22 May 2008 02:13:20 -0400

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"Those U.N. protocols would make U.S. law on issues ranging from the 2nd Amendment to energy usage and parental rights all subservient to United Nations whims."

"[T]he legislation, if approved, dedicates 0.7 percent of the U.S. gross national product to foreign aid, which over 13 years... would amount to $845 billion 'over and above what the U.S. already spends.'"

-WorldNetDaily.com quoting Cliff Kincaid of Accuracy in Media

In the 1960's President Lyndon Johnson declared a War on Poverty.  30 years later, not content with a failure to eradicate poverty on a national scale, Obama and liberals in the Senate want to duplicate that failure on a global scale !

Of course we're talking about Barack Obama's so-called Global Poverty Act (S. 2433), which according to some conservative sources, would commit all of us to a stealth United Nations inspired global tax of $845 billion on top of the $300 billion per year the United States already shells out in foreign aid.

When we first alerted you to the Global Poverty Act several weeks ago it was literally flying under the radar. 

In fact the House of Representatives actually passed the bill on a voice vote because many Members simply weren't paying attention.

According to CNS News, "the bill came attached to a mammoth 3,000-page piece of legislation at the end of the legislative session, meaning that congressmen barely had time to even read the overall legislation before voting on the bill -- and there was no way to target specific line items."

Then you took action!  Your calls and Blast Faxes made a huge difference and drove this stealth United Nations style give away out into the open.  Make no mistake, the Global Poverty Act is firmly in the crosshairs and YOU deserve a great deal of the credit for getting this ball rolling.

And now that you've gotten the attention of our elected officials, it's time to finish the job.

We simply can not rest on our laurels and hope to coast to victory on this one... it's too important!

Let's finish the job, RIGHT HERE AND RIGHT NOW, and kill this dastardly bill once and for all.

Use the hyperlink below to send your 50 urgent and personalized Blast Fax messages to President George W. Bush and each and every one of the Republican Members of the United States Senate.

Let them know in no uncertain terms that you are watching and you will not tolerate massive United Nations style give aways that are passed in the dark of night -- or in broad daylight for that matter. Tell them that putting us on the road to give billions to petty tyrants and dictators is NOT a solution to poverty.

Don't let our legislators think this matter has blown over.  Let them know that you are still watching.  This bill can still come up for a vote at any time.  Demand that our conservative legislators do whatever it takes -- a filibuster if necessary -- to stop this bill dead in its tracks.

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Once the stench of this horrendous bill hit the open air, the liberal blogosphere went into overdrive.  They tried to convince you that this was all just some strange conspiracy theory.

According to the George Soros funded website Media Matters:

"But the bill would not 'require America to pay tax to the U.N.' ... the bill would establish no specific funding source; it would not commit the United States to any targeted level of spending."

Of course, Media Matters was only telling part of the story... much like the little boy who accidentally throws his baseball into the cookie jar and breaks it -- knowing he is not supposed to play ball in the house -- and tells his mother; "I didn't TOUCH the cookie jar!"

In fact, the Global Poverty Act gives no specific figures.

It does however specifically direct the President to implement a strategy to achieve the United Nations Millennium Development Goal.

Specifically the Global Poverty Act states that the President and the Secretary of State:

"[S]hall develop and implement a comprehensive strategy to further... the reduction of global poverty, the elimination of extreme global poverty, and the achievement of the Millennium Development Goal."

And just what is this Millennium Development Goal?

WorldNetDaily.com quotes Cliff Kincaid with Accuracy in Media who has some expertise in the matter:

"The bill defines the term 'Millennium Development Goals' as the goals set out in the United Nations Millennium Declaration..."

And since we're on the subject of the United Nations Millennium Declaration, it might also interest you to know:

"In addition to seeking to eradicate poverty, that declaration commits nations to banning 'small arms and light weapons' and ratifying a series of treaties, including the International Criminal Court Treaty, the Kyoto Protocol (global warming treaty), the Convention on Biological Diversity, the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women, and the Convention on the Rights of the Child."

Use the hyperlink below to send your 50 urgent and personalized Blast Fax messages to President George W. Bush and each and every one of the Republican Members of the United States Senate.

Let them know in no uncertain terms that you are watching and you will not tolerate massive United Nations style give aways that are passed in the dark of night -- or in broad daylight for that matter. Tell them that putting us on the road to give billions to petty tyrants and dictators is NOT a solution to poverty.

Don't let our legislators think this matter has blown over.  Let them know that you are still watching.  This bill can still come up for a vote at any time.  Demand that our conservative legislators do whatever it takes -- a filibuster if necessary -- to stop this bill dead in its tracks.

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Why would the Soros-funded Media Matters mislead the public? 

So what? ... the fact that Soros has dedicated $50 million to the advancement of the Millennium Goals, and the fact that he has dedicated his life to advancing socialism world-wide (which the Global Poverty Act would certainly help accomplish) should not factor into the equation.

To quote Soros:

"The untrammeled intensification of laissez-faire capitalism and the spread of market values into all areas of life, is endangering our open and democratic society."

Then there's Senator Joseph Biden who rushed the Global Poverty Act out of committee and issued a report that stated: "implementing S. 2433 would cost less than $1 million per year..."

Huh?  How can that be? 

Once again, the bill specifically states that the President and the Secretary of State: "[S]hall develop and implement a comprehensive strategy to further... the reduction of global poverty, the elimination of extreme global poverty, and the achievement of the Millennium Development Goal."

Developing and implementing a strategy SHOULD cost under a million dollars a year.

The unanswered question... the other shoe just waiting to be dropped is... how much will it cost us to ACTUALLY ACT upon that strategy once we are committed?

Cliff Kincaid believes the answer is $845 billion dollars on top of the $300 billion per year we already spend on foreign aid!

Of course one thing is certain, when it's all said and done, Biden will be able to say that he "didn't touch the cookie jar"... unless of course "he votes against it after he votes for it!"

Seriously though, if liberals really believe Kincaid is wrong, then why don't they stop parsing and simply challenge his figures?

One thing is clear: the Millennium Development Goal is a dagger aimed at the heart of America.

Let's kill this bill once and for all... RIGHT HERE AND RIGHT NOW!

You blew the whistle on the Global Poverty Act.  Now let's shut the door once and for all!

Use the hyperlink below to send your 50 urgent and personalized Blast Fax messages to President George W. Bush and each and every one of the Republican Members of the United States Senate.

Let them know in no uncertain terms that you are watching and you will not tolerate massive United Nations style give aways that are passed in the dark of night -- or in broad daylight for that matter. Tell them that putting us on the road to give billions to petty tyrants and dictators is NOT a solution to poverty.

Don't let our legislators think this matter has blown over.  Let them know that you are still watching.  This bill can still come up for a vote at any time.  Demand that our conservative legislators do whatever it takes -- a filibuster if necessary -- to stop this bill dead in its tracks.

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David A. Keene
The American Conservative Union



 

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