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Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2000 11:02:39 -0700
From: John G. Gunderson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Subject: [Fwd: Does Al Gore Support The Earth Charter?]
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Rich Martin wrote:
> From the Home of Rich & Peggy Martin
> Grand Prairie, TX 75050 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> It's nice to be important, but it's important to be nice.
>
>
> Phyllis Schlafly shares my fears, but what may be even worse,
> I'm not convinced George W wouldn't take US down the primrose path.
>
> Rich Martin
> Editor of Slick
>
> Does Al Gore Support The Earth Charter?
> Aug. 16, 2000 by: Phyllis Schlafly
>
> Grandiose plans are underway for the 55th annual gathering of the
> United Nations General Assembly in New York City September 5-9, 2000.
> Titled the Millennium Assembly and Summit, it is scheduled to take at
> least two actions designed to turn the corner from a world of sovereign
> nation-states to a world of disparate peoples subordinated to the
> supreme authority of the United Nations.
>
> The two actions expected to be taken by consensus are adoption of
> the Earth Charter, a document whose text has evolved through several
> drafts since the Earth Summit in 1992, and adoption of a declaration
> authorizing a new UN commission to implement the various
> recommendations necessary to bring about global governance.
>
> The Earth Charter's advocates speak of it as though it were the
> "Magna Carta" of a new regime, but it's not a regime of freedom from
> arbitrary kings like King John at Runnymede in 1215. It's a charter
> for submission to global dictators possessing unprecedented powers.
>
> Al Gore has been an enthusiastic supporter of the Earth Charter
> during its years of development. The UN Millennium meetings could draw
> more media than the presidential debates, and Republicans should make
> Gore state whether he is for or against these radical UN goals.
>
> A portion of the Millennium Assembly is designated as the
> Millennium Summit, which President Clinton and 160 heads of state are
> expected to attend, the largest gathering of heads of state in history.
> Also meeting at the same time at the New York Hilton will be Mikhail
> Gorbachev and his State of the World Forum, hoping to help induce heads
> of state to concur in the Millennium Assembly's historic actions.
>
> The Earth Charter demands that we adopt "sustainable development
> plans and regulations" (i.e., to subordinate human needs to global fads
> enforced by environment dictators), and that the UN "manage the use of
> renewable resources such as water, soil, forest products, and marine
> life . . . [to] protect the health of ecosystems" (i.e., not the health
> of mere humans).
>
> The Charter affirms that "all beings are interdependent" (i.e.,
> personal freedom is irrelevant) and "every form of life has value
> regardless of its worth to human beings" (i.e., animals, plants and
> insects, but not unborn babies). The Charter demands that we "ensure
> universal [i.e., global] access to health care that fosters
> reproductive health [i.e., abortion and contraception] and responsible
> reproduction [i.e., UN-dictated population control]."
>
> The Charter demands that we "act with restraint and efficiency
> when using energy" (i.e., lower U.S. energy use and standard of
> living). The Charter requires that we "eradicate poverty," "promote
> the equitable distribution of wealth within nations and among nations,"
> and "relieve them of onerous international debt" (i.e., redistribute
> U.S. wealth around the world).
>
> The Charter exhorts us to affirm "gender equality" and "eliminate
> discrimination in ... sexual orientation" (i.e., adopt the feminist and
> gay agendas). The Charter demands that we "integrate into formal
> education [i.e., assign a UN nanny to monitor our schools] ... skills
> needed for a sustainable way of life [i.e., indoctrination in how we
> must subordinate sovereignty to the UN dogma of sustainability]."
>
> The Charter demands that we "demilitarize national security
> systems" (i.e., eliminate our armed services and their weapons). The
> Charter concludes by proclaiming that the "Way Forward" requires "a
> change of mind and heart" as we move toward "global interdependence and
> universal responsibility."
>
> Also to be considered by the Millennium Assembly and Summit is a
> lengthy Declaration, developed by 1,000 UN-accredited non-governmental
> organizations (NGOs), called "Strengthening the United Nations for the
> 21st Century."
>
> This Declaration calls for "a fair distribution of the earth's
> resources" (from the United States to the rest of the world, of
> course), and for the "eradication of poverty" by "redistribution [of]
> wealth and land." It demands that we "cancel the debts of developing
> countries."
>
> The Declaration demands the disarmament of all conventional and
> nuclear weapons, the prohibition of "unilateral deployment of
> nationwide missile defense by any country," and a "standing Peace
> Force" (i.e., a UN standing army). It calls for a "UN Arms register"
> of all small arms and light weapons, and "peace education" covering
> "all levels from pre-school through university."
>
> The Declaration demands UN "political control of the global
> economy so that it may serve our vision," and that we "integrate" the
> World Trade Organization under UN control. It calls for "eliminating"
> the veto and permanent membership in the Security Council.
>
> The Declaration calls for implementing UN treaties that the United
> States has never ratified, including the Convention on the Rights of
> the Child and the Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
> (which denies the right to private property). The Declaration calls
> for the unratified International Criminal Court to exercise "compulsory
> jurisdiction" over all states, enforced by the UN Security Council.
>
> This Declaration calls for the UN to impose direct taxes such as
> "fees on foreign exchange transactions (i.e. the Tobin Tax)." It
> requires "gender-based methodologies" as outlined at the UN Conference
> in Beijing.
>
> All this and more of the same could be our future under an Al Gore
> presidency.
>
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