England's Call to Repeal Our Declaration of Independence by Phyllis Schlafly, April 30, 2008 It's a good thing that British Prime Minister Gordon Brown's U.S. visit was upstaged by the dramatic reception Americans gave Pope Benedict XVI. Brown might have been booed if he hadn't delivered what aides called his "signature" speech within the cloistered walls of Harvard's Kennedy Center.
Brown's tedious, hour-long speech impudently demanded that we issue a "Declaration of Interdependence" in order to submit to global governance. That's another way of calling on us to repeal our Declaration of Independence.
No thanks for the advice, Mr. Brown. Brave Americans rose up and rejected Britain's royalist rule in 1776, and we've gotten along mighty well without transatlantic interference in our government for more than two centuries. We certainly don't want to reinstate any foreign supervision today.
The redundancy of Brown's outrageous semantics was oppressive. His speech used the word global 69 times, globalization 7 times, and interdependence 13 times. He referred to Kennedy 19 times, lavishing fulsome praise on John F. ("his influence abides everywhere"), Robert (he sent forth "ripples of hope"), and Ted ("one of the greatest Senators in more than two centuries").
Brown rejected the traditional concept of national sovereignty, which means an independent nation not subservient to any outside control, telling us to replace it with "responsible sovereignty," which he defined as accepting what he calls our global "obligations." Hold on to your pocketbook.
Brown admitted that his "main argument" is that we must accept "new global rules," "new global institutions," and "global networks." Brown's global rules include massive U.S. cash handouts and opening U.S. borders to the world.
Brown's use of well-known American political phrases was tacky. He tried to morph FDR's New Deal into a "New Global Deal," and JFK's New Frontier into "the New Frontier is that there is no frontier."
Brown even slipped in an attempt at thought control: "Americans must learn to think inter-continentally." He declaimed, "We are all internationalists now."
Using the rhetorical device of inevitability, Brown warned us that his vision of the globalist future is "irreversible transformation." He wants to "transcend states" and "transcend borders" as he builds the "architecture of a global society."
Brown peddled the nonsense that the peoples of the world "subscribe to similar ideals." He tried to tell us that all religions (Christians, Jews, Muslims, Hindus, Sikhs and Buddhists) have "common values" and "similar ideals." No, they certainly do not.
Brown wants to increase the power of the United Nations to become the source of "an international stand-by capacity of trained civilian experts, ready to go anywhere at any time," and even be able to exercise "military force." Americans do not intend to cede such authority to the corrupt UN.
The silliest part of Brown's ponderous speech was his claim that "a global society" is "advancing democracy widely across the world." In fact, he doesn't even practice democracy in his own country.
Brown refused to allow the British people to vote on whether or not they want to accept the European Union (EU) constitution. He acquiesced in the plot of the constitution's author, Valery Giscard d'Estaing, to put the EU constitution into effect by calling it a treaty so it did not have to be voted on by the people.
Brown was chicken about the treaty subterfuge and did not permit a photographic record of his participation. He sent his Foreign Secretary to perform the official treaty signing in front of cameras.
The EU constitution, now called the Treaty of Lisbon, requires all signers to surrender their sovereignty and democracy to unelected bureaucrats in Brussels and judges in Strasbourg. The EU constitution takes away England's right to pass its own laws, forces England to surrender more than 60 UK vetoes of EU decisions, and gives the EU bureaucracy and tribunals total control over England's immigration policy.
Instead of a self-governing nation whose democratic system was developed over centuries, England is now ruled by what Margaret Thatcher called "the paper pushers in Brussels."
Brown made his globalism speech emphatic by repeatedly invoking the words "New World Order." The New World Order Brown tries to con the United States into accepting would mean taxing Americans for foreign handouts so immense they would make the Marshall Plan look puny, global warming rules to drastically reduce our standard of living, and putting American workers in a common labor pool with the world's billions who subsist on less than $2 a day.
Gordon Brown invited us to march forward to globalism "where there is no path." He's correct that there is no path on which we can expect globalism to lead us to a better world; in fact every path toward global government is a surrender of our liberty and our prosperity.
Gordon Brown should go back home and study up on how Americans refused to accept orders from King George III.
Read this article earlier at the Eagle forum. It explains to me the takeover of England by immigrants. Those who hold the seats of power in the English governement need to be investigated by MI. They have obviously been brainwashed in their youth to detest their own country. I would not be surprised to see an uprising of the voters in England for a recall. At present, the citizens pack up and leave, but they cannot continue to do that, for they lose their best.
This royal throne of kings, this sceptr'd isle This earth of majesty, this seat of Mars This other Eden, demi-paradise This fortress built by Nature for herself Against infection and the hand of war, This happy breed of men, this little world, This precious stone set in a silver sea, Which serves it in the office of a wall, Or as a moat defensive to a house, Against the envy of less happier lands; This blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England...
Oh men and women of England, have you forgotten?????? I weep for you that you have gained such leadership. Our first enemy, our greatest and strongest ally, what has happened to you?
Do you no longer care for liberty??
Keep your Prime Minister at home where he can only hurt your country. If you are still our allies, do not let him come here and tell America how to live and to lead.
I hate to say it but the same thing is going to happen to the U.S. because the three Amigos already have this planned and it will take place behind our backs because, like England, it will be referred to as a treaty and therefore not subject to Congressional oversight or the will of the people. I don't know how we can stop this runaway train. No one in this government listens to WE THE PEOPLE or obeys the laws of this nation. They pick and choose which laws they want to enforce. Hillary emphatically stated to Bill O'Reily that she would not abolish sanctuary cities. She cannot legally not enforce the law but who in government is going to do anything to stop her if she is elected? O'Bama or McCain isn't going to do a damn thing about it either. They will not enforce our laws. What options do WE THE PEOPLE have? How anyone running for President of the United States can have the gall to admit that they have no intention of enforcing Federal law is beyond me. It just goes to show that they are secure in their beliefs that they can do as they damn well please.
Over my dead, stiff body! Shove it PM BROWN! It's the 21st century, time to dump the "Royals", they are only for window dressing- otherwise they are useless entities- ESPECIALLY Prince Charles and his ugly buck- toothed bride- UGLY CAMILLA!
England has NO RIGHT to dictate what we do. Back off PM Brown. HAVE YOU PAID AMERICA BACK FOR SAVING YOUR BUTT IN WW 1 AND WW II? What about all the money England still owes us for the lend-lease program prior WWII?! Where is the repayment for that debt? Hmmmmmm PM Brown? Pay up you pasty faced Brits or we will let the muslim extremists go ahead and take over your country and DO NOTHING to stop it!
They can NOT demand we repeal our declaration of Independence...we EARNED our freedom and by golly we are KEEPING IT!
"I have wondered at times what the Ten Commandments would have looked like if Moses had run them through the US Congress." Ronald Reagan "Evil is powerless when the good are unafraid." Ronald Reagan
Three strikes and your out. England. Come on, how are you going to take us back and how? I know you well go to the likes of jimmy the commie cater, bill and hillary,ombama oh the rev wrigth. All anti-American's. Repeal it to whom? The world court. I see it America and Israel are the only two countries the world hates so lets take them on. OUR INdependence was paid in full with the blood you spilled to kill us off. We won and you lost get over it. And leave us alone.
The " royal " parasites got where they are today by murder, treason, unspeakable cruelity and the killing of thousands. They are not even British, they took the name of Windsor during WW2, at the time, it sounded so much better than their real German name of Mountbatten. The husband of Queen Elizabeth, Prince Phillip is Greek.
The Brits have let themselves becom a welfare state with all immigrants, legal or not , welcomed into the system. Being pc means letting others slowly over their nation with the blessing of their politicians.
If it comes to a fight, we will kick British ass back across the sea again with P.M. Brown being the first to go.
I know, why don't we all vote for a third party candidate that has NO chance of winning the election? That way Obama will be sure to win and will gladly comply with PM Brown's suggestion. (sarc)
(please don't give me that tired refrain about all the candidates being the same....Obama is far worse than the other two....and if you don't believe that, you haven't done your homework)
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blaze77535 said: Anyone that thinks Ted Kennedy is a great Senator is a complete NUT.
That was my first exact thought when I saw it!
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Things will get a lot worse for all of us due to the criminal mishandling of the economy.
"Only three major countries in the world have a worse budget deficit: Pakistan, Hungary and Egypt."
We are a country who due to Gordon Browns incompetence has squandered it's birthright (oil) to elevate the well off and possibly put most of us in hardship for the next 10 years.
No wonder they have voted against Labour.
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Arby J. Brown :From every post I have read on here,no matter what the article, you would argue the black is white. PLEASE DONOT ANSWER THIS POST AS I AM TIRED OF YOU. tHANK YOU.
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"I have wondered at times what the Ten Commandments would have looked like if Moses had run them through the US Congress." Ronald Reagan "Evil is powerless when the good are unafraid." Ronald Reagan
The redundancy of Brown's outrageous semantics was oppressive. His speech used the word global 69 times, globalization 7 times, and interdependence 13 times. He referred to Kennedy 19 times, lavishing fulsome praise on John F. ("his influence abides everywhere"), Robert (he sent forth "ripples of hope"), and Ted ("one of the greatest Senators in more than two centuries").
I think he surely meant to say, that the Great White Orca has been a senator for more than two centuries ...............
And Arby .......... IMO, any attempt at New World Order is an attack on our independence!
TEXAN...NO - I WON'T FORGET THE ALAMO! "Where's the Fence???" RINO huntin' season started January 10th (but ended January 22nd)! FRED has left the building!!!! MITT has entered my world! Oops, MITT left my world too soon also (on February 7th)! Dang, can't catch a break -- but Hillary, Obama, and McCain aren't it either (nor Huckabee, Paul, Keyes, Nader, ad nauseum)!
Good catch and response Jim. My hat is off to ya....:)
About Me: Keep The 2nd. Ammendment Alive At All Cost!! God gave us this right through man. Florida Constitution Article I, Section 8(a) The right of the people to keep and bear arms in defense of themselves and of the lawful authority of the state shall not be infringed, except that the manner of bearing arms may be regulated by law.
Alright...I've had it with you Arby...Phylis writes from facts and you put down everything any Rhino, Republican and Conservative writes about. You are an antagonizer and I am now going to deal with it. Don't answer my post. I ain't listening....and furthermore as much as I hate to do this. I am locking this thread because of you flamboyantly arguing. I see anymore threads where you attack us as a whole on here and your gone like the wind...Got it? Just like Mudcock. Hey while your at it, why don't you 2 get married and have alien babies. I'm done with you once and for all!!!! Don't like that coming from a Moderator? Then Stuff it!!! Complain to Sean and Steve.
About Me: Keep The 2nd. Ammendment Alive At All Cost!! God gave us this right through man. Florida Constitution Article I, Section 8(a) The right of the people to keep and bear arms in defense of themselves and of the lawful authority of the state shall not be infringed, except that the manner of bearing arms may be regulated by law.