Wednesday, May 2, 2012

Arizona Bill Would Ban UN Agenda 21 Within State

As nationwide opposition against the controversial United Nations Agenda 21 “sustainability” plan continues to build, a popular bill in Arizona that analysts say looks set to pass would prohibit all state agencies and political subdivisions from implementing or supporting any portion of the UN’s so-called “sustainable development” scheme. The legislation was approved by the state Senate last month and has already cleared initial hurdles in Arizona’s House of Representatives.
The two-page bill, known as SB1507, would prevent the state, county, and city governments of Arizona from adopting any tenets of the UN Declaration and the Statement of Principles for Sustainable Development. It would block any other international schemes that violate the U.S. or state constitutions as well.
Under the proposed law, all public entities in Arizona would also be barred from cooperating with, funding, or implementing any programs linked to a controversial global organization known as ICLEI (formerly named International Council of Local Environmental Initiatives). The UN-backed non-profit organization, based in Germany, seeks to force the "sustainability" plan on the world by stealth.
"Any way you want to describe it, Agenda 21 is a direct attack on the middle class and the working poor," sponsor Sen. Judy Burges said during a hearing on the bill last month; noting that even though the U.S. Senate had refused to ratify the global plan, former President Bill Clinton used an executive order to start foisting it on America by stealth anyway. "The primary goal of Agenda 21 is to create social engineering of our citizens and it will impact every aspect of our daily lives."
A Tea Party activist who testified at the hearing called Agenda 21 an insidious attack on American sovereignty in an effort to build a one-world order. He also said the Obama administration was using taxpayer-funded grants to prod state and local governments into implementing the "subversive" scheme.
In an e-mail to MSNBC, state Sen. Burges, a Republican, further explained why the legislation is desperately needed. "The bill is designed to protect the rights of Arizona citizens and prevent encroachment on those rights by international institutions," she explained. "We have three branches of government and when one branch preempts the process through executive orders, the balance of power is lost in the process. It is that simple - no more, no less."
Among state Representatives, alarm about the UN agenda is building, too. State Rep. Terri Proud, for example, told supporters that the scheme “will take away our rights as Americans by allowing the United Nations to mandate laws on our soil. … It’s very real and it is happening.”
Another Republican, state Rep. Eddie Farnsworth, said the UN did not have America’s best interests at heart. "I have concerns about us giving up our sovereignty to the United Nations and the World Court," he explained.

Read more: http://www.thenewamerican.com/index.php/us-news/politics/item/11173-arizona-bill-would-ban-un-agenda-21-within-state

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