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HJM009....................................................by WAYS AND MEANS
UNITED NATIONS - Stating findings of the Legislature and requesting that
the United States Congress take measures to dissolve the membership of the
United States in the United Nations.
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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. 9
BY WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE
1 A JOINT MEMORIAL
2 TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
3 OF THE UNITED STATES IN CONGRESS ASSEMBLED, AND TO THE CONGRESSIONAL DELE-
4 GATION REPRESENTING THE STATE OF IDAHO IN THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED
5 STATES.
6 We, your Memorialists, the House of Representatives and the Senate of the
7 State of Idaho assembled in the First Regular Session of the Fifty-seventh
8 Idaho Legislature, do hereby respectfully represent that:
9 WHEREAS, the United States is the greatest nation in the world and is
10 known for its compassionate people who are generous and kind in caring for the
11 needs of those in other countries and whose resources are used worldwide to
12 alleviate hunger and poverty; and
13 WHEREAS, the United States is called upon to defend the rights and
14 freedoms of people in other nations as only we have the capacity to do as a
15 world superpower; and
16 WHEREAS, these responsibilities create an immense burden on the citizens
17 of this country, many of whom are in need and living in poverty; and
18 WHEREAS, United States military forces are called upon to bear the brunt
19 of any conflicts that may arise while other nations stay on the sidelines and
20 expect the United States to fight their battles; and
21 WHEREAS, the United States provides the largest share of the financial
22 burden for the United Nations, paying hundreds of millions of dollars each
23 year that could be used to address many of the nation's challenges, including
24 homelessness, education, law enforcement, poverty, a strong military and the
25 war against terrorism; and
26 WHEREAS, many of the members of the United Nations are not friendly to the
27 United States and support many things that are detrimental to the country and
28 against its interests yet expect the United States to provide the finances and
29 manpower to solve all of the world's problems, even putting the lives of the
30 nation's military forces in danger; and
31 WHEREAS, President Bush, like Winston Churchill when he tried to call the
32 world's attention to the dangers of Adolf Hitler, has tried to call the atten-
33 tion of the United Nations to the dangers of Saddam Hussein only to be
34 ignored.
35 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the members of the First Regular Session
36 of the Fifty-seventh Idaho Legislature, the House of Representatives and the
37 Senate concurring therein, that we respectfully but firmly request the United
38 States Congress to take measures to dissolve the membership of the United
39 States in the United Nations, thereby freeing the nation from a large finan-
40 cial burden and retaining its sovereignty to decide what is best for the coun-
41 try and the steps that it considers appropriate as the leader of the free
42 world, with full control of its armed forces and destiny.
43 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Chief Clerk of the House of Representa-
44 tives be, and she is hereby authorized and directed to forward a copy of this
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1 Memorial to the President of the United States, the President of the Senate
2 and the Speaker of the House of Representatives of Congress, and the congres-
3 sional delegation representing the State of Idaho in the Congress of the
4 United States.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS 13209C1
The purpose of this legislation is to request that the United
States Congress take measures to dissolve the membership of the
United States in the United Nations, thereby freeing the nation
from a large financial burden and retaining its sovereignty. The
United Nations had a tremendous opportunity to become a
meaningful entity, internationally, in the current debate over
Saddam Hussein and Iraq. Instead, the United Nations succumbed
to the financial interests of France and the dislike for the
United States by the Chancellor of Germany. As a result, the
U.N. missed its calling in a time of international crisis.
Winston Churchill tried to warn everyone about Hitler, likewise
President Bush tried to warn the United Nations about Saddam
Hussein. The United Nations ignored the warning, thus making the
United Nations irrelevant to the current crisis and times.
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 9