-Caveat Lector- Beloved, This comes from a good man who labors with the John Birch Society. FYI. pastorman ----- Original Message ----- From: Elaine Gundling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2001 4:05 PM Subject: Fw: Letter to the President > > Dear Phil, > > Please forward to your Knox list, and urge them to write,call,email > their > > 2 senators to NOT ratify this treaty. Thank you. Paul & Elaine > > > > --------- Forwarded message ---------- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2001 11:52:58 EST > > Subject: Letter to the President > > Message-ID: <snip> > > > > December 15, 2000 > > > > Dear Mr. President: > > > > Several internationalist luminaries, including former defense > > secretary Robert S. McNamara and jurist Benjamin B. Ferencz, have > > urged you to sign the International Criminal Court (ICC) statute > > before December 31st as your presidency's "last act." It is our > hope > > that you will, in an uncharacteristic display of constitutional > > statesmanship, decline to do so. > > > > This is not to say that we entertain any illusions about the > charade > > that is being played out for public consumption regarding the ICC. > > The December 11, 2000 issue of The New York Times contained a story > - > > almost certainly planted by your administration - reporting that > you > > had "not ruled out" signing the ICC statute. The same planted story > > described the "frustration" supposedly experienced by David M. > > Scheffer, your administration's ambassador-at-large for war crimes > > issues, as he has struggled to craft a workable ICC and tried to > > overcome your "reluctance" to support the institution. > > > > As the second act of this charade, the Times published, the very > next > > day, an op-ed column by McNamara and Ferencz urging you to abandon > > your pose of opposition and sign the ICC treaty, thereby > > "safeguard[ing] humankind from genocide, crimes against humanity > and > > the ravages of war itself." Failure to sign the treaty, they > > insisted, would "weaken our credibility and moral standing in the > > world." If this charade plays out according to an all-too-familiar > > script, you will heroically triumph over your hesitancy and quietly > > sign the ICC treaty as the crowning touch to your legacy. > > > > Signing the ICC would be perfectly in character with scores of > other > > outrages against the rule of law for which you have been > responsible > > - such as your decision to grant clemency to 11 cop-killers from > the > > Marxist FALN terrorist group, your receipt of bribes (in the form > of > > illegal campaign contributions) from the People's Republic of China > > and the missile-technology concessions you extended to them in > > return, and the sundry acts of perjury, subornation of perjury, and > > obstruction of justice you undertook and commissioned in an attempt > > to conceal your sexual affair with an employee less than half your > > age. > > > > We are not tormented by the illusion that we can appeal to either > > your patriotism or sense of honor, since you are demonstrably > > unburdened by such virtues. Nor do we believe that we can shame you > > into doing the right thing, since you have made it clear that you > are > > immune to shame. The purpose of this letter is simply to put you on > > notice that we know what you are up to, and that we will do > > everything honorable in our power to see that your tactics come to > > naught. > > > > By signing the ICC, you would set the stage for what Dr. Charles > Rice > > of the University of Notre Dame has called the "repeal of the > Fourth > > of July." It would make all Americans subject to trial, in a > foreign > > land, before a standing United Nations tribunal composed of jurists > > from foreign nations - many of which have no understanding of, or > > sympathy for, the concept of constitutionally protected individual > > rights. Former Justice Department Counsel Lee Casey has pointed out > > that the ICC statute "contains no habeas corpus provisions, no > right > > to bail, and no other means of compelling the [ICC] to conduct a > > speedy trial." He also points out that, under the "international > > standards" that may govern the ICC, suspects may be detained for > five > > years or more without being charged with a crime. > > > > UN tribunals for Yugoslavia and Rwanda - the existing models for > the > > permanent ICC - have followed a presumption of guilt, rather than > of > > innocence. Prosecutors have availed themselves of hearsay evidence > > (sometimes second and third-hand) and have denied the accused the > > right to confront his accusers and witnesses against him. > > Furthermore, in both of those tribunals a defendant's refusal to > > provide self-incriminating testimony has been used as evidence of > > guilt. British human rights activist Barry Crawford, who has been > an > > observer at the UN's tribunal for Rwanda, advises that "In order to > > enforce its edicts, people have been quite literally kidnapped and > > detained in secret locations and denied access to defense counsel." > > Once again, that tribunal is a model for the standing UN court to > > which you would help make Americans subject. > > > > Your administration has already taken grave steps toward subjecting > > Americans to ICC jurisdiction. The first was by having the FBI > arrest > > - at the UN's instruction - Pastor Elizaphan Ntakirutimana in 1996. > > At the time the Pastor, a legal resident of this country, was > living > > in Laredo, Texas with his son. When your administration requested > > that Pastor Ntakirutimana be extradited to stand trial before the > UN > > tribunal in Tanzania, federal magistrate judge Marcel Notzon denied > > the request, pointing out, first, that the affidavit accusing the > > Pastor of "genocide" fell hopelessly short of American standards of > > evidence; and, second, that the extradition request was > impermissible > > under both constitutional and statutory law. > > > > Judge Notzon coupled his decision with a timely warning: "I > question > > whether we are acting to subordinate U.S. sovereignty to the United > > NationsÅ . Little by little, we are losing the guarantees of [our] > > individual freedoms each time we give up a bit of our freedoms." > > Undeterred by this decision, your administration went > > "judge-shopping" and found a federal judge who was willing to order > > the Pastor's extradition, which took place on March 14th of this > year. > > > > The Houston Chronicle reported that this case represents "the first > > time the United States has surrendered a defendant from America to > a > > UN tribunal." According to Newsweek, officials in your State > > Department "were pleased by Ntakirutimana's extradition," and > > expressed the hope that "the case has set a legal precedent that > will > > make the process smoother in similar situations." Those > "situations" > > would include the delivery of U.S. citizens to stand trial before > the > > ICC: Under our constitutional system, legal residents have the same > > procedural rights as citizens - which means that what was done to > > Pastor Ntakirutimana could some day be done to U.S. citizens. > > > > The New York Times column by McNamara and Ferencz underscores > another > > insidious danger represented by the ICC. They suggest that "crimes" > > covered by the ICC treaty, such as "enforced pregnancy" (meaning, > in > > principle, opposition to abortion) could be "incorporated into our > > federal laws, assuring that any [American] Å charged with a crime > > could be tried by American courts." Whether Americans are arraigned > > before a foreign tribunal, or our courts are re-configured to carry > > out UN "laws" and apply UN standards of "justice," the outrage > > against our constitutional order, individual liberties, and > national > > independence would be the same. > > > > McNamara and Ferencz assert that "With the stroke of a pen" you > could > > make the ICC a reality. Mr. President, although you and your > > subordinates have made it clear that you prefer to rule by > executive > > decree, any treaty you sign must be ratified by the Senate. The ICC > > statute is not a "stealth" treaty; it has been well publicized by > The > > John Birch Society and others. There is a large and growing > > constituency that understands what the ICC portends for our nation > > and will mobilize to defeat ratification of the treaty. > > > > It may be that you will consummate the final act of this charade > > during the Christmas season, while the attentions of the public are > > focused elsewhere. Certainly, this strategy has been employed, with > > unfortunate success, by similarly devious people (the architects of > > the Federal Reserve System come to mind) who seek to destroy our > > liberty. > > > > Mr. President, despite your most devoted efforts, our Constitution > > still exists, and millions of Americans are willing to exert > > themselves to defend it and restore its proper place in our system > of > > government. On their behalf we put you on notice that if you sign > the > > ICC treaty, we will defeat any effort to ratify it. Your effort to > > create a "legacy" will not be paid for in the coin of stolen > American > > liberties. > > > > Sincerely, > > > > Thomas Gow > > Vice President > > John Birch Society > > > > > > > > cc: All U.S. Senators > > Members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get email at your own domain with Yahoo! Mail. http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/ <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/">www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. 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