Posted on 12/10/2004 12:23:06 PM PST by Cutterjohnmhb
The German chancellor's Thursday demand for veto powers in an enlarged United Nations Security Council is proving a tough sell. German papers call him everything from stupid to conniving. All, however, agree that he has no chance of success.
It's amazing that one simple sentence from German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder can cause so much ink to be spilled. Here's the sentence: "New permanent members of an expanded United Nations Security Council should have the same veto rights as those who currently hold seats." Seems innocuous enough, right? It's not. It was the first time that Schroeder had mentioned the idea of Germany being granted a veto right as part of potential UN reforms. And it is causing a bit of a ruckus. The opposition Christian Democrats already jumped on Schroeder's case on Thursday, saying that the Chancellor's demands make a permanent German council seat even less likely than before. On Friday, the press takes over.
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Yeah, the Chancellor is a bufoon, but there is only one UN reform that will be worth a damn, and that is tearing the place down so that something of value, like a Walmart, can be built on the site.
I have an idea. Enlarge the S.C. to 120 members, and give each one a veto. Then no one need pay any more attention to this silly organization.
Germany, France and all of the EU will have a veto through their EU government representative in Brussels.
I would rather have the US start a association of Republics, with membership limited to nations that accept or duplicate the US first 10 amendments as limiting on their government.
Oh, we already have one, and their are 50 sovereign republics in it. My bad!
As unfortunately as it is for the UK, with the EU constitution and the EU taking on more of the attributes of a large nation-state, I think the fair thing is for there to be one EU seat and one EU veto, not seats and vetos for UK and France (and definitely not Germany). I hope George Bush holds firm and vetos the veto.
Every time I read the list of P5 I can't help but think what a WASTE it is to have FRANCE there.
I mean c'mon.
There are sooooooooooooooo many more important and deserving nations (Japan?)
Upon adoption of the EU constitution, all EU members begin to act as a single political unit - i.e. country. At this point, the EU should receive 1 seat and veto period.
Would these republics also have to permit the murder of their unborn children and prohibit the public display or reverence for God?
Would these republics also have to permit the murder of their unborn children and prohibit the public display or reverence for God?
Well there is a firestorm brewing around the UN and they themselves have proposals to reform the Security Council.
The UN could be radically different, in the not too distant future.
Maybe one of the prices for the US to agree, is that France is kicked off. After all Condi Rice said "punish France".
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