PDT by Libertarianize the GOP (Ideas have consequences)
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To: m1-lightning
We must persist.

BTTT
15 posted on 04/29/2003 8:58:00 AM PDT by hedgetrimmer
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To: adam_az
So you approve of our continued involvement with the UN?
16 posted on 04/29/2003 8:58:44 AM PDT by Dead Corpse (For an Evil Super Genius, you aren't too bright are you?)
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To: Consort
Right Flight is not the answer. When will we ever learn?

I think we learned after the filabuster of Miguel Estrada. It's pointless to fight, we should just give up and let the Socialist run the UN?

17 posted on 04/29/2003 9:04:15 AM PDT by m1-lightning (The War Protest is a Quagmire)
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To: m1-lightning
I sent this out to my entire mailing list which feeds into several others. It's important to write to our Congressmen, and Senators. Now is the time to move on this.!
18 posted on 04/29/2003 9:04:58 AM PDT by Delphinium
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To: m1-lightning
First of all Ron Paul is not insane and doesn't need any drugs at all. I feel like he does on so many issues. Lets just be a little more strategic in our thinking however. We can accomplish the same goal without going down in history as destroying the only institution for true international discourse. We can have the virtually the same bill but strike the repeal of the United Nations Participation Act and change {prohibits}(1) the authorization of funds for the U.S. assessed or voluntary contribution to the U.N. to “the authorization of total funds for the US for all UN activities is not to exceed 1/x. (where x is the total number of participating countries)

I wonder if there shouldn’t be more in here about where the money is allowed to go. i.e. no money to help some country and there entourages participate in the UN… ect..

This accomplishes the same goal and we still have a very basic structure for a working organization when the time comes to use it. Lets see them get around the math on this one!!!
19 posted on 04/29/2003 9:05:06 AM PDT by grapeape (Hope is not a method. - Gen. Hugh Sheldon)
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To: adam_az

20 posted on 04/29/2003 9:06:16 AM PDT by m1-lightning (The War Protest is a Quagmire)
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