Posted on 01/16/2005 8:22:51 AM PST by Happy2BMe
Yeah... But we can try! This idea is good...
APPLAUSE APPLAUSE APPLAUSE!!!!!!!
Since when is New Hampshire a "liberal state"?
Nothing wrong with it. I'm just saying it shouldn't he surprising that this sentiment would arise there because of their ties to movements like FSP.
Yeah, and after may be we can get us out the EU...
How fast could Europe, China, Africa, and the Middle-East organize the same charity effort that we put forth for the tsunami disaster?
>>Our UN veto means that the UN can't place global economic sanctions and embargoes onto Israel, for one thing.<<
Are you more concerned for the USA or Israel becoming a victim?
>>For your other claim, keep in mind that many organizations survive today *without* U.S. membership; so too could the UN.<<
We are the reason why the UN doesn't just 'survive'. We are the reason why they are effective.
>>I promise you that Europe, China, Africa, and the Middle-East would *love* to pay for a UN that had no U.S. veto<<
Then why aren't you promoting the idea that they pay as much as we do every year?.
When I look at what we pay in cash and how much of our military strength or the threat of our military strength is used to 'satisfy' UN needs, I don't see Europe, China, Africa, and the Middle-East working hand in hand to replace us.
We leaving will be a permanant veto on the UN itself, and should be accompanied by the creation of a totally new entity, one with principles, transparancy, and accountability. Like Social Security, it needs a true leader to initiate action. A policy of fearing the dark as you seem to favor never gets anyone anywhere.
I meant to ping you my reply at #49, so here goes ....
Ping
Good post! Excellent post!
>>Liberals would *love* for the U.S. to forfeit its UN veto.
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I'd love for us to give the UN 30 days to remove all of their belongings from the US of A!
Oh, by the way, I'm not a liberal.
I will never cease to be amazed by the reasoning that the proper course of action in attempting to rein in the big-government drift of the Republicans, is to try to elect even-BIGGER-government socialist Democrats. Weird.
Thank God not everyone believes in wrecking the country just to make a point....
-Dan
Most of the nations that trade with Israel would ignore any economic sanctions, and we saw with Iraq how effective UN sanctions are to begin with.
Vetos are irrelevant, basically everything of importance is vetoed anyway. I am unaware of any crisis that the UN has effectively handled in its history.
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The United Nations has sovereignty over the 47 UNESCO registered World Biosphere Reserves and 20 World Heritage Sites in the United States
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In the case of the 1972 World Heritage Treaty, the President and the U.S. Senate had a Constitutional, albeit misguided right to do so as part of their delegated powers.
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Congress, however, has never passed any law permitting the U.S. to enter into agreements that commit the U.S. to the incredible list of provisions and socialistic goals contained within the UNESCO International Biosphere Program.
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Loss of sovereignty is loss of sovereignty no matter how it is packaged. It puts all Americans at risk.
http://www.americanpolicy.org/un/whoownsourbio.htm
Amen to that! We could use the space, that's for sure,and certainly for something much more worthy.(A litter box would be more worthy!)
I'm with you. I had to read that twice!
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