The Truth About the United Nations

A couple of years ago, I had a blog on a website run by Morgan Philpot. Mostly, I just quoted headlines from the news about the dumb things liberals do, and made snide comments about their lack of intelligence. Easy and fun! As the "Minuteman Redux," I have tried to offer more in-depth analysis.

Well, this week, I'm going back to my former format, not because I'm getting lazy, but because no analysis is needed. The United Nations is a bad joke played on us by Pres. Franklin Roosevelt and his liberal cronies, and you need to know the punchline of that joke. I'll give you about a thousand words to guess:

Obama: UN 'Legitimated' US Action in Libya

Matt Cover of CNSNews.com is covering this week's latest UN-based travesty, courtesy of another travesty, Pres. Barak Hussein Obama:

In a 30-page report justifying continued military involvement in the NATO-led strikes in Libya, the Obama administration claims that US military involvement is "legitimated" by the UN Security Council – saying that therefore no congressional authorization is needed.

"US forces are playing a constrained and supporting role in a multinational coalition, whose operations are both legitimated by and limited to the terms of a United Nations Security Council Resolution that authorizes the use of force solely to protect civilians and civilian populated areas under attack or threat of attack and to enforce a no-fly zone and an arms embargo," the report said.

Okay, all of you know by know that I am an amateur constitutional scholar. I say that because, unlike 90% of Americans, I've actually read the Constitution. It's something you and I probably have in common. Last time you read that august instrument, did you see anything about the United Nations authorizing US military action? No? Neither did I.

We Must Pay Our UN Bills, Obama Administration Insists

Also last week, Patrick Goodenough of CNSNews.com wrote:

Amid continuing calls to reduce US funding of the United Nations, two senior Obama administration officials this week gave speeches asserting the importance of full – and fully-paid up – engagement with the world body. US Ambassador to the UN Susan Rice addressed the United Nations Association of the United States (UNA-USA) on Monday, urging the advocacy group to help the administration make the case to the American people that "the UN plays an indispensable role in advancing our interests and defending our values."

Giving more money (that the US doesn't have) to the UN is like tipping a waiter who screws up your order. It's like buying another ticket to a comedy that wasn't funny. It's like buying a house you know had been used as a meth-lab. It's like being a white guy walking the streets of Harlem or Watts at 2:00 AM wearing a $2,000 suit.

United Nations report: Internet access is a human right

Earlier this month, Nathan Olivarez-Giles of the Los Angeles Times, wrote:

Internet access is a human right, according to a United Nations report released on Friday.

"Given that the Internet has become an indispensable tool for realizing a range of human rights, combating inequality, and accelerating development and human progress, ensuring universal access to the Internet should be a priority for all states," said the report from Frank La Rue, a special rapporteur to the United Nations, who wrote the document "on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression."

The only question that comes to mind when reading this is, "So, what do they think is not a human right?" The only answer that comes to mind is, "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness."

US Backs UN Business Guidelines, Steps to Safeguard Workers

Just last week, Bill Varner of Bloomberg wrote:

The Obama administration today backed steps by United Nations human rights and labor bodies to protect as many as 100 million domestic workers and prevent human rights abuses by transnational corporations.

The US joined 46 other nations on the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva in endorsing the first global standards detailing government duties to regulate business activities and corporate responsibilities to respect human rights. The council created a working group to monitor implementation of the voluntary guidelines and asked Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to report on how the UN and related agencies can assist.

Let's see, is this the same UN Human Rights Council that Syria is joining? Why yes, it is. Is this the same UN Human Rights Council that includes China (which holds a Nobel Peace Prize winner in perpetual custody); Cuba (which never even pretended to know the meaning of the words 'human rights'); Nigeria, Russia & Libya (all cited in a US State Dep't report describing "the human rights situation and key trends in specific countries where abuses were especially serious"). Why, yes, it is.

UNFPA Pushes Reproductive Rights in United Nations Treaties to Promote Abortion

About a year ago, Samantha Singson of LifeNews.com, wrote:

This week, abortion advocates the Center for Reproductive Rights (CRR) and Amnesty International (AI) are teaming up with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) to host the "first-ever" briefings on "reproductive rights" for the committees responsible for monitoring compliance with the Convention Against Torture (CAT) and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR).

According to the CRR website, the briefing with the UN Committee against Torture (CAT) will focus on "reproductive rights violations" such "denial of reproductive healthcare services, including abortion and post-abortion care." . . .

UN observers have watched compliance committees, especially the body that monitors the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), overstep their mandates in over 100 different instances over the years to misinterpret treaty provisions and pressure countries to decriminalize or liberalize access to abortion. 

First, they demand it as a right for themselves; then they demand it as a right for everybody; then they just demand it. Fair warning – take a look at what Al Gore is up to these days.

UN Declares War on Property Rights - Most of the USA would be Off Limits to Americans

Howard Phillips, chairman of the Conservative Caucus and Tom DeWeese, President of the American Policy Center, discuss and show a map of detailing how most of the US would be declared off limits to all people by the UN in the name of safeguarding biodiversity. Most of the USA would be totally off limits, some areas would be allowed 'limited' human use, and only tiny areas allowed normal use by Americans.  You can also see the map at Land And Water USA.

Are the bureaucrats at the UN stupid enough to think the American people will sit still for this? Well, after 6 decades of sitting still for the Roosevelt-Johnson-Carter-Clinton-Obama creeping socialism, it is a possibility not so remote as we might imagine.

The punchline:

So, if the UN is a joke, what gets the laugh? We do. The "powers that be" -- the liberal elitists, the Marxists, the "former" communists -- all the people who've been trying to take away your liberties, are laughing at us! We let this happen.

Fortunately, they screwed up, like the Japanese when they attacked Pearl Harbor -- "All [they] have done is awaken a sleeping giant and filled him with a terrible resolve." (Adm. Isoruku Yamato).

Thanks for listening, tune in next week for another rant.