03-28-2003, 07:07 PM
Just passing it along since you won't see any real mention of it in the news.
Bills similar to this get introduced often (and probably by the same Representative). There are a lot of Americans who don't like the UN and haven't for a very long time.
But this time it just might get enough support. The attempted foot dragging on Saddam showed how useless and willing to back tyrants it really is.
They didn't step in with Vietnam, either when France went back to run it as part of their empire or after France pulled up stakes and left them to civil war.
They didn't do anything against Pol-Pot other than do nothing resolutions, leaving communist Vietnam to be the ones who stepped in to save the Cambodians.
I doubt the UN would stay around if the US wasn't there to back them every time they wanted to do something. If we pulled out I'm sure a lot of other countries would follow. We would still have the same friends as we already do.
The main problem with it is that it wasn't (officially) intended to be a world governing body, but there are those who are trying to make it into that. By doing so they remove all member's autonomy. Since the break up of the USSR the extremist wings have too much say. I don't want to be ruled by anyone I can't vote for (and yes, treaties can override our Constitution).
BTW, this was introduced by a Texas Rep. Ron Paul, I think his name is.
Bills similar to this get introduced often (and probably by the same Representative). There are a lot of Americans who don't like the UN and haven't for a very long time.
But this time it just might get enough support. The attempted foot dragging on Saddam showed how useless and willing to back tyrants it really is.
They didn't step in with Vietnam, either when France went back to run it as part of their empire or after France pulled up stakes and left them to civil war.
They didn't do anything against Pol-Pot other than do nothing resolutions, leaving communist Vietnam to be the ones who stepped in to save the Cambodians.
I doubt the UN would stay around if the US wasn't there to back them every time they wanted to do something. If we pulled out I'm sure a lot of other countries would follow. We would still have the same friends as we already do.
The main problem with it is that it wasn't (officially) intended to be a world governing body, but there are those who are trying to make it into that. By doing so they remove all member's autonomy. Since the break up of the USSR the extremist wings have too much say. I don't want to be ruled by anyone I can't vote for (and yes, treaties can override our Constitution).
BTW, this was introduced by a Texas Rep. Ron Paul, I think his name is.