This bill, sponsored by none other than Sen. Barack Obama, with the backing of Joe Biden on the Foreign Relations Committee, and liberal democrats in
Congress, is nothing short of a massive giveaway of American wealth around the world, and a betrayal of the public trust, because, if passed, this
bill would give over many aspects of our sovereignty to the United Nations.
The noble sounding name of this bill, 'The Global Poverty Act' is actually a Global Tax, payable to the United Nations, that will be required of all
American taxpayers. If passed in the Senate, the House has already passed it, this bill would require the U.S. to increase our foreign aid by $65
BILLION per year, or $845 BILLION over the next 13 years! That's on top of the billions of dollars in foreign aid we already pay out!
In addition to the economic burdens this potential law would place on our precarious economy, the bill, if passed in the Senate, would also endanger
our constitutionally protected rights and freedoms by obligating us to meet certain United Nations mandates.
According to Senator Obama, we should establish these United Nations' goals as benchmarks for U.S. spending. What are they?
* The creation of a U.N. International Criminal Court having the power to try and convict American citizens and soldiers without any protection
from the U.S. Constitution.
* A standing United Nations Army forcing U.S. soldiers to serve under U.N. command.
* A Gun Ban on all small arms and light weapons --which would repeal our Second Amendment right to bear arms.
* The ratification of the ' Kyoto ' global warming treaty and numerous other anti-American measures.
Recently, the Senate Subcommittee on Foreign Relations (where Sen. Joe Biden sits) approved this plan by a voice vote without any discussion! Why all
the secrecy? If Senators Obama and Biden are so proud of this legislation, then why don't they bring it out into the light of day and let the
American people have a look at it instead of hiding it behind closed doors and sneaking it through Congress for late night votes
It may be only a matter of time before this dangerous legislation reaches a floor vote in the full body of the Senate.
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[edit on 1-12-2008 by asala]