Posted on 07/21/2005 8:12:04 AM PDT by Tumbleweed_Connection
The Center for Security Policy today released an open letter to President Bush commending him for his nomination of John R. Bolton to become the next U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations – and urging a recess appointment be made to ensure Mr. Bolton is in place before the U.N. tries in September to impose international taxes on American citizens.
The letter states, in part:
Of particular concern is the prospect that the upcoming high-level plenary meeting of the U.N. General Assembly from September 14-16 will be used to implement various ideas for international taxes. As you know, such proposals are not new. In fact, these initiatives have long been seen as a means of underwriting world government, or at least diminishing this country’s ability to influence the United Nations by dint of its granting (or withholding) of large sums in annual dues.
What is new, however, is that some believe the United States now must agree to the imposition of one form or another of global taxation ... We are sure that you share our unalterable opposition to the imposition of international taxes on American citizens and entities by unelected, unaccountable international bureaucrats.
As things stand now, however, our only hope of avoiding such ominously precedential "solidarity contributions” – whether they be imposed on airline tickets, currency transactions, international commerce or the internet – is for your view to be faithfully, articulately and effectively represented at the U.N.
Frank J. Gaffney, Jr., President of the Center for Security Policy, which circulated the open letter, said upon its release: "The Bush Administration is on notice: Millions of Americans represented by the forty-one signatories of this letter will not support the imposition of ‘globotaxes’ on them and their countrymen. It is time to draw a firm line against what the U.N. euphemistically calls ‘innovative funding mechanisms’ and John Bolton is the man to do it on the East River.”
The U.S. House of Representatives Tuesday unanimously adopted an amendment offered by Majority Whip Roy Blunt (R-MO) opposing globotaxes. It would require, among other things, that:
United States representatives at the United Nations shall (1) use the voice, vote, and influence of the United States to vigorously oppose any effort by the United Nations or any of its specialized or affiliated agencies to fund, approve, advocate, or promote any proposal concerning the imposition of a tax or fee on any United States person in order to raise revenue for the United Nations or any such agency; and (2) declare that a United States person shall not be subject to any international tax and shall not be required to pay such tax if such tax is levied against such person.
Among the signatories and organizations represented on the open letter to President Bush are the following: David A. Keene, Chairman, American Conservative Union; Paul M. Weyrich, National Chairman, Coalitions for America; Gary L. Bauer, President, American Values; Fred L. Smith, Jr., Founder and President, Competitive Enterprise Institute; Colin A. Hanna, President, Let Freedom Ring, Inc.; Phyllis Schlafly, Founder and President, Eagle Forum; Mariam Bell, National Director of Public Policy, The Wilberforce Forum; Tom Schatz, President, Council for Citizens Against Government Waste; Alan Keyes, Chairman, Declaration Alliance; Melanie Morgan, Chairman, Move America Forward; Donald E. Wildmon, Founder and Chairman, American Family Association; and Grover Norquist, President, Americans for Tax Reform.
If I donate to a commie dictator is it tax-deductible?
Bolton will be recess appointed.
Let 'em try.
Dear Mr. President,
Recess! recesss! RECESS!!!!!! get our man in there asap!!!!
How do you know? That said, I do expect it. In fact, seems like the senate should be warned that any nominee not given an up or down vote w/in 30 days of being presented to the senate will be recess appointed.
If you've been paying attention to the U.N.-related news, there really isn't much choice. We've got to get Badass Bolton over to the U.N.....months ago. This administration can't afford to wait on the idiots in the Senate.
Source?
In his disclosure form for his confirmation hearings, Mr. Bolton made no mention of being interviewed in the case, a government official said.
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/22/politics/22leak.html?ei=5094&en=da4770e9392bb1c6&hp=&ex=1122004800&partner=homepage&pagewanted=all
LOL! NYTs and lib/dem friends on the hunt....
Who the Hell agreed to or allowed us to be subject to, the UN'S TAXES?!! Has any body ever heard that a bill was in the Congress to pay UN Taxes?!! Violation of the US Constitutiton!!!
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