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Nooooo, the Democrats won't be pushing for more gun control now, of course not! |
The usual suspects! Now they're trying to annul the 2nd Amendment via
treaty!
http://www.allamericanpatriots.com/m-news+article+storyid-17216.html_
(http://www.allamericanpatriots.com/m-news+article+storyid-17216.html)
Fourteen Senators Call for U.S. Involvement in United Nations Global
Arms Trade Treaty
Date 12/6/2006
Fourteen Senators Call for U.S. Involvement in United Nations Global
Arms Trade Treaty
December 5, 2006 -- Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein
(D-Calif.) and thirteen other Senators yesterday evening sent a letter
to Secretary of
State Condoleezza Rice urging the United States to reconsider its
opposition to the development of a global arms trade treaty.
A resolution to begin developing international standards for the sale
and export of weapons will be voted on before the United Nations
General Assembly in
early December. The Senators urged Secretary Rice to support the
upcoming
resolution and move toward establishing an international system in line
with the United States’ own strong standards.
In late October, the United States was the only country of 140 to vote
against the development of global arms trade standards, despite our
country’s strong arms export system.
“Due to the global nature of the arms trade, a buyer who is barred from
purchasing weapons under U.S. law can exploit lower standards in other
countries and receive weapons,” the Senators wrote. “In order to close
this loop-hole and ensure that controls imposed by one state or region
are not undermined by the lax controls of another, national and
regional initiatives must be complemented by the development and
enforcement of global standards.”
The letter was signed by Senators Feinstein, Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Jim
Jeffords (I-Vt.), Richard Durbin (D-Ill.), John Kerry (D-Mass.), Carl
Levin (D-Mich.), Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.), Daniel Akaka (D-Hawaii).
Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.), Byron Dogan (D-N.D.), Russell Feingold
(D-Wis.), Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.), and Tom Harkin (D-Iowa).
The following is the complete text of their letter to Secretary of
State Rice:
December 4, 2006
The Honorable Condoleezza Rice
Secretary of State
U.S. Department of State
Washington, D.C.
Dear Secretary Rice:
As you know, the First Committee of the UN General Assembly passed a
resolution on October 26, by a resounding margin of 139 to 1, that
begins a process
to develop a global arms trade treaty. We write to express our
disappointment that the United States failed to join our allies in
supporting this life-saving initiative and cast the only “no” vote on
the resolution.
As members of the U.S. Senate, we are proud that the U.S. arms export
system we helped create is considered the “gold standard” of the world.
Many of us have worked diligently with the Department of State through
the years to ensure that U.S. weapons do not fall into the wrong
hands.
However, we understand that even the strictest export control system in
one country is not enough to stop weapons from reaching irresponsible
end-users. Due to the global nature of the arms trade, a buyer who is
barred from purchasing weapons under U.S. law can exploit lower
standards in other countries and
receive weapons. In order to close this loop-hole and ensure that
controls
imposed by one state or region are not undermined by the lax controls
of another, national and regional initiatives must be complemented by
the development and enforcement of global standards. Such was the
intention behind the
International Arms Sales Code of Conduct Act, passed by Congress in
November 1999, which required the president begin negotiations toward
a multilateral regime of arms export criteria. The resolution offers
the opportunity to begin such negotiations.
The decision to vote “no” on the resolution supported by the United
Kingdom and 138 other nations – including every NATO country except the
U.S. – is out of step with our closest allies and long-established
U.S. policy. Given the
horrific consequences of the under-regulated global arms trade,
discussions
on how to set up a global regime within the United Nations is clearly
in the interest of the United States. While we are disappointed in the
vote, we encourage you to reconsider the U.S. position and support the
resolution when it comes to a vote at the UN General Assembly plenary
in early December. We look
forward to future collaboration between the State Department and the
Senate
as you work with U.S. allies to further global efforts to control the
global market of arms and pursue global standards as enshrined in U.S.
law.
Source: Senator Dianne Feinstein
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IF YOU'RE NOT VOTING FOR LIBERTARIANS, YOU'RE ONLY VOTING FOR YOUR
RULERS! If the government wasn't allowed to initiate force, the vote
wouldn't be that important. It's only important because they can.
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09 Dec 2006 09:01:16 AM |
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"Ms My Rights" <spoofedatnospam@individual.yep> wrote in message
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The usual suspects! Now they're trying to annul the 2nd Amendment via
treaty!
Excellent.
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