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Radical Feminist UN Treaty
Jeopardizes National Sovereignty
August 7, 2002, Volume 5 Issue 9
After sitting in the dustbin
since Jimmy Carter was president, Democrats have resurrected The United Nations
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW).
It was recently passed in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and now awaits
a vote by the full Senate. It must be stopped.
CEDAW is a thinly veiled
attempt by the United Nations to influence the policies of independent nations—including
the U.S. Article 17 of CEDAW creates a panel of 23 "experts" (read:
global governance bureaucrats) to monitor compliance of the treaty. If ratified
by the U.S. Senate, CEDAW’s panel of U.N. thugs would have the ability to scrutinize
U.S. laws, and lobby for every feminist pipedream you can imagine. CEDAW has already
begun lobbying for legislation in countries that were foolish enough to ratify
the treaty. Just what are CEDAW’s concerns? Take a look:
- abolishing Mother’s Day
- creating quotas and affirmative action
- establishing government-paid, global village daycare
- population control and abortion
The United Nations has no business concerning itself with the laws of
sovereign nations! It is unfathomable that the Senate Foreign Relations
Committee would surrender U.S. sovereignty at all—much less to satisfy a
radical feminist social movement within the U.N. CEDAW must be stopped!
**Action to Take**
1. Call President Bush and urge him to unsign the CEDAW treaty. White
House: (202) 456-1111.
2. Because the Senate is currently in recess, you can make a HUGE
IMPACT! Contact both of your Senators in their district offices and DEMAND
that they vote against CEDAW. Attend town hall meetings and write
letters-to-the-editor of local newspapers urging the Senate to oppose
CEDAW.
3. Click Click here
to send this APC Action Alert
to up to TEN of your friends!
Armed Pilots Bill Gaining
Momentum
On July 18th, APC News Wire reported that although the House
had overwhelmingly passed a common sense bill to allow airline pilots to
carry firearms, the same bill would have a tough time getting past the
Senate. That’s when APC’s dedicated activists sprung into action. We
are happy to report that thanks to you, Senator Bob Smith’s (R-NH)
"Arming Pilots Against Terrorism and Cabin Defense Act of 2002"
(S. 2554) is gaining momentum! Since APC put out the alert, eight more
Senators have signed on as cosponsors of Smith’s bill, bringing the
total to 25.
In another big development, the Bush Administration announced that John
Magaw is no longer head of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA).
Magaw had been bitterly opposed to allowing pilots to properly arm
themselves against terrorists. Is Magaw’s ouster a sign that President
Bush is thinking of changing his stance against arming pilots? It could
be, BUT the President will only support armed pilots and S. 2554 IF HE
HEARS FROM US!
Keep up the great work! The fight is far from over. We’ve evened the
playing field a bit, but still must continue to urge President Bush and
our Senators to support S. 2554!
**Action to Take**
1. Call both of your Senators and DEMAND that they support S. 2554.
Allowing pilots to carry firearms is one of the most common sense measures
we can take to prevent terrorism in the sky. Senate Switchboard: (202)
224-3121.
2. Call the White House and urge President Bush to support armed
airline pilots. White House Switchboard: (202) 456-1111.
3. Click here
to send this APC Action Alert to up to TEN of your friends!
"Sawgrass Rebellion"
Forms to Save Property from Land Grab
The folks in South Florida are fed up. The Comprehensive Everglades
Restoration Plan (CERP) is purposefully flooding property owners off of
their land. With nowhere to turn, the poor folks in Florida let out a cry
for help. Luckily, the folks from the Paragon Foundation heard their
cries. The Sawgrass Rebellion was born.
On July 20, 2002, the third annual Freedom 21 conference (cosponsored
by APC) adopted the Sawgrass Rebellion as a priority project to launch a
national plan of action against the Wildlands Project and all its
land-grabbing counterparts.
Private landowners in South Florida are being forced off their land by
a variety of coercive land-use policies being imposed under the banner of
"Everglades Restoration," endangered species protection, open
space, Heritage Areas, and a host of other programs.
Two caravans, one from Klamath Falls, Oregon, and one from
Darby/Columbus, Ohio, are planning to form and make their way to Naples,
Florida, as a sign of solidarity and protest. Along the way, the caravans
will attend pro-property rights rallies and gather more folks for the
journey. Convening in Naples on October 19, everyone will be treated to a
massive rally, complete with live music and food.
Landowners across the nation are FIGHTING BACK!
**Action to Take**
1. Go to www.sawgrass.freedom.org
and sign up to show your support the Sawgrass Rebellion and to get more
information on events, rallies and dates!
2. Click here
to send this APC Action Alert to up to TEN of your friends!
*Note: 2002 has shaped up to be a vital year. Good patriots are
defending liberty on many different fronts. We want to make APC’s Action
Alert System the most effective in the nation. If you know of activists
who should be receiving these alerts—especially those with distribution
lists of their own—please have them contact us via feedback form
or fax us at: (540) 341-8917. Thank you.
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