The United Nations
This is the first of a series of articles I am writing about the United Nations and why I believe the United States should get out of the UN while we still can. This article serves as a brief introduction.
To learn about the United Nations, you must first start in 1919 at the end of the First World War. President Woodrow Wilson set forth to form the League of Nations in order to ensure that the Great War was the war to end all wars. When President Wilson returned from France and presented the League of Nations to the United States Senate, Henry Cabot Lodge led the charge for the United States to not join the League. Lodge viewed the League as a supranational government that would limit the power of the American government from determining its own affairs, so even though it was President Wilson’s idea, the United States never signed on. Too bad Mr. Lodge wasn’t in the Senate in 1945 to prevent us from joining the United Nations (the replacement entity for the failed League of Nations).
The United Nations officially has four main purposes:
- To keep peace throughout the world;
- To develop friendly relations among nations;
- To help nations work together to improve the lives of poor people, to conquer hunger, disease and illiteracy, and to encourage respect for each other’s rights and freedoms;
- To be a centre for harmonizing the actions of nations to achieve these goals.
The League of Nations was replaced by the UN because it failed to keep the peace, but even though the UN has not kept the peace around the world, they continue to grow larger and more powerful. The United States contributes more money for the UN budget than any other member country. Take a look at our recent actual, estimated and proposed cash payments to the United Nations (this totals $12,254,000,000 or about 8.15% of our national debt) :
| Account | FY 2011 Actual | FY 2012 Estimate | FY 2013 Request |
| CIPA | $1.884 billion | $1.92 billion | $2.098 billion |
| CIO | $1.578 billion | $1.551 billion | $1.57 billion |
| CIO – UN Regular Budget | $516 million | $569 million | $568 million |
- (CIPA = Contributions to International Peacekeeping Activities)
- (CIO = Contributions to International Organizations)
Mr. Lodge was correct to be concerned about signing on to an agency that was being created as a supranational government. Unfortunately leaders in the United States (on the right and the left) have become so complacent and accepting of the United Nations, that few of them see the New World Order the UN is creating as they infiltrate their agenda into every level of our society. The UN showed up at our doorstep in a wooden horse – unfortunately, we opened the door and let them in – we also opened our wallet and continue to pour our tax money into this dangerous organization.
The founders of the United States left England and fought the Revolutionary War in order to earn freedom of this nation from the control of other governments. I wonder what our founding fathers would think of the United Nations … of Agenda 21 … of the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
OneMom
I couldn’t agree more, OneMom. Little by little, the United Nations would seek to usurp our own government’s authority. One of their agents even had the nerve to suggest we were violating human rights because we were not providing adequate housing for some of our poorer citizens. Actually, it was more of an accusation than a suggestion.
The problem I see with the United Nations is the fact that even some of our citizens believe we should bow to their authority. In my opinion, nothing in this world should rule between our borders, except for the United States Constitution. Once we start taking steps down the path that leads to the United Nations, or any other authority, taking precedent over the Constitution, we are treading a very dangerous path.
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It’s an awful lot of money we’re paying to an organization that wants to do an end-run around the laws of our land.
I loathe the U.N. for so many reasons – more than I can express here. I don’t believe that their actual goals are the same as their stated purposes. They clearly have an agenda, which includes: reducing population (using abortion, among other methods), appropriating the sovereign powers of nations to themselves, and curtailing economic development. They use lofty sounding human rights programs and environmental initiatives to accomplish their desired ends. I would love to see the United States opt out and defund them. Here are just a few examples of why I think they are corrupt and not to be trusted:
http://www.lifenews.com/2009/03/18/int-1130/
http://american.com/archive/2011/march/un-falsehoods-cost-lives/
http://www.financialpost.com/m/wp/fp-comment/blog.html?b=opinion.financialpost.com/2011/10/21/peter-foster-a-thoroughly-political-body
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2011/04/18/prepares-debate-rights-mother-earth/
Their words sound hopeful and inspiring to the average listener, but their real agenda is hidden. Their lengthy resolutions are time-consuming to read and full of implications that many would not even realize. In these tough economic times, getting out of the UN would be one place to find a bit of cash to infuse back into our economy.
I would love to see the US get out of the UN (and the UN get out of the US). Our weak US leaders are the real problem. As Chief Justice Roberts alluded, elections matter.
I thought you would be interested in this:
URGENT – CRPD Update
by Patriot Voices
Friday, September 21, 2012 at 8:51am ·
“Last night, Democratic Senator Dick Durbin from Illinois tried to bring up the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) and pass it by Unanimous Consent – an effort where senators can push through legislation without an actual vote. Senator Mike Lee of Utah objected to the action, and the treaty was thankfully not considered. We all owe a debt of gratitude to Senator Lee. Had he not been on the Senate floor at that time to voice his opposition, the treaty may have made it through the Senate — no questions asked.”
You can read more here:
https://www.facebook.com/notes/patriot-voices/urgent-crpd-update/469767743054335
If Senator Lee is currently running for re-election, we should donate to his campaign. That was a close call.