Hurray, Go Utah Towns! Seeking rid selves of UN presence

Gods1sheep

Deceased
Oh, wouldn't you and I just LOVE to live in a place like this one?! I felt like jumping up from my desk when I just read this and giving a whoop of victory for the American spirit there! Bravo, leaders. Keep up the good fight. Let's hope it is contagious.

BY THOMAS BURR
(c) 2001, THE SALT LAKE
TRIBUNE

Most city councils have enough to do keeping the streets clean and
safe. Not La Verkin and Virgin. The rural southern Utah towns have
taken on the United Nations.
The international organization has not exactly overrun them, but the
two town councils are considering ordinances that would erase all traces
of the United Nations in their communities, citing concerns the body is
usurping the sovereignty of the United States.
"We've been pushed far enough, and long enough," La Verkin Mayor
Dan Howard said Monday. "We're tired of marching to [the U.N.]
agenda. Maybe now we can start to march on our own agenda. Maybe
La Verkin is the crucible to get the rest of the cities and the national
government to listen."
Prompting the anti-U.N. ordinance was the case of Michael New, an
Army medic from Texas who was court-martialed in 1996 for refusing to
wear a U.N. beret and insignia for peacekeeping duty in Macedonia.
New's father, Daniel New, met with both town councils last week to
discuss the proposed ordinance.
The proposed ordinance creates a "United Nations-free zone" that
would ban aiding the organization with town funds, displaying any U.N.
symbols on town property and prohibit the "involuntary servitude" of any
resident in U.N. peacekeeping activities.
Those who support the organization would be required to post signs
that say, "United Nations work conducted here."
This is not the first time the towns, about 25 miles northeast of St.
George, have courted controversy. A year ago, the Virgin Town Council
passed a law requiring all households to own a gun. Last week, La
Verkin passed a resolution supporting the Second Amendment right to
bear arms. The towns have also passed legislation supporting free use of
public lands and opposing federal control.
U.N. spokesman Farhan Haq said Monday that while his office often
receives criticism, this is the first time he has heard of a U.N.-free zone.
However, the organization had no comment on the issue.
"The U.N. doesn't involve itself in the internal affairs of its member
states," Haq said.
Likewise, U.S. State Department spokeswoman Susan Pittman said
this was also a first for her but said the Utah towns are perfectly free to
criticize the U.N.
La Verkin Mayor Howard acknowledged the move was largely
symbolic. But that will not stop La Verkin from making a big splash out
of it. The City Council has scheduled a special Fourth of July meeting in
which it is expected to adopt the ordinance, making it the first such city in
the nation to do so, according to Howard.
Meanwhile, Virgin officials are proceeding more cautiously.
Virgin Mayor Jay Lee calls the ordinance "real interesting," but is
unsure his council will pass it at its next meeting July 19.
At least one council member opposes the U.N. measure. "It's just
another radical thing that we don't need," Ken Cornelius said.
La Verkin Councilman Al Snow, who helped draft the ordinance, says
the city is only trying to shape the debate about the United Nations and
make a statement to the federal government: The United Nations should
not control U.S. foreign policy.
Said Snow: "The Constitution is the supreme law of the land and not
some [U.N.] treaty that tries to supersede it."
tburr@sltrib.com
 

CanadaSue

Membership Revoked
Neat... keep us up to date on any lawsuits or anything coming out of thiw, will ya? Be curious to see where this goes...
 

Troke

On TB every waking moment
OK folks, just what is it that them Sheriffs are going to run out? I been all over the midwest and east coast in the last few months and I ain't seen ANYTHING that looks UN enough to me for a sheriff to run out. What is it? How do I tell?
 

Onebyone

Inactive
Now if each county would have such a law saying they were a UN free zone then maybe we could shove those blue tops out of our country. Each county is run by a sherriff and if you have sherriffs all over the country banning together to run'em outta town then it could be done. Since our FED gov doesn't seem to be getting the message maybe it will have to be done on a local level.

obo
 

Army Girl

Inactive
Hi OBO,

The federal government here is as illegal as the UN so why would they say anything?
If they encourage us to shake off the oppressions of the UN then they will be next.
 
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