Elitist Oligarchy at UN would control U.S.
Clinton-Gore driving to launch world government

Why history's greatest and freest society should surrender sovereignty to UN tyranny is the foremost question facing America today. But like it or not, it's happening.

Through executive orders, and by subordinating federal authority to UN pronouncements, the Clinton-Gore administration increasingly lets foreign officials dictate policy here in our own land. Why? Partly because of pressure from powerful environmental groups. They dominate the UN and intend, as did the communists, to rule the world.

World government is no new concept. Following World War II, the United World Federalists, World Republic, and other organizations promoted it to avert a nuclear holocaust where " dirty" bombs saturating the atmosphere with long-lived radioactive fallout could destroy all life on the planet.

But Al Gore, frontrunner for the presidency in 2000, ignores thermonuclear or biological threats to people. Instead he says we need a "wrenching transformation" of society to save the planet from environmental destruction.
Relinquishing American sovereignty will be "wrenching", all right. But it won't save anything. Portrayed as democratic, responsible and the answer to global problems, the UN is none of these.

We're told it relies on "consensus" among its members in setting policy. According to the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, "consensus" means "general agreement or accord...a majority of opinion."

But UN officials define "consensus" quite differently. Michael Cutajar, Executive Secretary for the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), says "Consensus is very much up to the presiding officer."

This perverted nonsense has broad support from other UN officials. Raul Estrada, Chair of an Ad Hoc Group (on the Berlin Mandate) ruled that "consensus" existed despite objections of the United States, Canada and Russia. And, he said, only a two-thirds majority could overturn his ruling!!
Befuddled folks who've thought consensus was democratic might be persuaded this is how democracy works in the UN.

Hogwash! There's no such thing as consensus there, nor does democracy exist.
For instance, the President of the Conference of the Parties (COP) concerned with drafting the Climate Change Treaty is "elected" each year. The current President, Hiroshi Ohki (Japan), was "recommended" by Past President Chen Chimutengwende (Zimbabwe) then "elected" by "acclamation." Next he named seven Vice Presidents who were similarly "elected."

To forestall possible argument over whatever COP's President proclaimed as a consensus, no written minutes where taken. Instead, oral reports were condensed and became the official record. One participant in these meetings tells us during two years of negotiations delegates constantly complained the written record in no way resembled actual discussions!

Not only does the UN reject democracy in decision-making, the body itself has become an elitist oligarchy. Its self- perpetuating staff makes virtually all decisions - including approving which names are put up for "election" to each office. Yet this organization now has the power to seriously impact our daily lives.

The global warming pact, for example, will sharply cut our industrial production, electrical generation, heating and air conditioning, travel, use of appliances, and cause major price hikes for most everything.

Meanwhile, UN designations appended to forests, rivers, parks, etc., already are putting vast areas of America under international jurisdiction. How did it achieve such power? Largely through help from U.S. presidents. Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan and George Bush all maneuvered to increase its influence.

But past machinations are insignificant compared to what's happening today. Clinton and Gore are driving hard to establish the UN as a world government. Ignored is that China, soon to be the world's most powerful nation, and others reject its authority.

"People who submit to (laws) made neither by themselves nor by an authority derived from them (are) slaves." So said James Madison.
We should see that our elected officials heed his words.

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