Posted on 12/22/2003 7:32:21 PM PST by Conservomax
You're not kidding........UNESCO is controlling our national parks & the Security Council our foreign policy (at least if the Democrats have their way).
The only question: will we wake up in time?
Y'Know, the US Gov't CREATED the "UN" to try to PREVENT furthur International Aggression.
It Appears the "UN" was "MISERABLY UNSUCCESSFUL" in It's "Attempt" to avert international Aggression.
Currently, the ONLY SUCCESSFUL "FORCE" capable of "Enforcing" International Peace is the "US-British-ETC Coalition" now Operating in Iraq.
Perhaps the "Hapless Advocates" of "International Peace" should Consult the "Members" of the "Bush Coalition" to Discover HOW "Said Coalition" has Managed to Pacify Iraq!!
SOMEHOW, the "BUSH TEAM" has managed to "FLUMMOX" the "Doom-Sayers!!"
WHAT FUN!!
Doc
Amen! Move the nutty bastards to Brussels or Geneva, closer to their socialist/communist comrades. We don't need the UN, they need us. Without the US, there is no UN! And I, for one, and damned sick and tired of these despots who are not worthy of licking the boots of our poorest telling us what to do!!!!!!
May I have the honor of voting with you?
I suggest you do some more reading, then. In case you haven't noticed (and from the looks of your post, you haven't), the moratorium on taxing the Internet has lapsed (thanks to Congress). Moreover, the U.N. recently stated that they want to take control of the Internet...and all that that implies.
It's no longer the drumbeat of the alarmist...the nightmare scenarios of the U.N. in charge are starting to gain legitimacy among the sheeple.
Likewise. I'll bring extra ballots and voting initiatives. ; )
Your point? What has the U.N. stepped into that it didn't leave in worse shape than it was originally?
Yes, I have read much on the topic of an email tax and it has proven over and over again to be bogus. Its completely unenforceable no matter who decides to tax it.
As for the rest of your post, control of the structure of the Internet itself rests with several multi-national corporations such as AT&T, MCI, SBC, Deutsche Telekom and others. The Internet exists in its present state because it generates cash flow for these companies. Take away the cash flow and shut down, or severely restrict the Internet. (Which may not be a bad idea; maybe a lot of us would get more done.) Just how is the UN supposed to wrest control from these guys? This all sounds like a lot of tin foil stuff.
And, the Internet is taxed in a lot of states. Texas, for one, has the Texas Infrastructure Fund which is a 1% tax that providers pass on to users in addition to sales tax. There are many other examples throughout these united states. The moratorium that Congress has yet to act on is a moratorium on sales tax for goods purchased over the Internet. The Internet itself and access to it has plenty of taxes in the US.
Read up, happy camper!
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1037924/posts
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1038831/posts
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1038417/posts
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1037471/posts
Lots more where those came from.
I agree. HD just gave Kofi his wet dream......................Control of the USA military, which is IMO the primary goal of the UN.
If the USSC hears about it they will approve of it. Sandra Day O'Connor says we have to use foreign laws as guidelines for our own governance, remember?
So the UN is talking about bringing the Inet to the 3rd world. Good for them. None of these posts or the others that I've read refute the fact that cash flow to big telecommunications companies drives the growth of the Internet. Take away that cash flow and the Inet gets severely resticted compared to its present state.
Let them talk all they want. But if the Inet is to come to the 3rd world, there has to be a way for someone to make a buck first.
You give the UN a whole lot more credit than they deserve on this issue.
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