Angie Craig: “I take this time to address with my colleagues a matter that I believe has the most grave consequence on our national…”

“I take this time to address with my colleagues a matter that I believe has the most grave consequence on our national sovereignty. I also submit for the Record three articles that pertain to this issue that I think are fundamentally important for my colleagues to have and understand. One of those happens to be an op-ed of mine that appeared in the Washington Posts in August, another one from John Bolton, and another one from Mr. Lee Casey. At its founding, the mission of the United Nations, as stated in its charter, was ``to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war.'' It made no claim to supersede the sovereignty of its member states. Article 2 says that the United Nations ``is based on the principle of the sovereign equality of all its Members,'' and it may not ``intervene in matters which are essentially within the domestic jurisdiction of any state.'' Since then, the United Nations has turned the principle of national sovereignty on its head. Through a host of conventions, treaties and conferences, it has intruded into regulation of resources and the economy and family life.”