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HJM006.......................................................by WAYS AND MEANS
UNITED NATIONS - Stating findings of the Legislature and urging the Congress
of the United States to use appropriate constitutional authority in order to
extricate our nation from the threat to freedom posed by the United Nations;
encouraging House members to work toward this goal by sponsoring H.R. 1146,
"The American Sovereignty Restoration Act"; and encouraging Idaho's Senators
to introduce a similar measure in the United States Senate.
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|||| LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ||||
Fifty-seventh Legislature First Regular Session - 2003
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL NO. 6
BY WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE
1 A JOINT MEMORIAL
2 TO THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE UNITED STATES IN CONGRESS
3 ASSEMBLED, AND TO THE CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION REPRESENTING THE STATE OF
4 IDAHO IN THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES.
5 We, your Memorialists, the House of Representatives and the Senate of the
6 State of Idaho assembled in the First Regular Session of the Fifty-seventh
7 Idaho Legislature, do hereby respectfully represent that:
8 WHEREAS, our United States was founded on the "self-evident" truths that
9 rights are granted by God, that governments exist only to protect those
10 rights, and that God-given rights cannot legitimately be canceled; and
11 WHEREAS, the Declaration of Independence of 1776 proclaims: "We hold these
12 truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are
13 endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are
14 Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. That to secure these rights, Gov-
15 ernments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent
16 of the governed"; and
17 WHEREAS, the United Nations refuses to recognize God, declares that rights
18 exist by virtue of laws enacted by governments, and claims power unto itself
19 to suspend such laws; and
20 WHEREAS, the fundamental founding document of the United Nations is the
21 United Nations' Charter and its primary documents constituting its Interna-
22 tional Bill of Rights are the Universal Declaration of Human Rights; the
23 International Convention on Rights of the Child, the International Covenant on
24 Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights, and the International Covenant on Civil
25 and Political Rights, none of which contain any mention of God. The Universal
26 Declaration of Human Rights, adopted and proclaimed by the United Nations Gen-
27 eral Assembly in 1948, provides: "In the exercise of his rights and freedoms,
28 everyone shall be subject only to such limitations as are determined by
29 law...These rights and freedoms may in no case be exercised contrary to the
30 purposes and principles of the United Nations"; and
31 WHEREAS, in regard to the issue of Rights, the Bill of Rights as set forth
32 in the Constitution of the United States stands in contrast to the United
33 Nations' International Bill of Rights; and
34 WHEREAS, in regard to the issue of Freedom of Religion, the First Amend-
35 ment to the Constitution of the United States provides that: "Congress shall
36 make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free
37 exercise thereof...." Article 18 of the United Nations' International Covenant
38 on Civil and Political Rights provides that: "Everyone shall have the right to
39 freedom of...religion....Freedom to manifest one's religion or beliefs may be
40 subject only to such limitations as are prescribed by law and are necessary to
41 protect public safety, order, health, or morals or the fundamental rights and
42 freedoms of others"; and
43 WHEREAS, in regard to the issue of Freedom of Speech, the First Amendment
44 of the Constitution of the United States provides that: "Congress shall make
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1 no law...abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press...." Article 19 of
2 the United Nations' International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights pro-
3 vides that: "Everyone shall have the right to hold opinions without interfer-
4 ence. Everyone shall have the right to freedom of expression....The exercise
5 of the rights...may therefore be subject to certain restrictions, but these
6 shall only be such as are provided by law...."; and
7 WHEREAS, in regard to the issue of Freedom of Assembly, the First Amend-
8 ment of the Constitution of the United States provides that: "Congress shall
9 make no law...abridging...the right of the people peaceably to assemble...."
10 Article 21 of the United Nations' International Covenant on Civil and Politi-
11 cal Rights provides that: "The right of peaceful assembly shall be recognized.
12 No restrictions may be placed on the exercise of this right other than those
13 imposed in conformity with the law...."; and
14 WHEREAS, in regard to the issue of the Right to Bear Arms, the Second
15 Amendment of the Constitution of the United States provides that: "A well reg-
16 ulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of
17 the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed." The United Nations
18 stands silent on this right; and
19 WHEREAS, in regard to the right to Public Trial By Jury, the Sixth Amend-
20 ment of the Constitution of the United States provides that: "In all criminal
21 prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial,
22 by an impartial jury...." Article 14 of the United Nations' International Cov-
23 enant on Civil and Political Rights provides that: "The press and the public
24 may be excluded from all or part of a trial...."; and
25 WHEREAS, Article 29 of the United Nations' International Covenant on Civil
26 and Political Rights provides that: "In the exercise of his rights and
27 freedoms, everyone shall be subject only to such limitations as are determined
28 by law...".
29 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the members of the First Regular Session
30 of the Fifty-seventh Idaho Legislature, the House of Representatives and the
31 Senate concurring therein, that we respectfully urge the Congress of the
32 United States to use appropriate constitutional authority in order to extri-
33 cate our nation from the threat to freedom posed by the United Nations. We
34 encourage House members to work toward this goal by co-sponsoring H.R. 1146,
35 "The American Sovereignty Restoration Act." We encourage Idaho's Senators to
36 introduce a similar measure in the United States Senate.
37 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Chief Clerk of the House of Representa-
38 tives be, and she is hereby authorized and directed to forward a copy of this
39 Memorial to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Repre-
40 sentatives of Congress, and the congressional delegation representing the
41 State of Idaho in the Congress of the United States.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS 12948
The purpose of this legislation is to suggest that the United
States Congress remove the United States from the United Nations.
The lack of support from Germany and France in the current debate
over terrorism and Iraq is based on their financial gain.
Therefore, their mandates are ineffective and lack moral
authority. Thus, the United Nations has chosen not to be a
leader in international affairs.
FISCAL IMPACT
No fiscal impact to the General Fund.
Contact
Name: Rep. R. "Dick" Harwood
Phone: (208) 332-1000
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE HJM 6