{"id":152,"date":"2009-04-08T18:13:02","date_gmt":"2009-04-08T18:13:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/lynnvsekulow\/2009\/04\/fear-not-one-world-government.html"},"modified":"2009-04-08T18:13:02","modified_gmt":"2009-04-08T18:13:02","slug":"fear-not-one-world-government","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/lynnvsekulow\/2009\/04\/fear-not-one-world-government.html","title":{"rendered":"Fear Not: One World Government Not Coming"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jay, I’m happy to talk about your fears about creeping internationalism and the end of United States sovereignty.  But wait!  You provide no evidence that this administration wants to give up America’s constitutional form of government or even its currency (that fear was so last week anyway).  Neither does it want to mind-meld with the other nations of the world during some giant Kumbaya moment.<\/p>\n

Let’s look at the slim evidence you provide.  The Bush administration didn’t want to work with the United Nations Human Rights Council.  Prior administrations had; the current one apparently will.  Can you cite any evidence that our non-participation for the past 8 years improved the human rights landscape?  I don’t think so.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

Harold Koh<\/a> is a extraordinarily well qualified legal scholar with
\nimpeccable credentials in international law.  His critics consistently
\nmisrepresent his views on the relationship between the United States
\nconstitution and international law.  In what “situations” do you think
\nhe wants to subjugate US law to other principles?<\/p>\n

There is not
\none shred of evidence that Barack Obama wants us to be subservient to
\nany international body.  The United States is not even a party to the
\nInternational Criminal Court thanks to the bizarre ramblings<\/a> of John
\nBolton during his tenure at the United Nations during the Bush years. 
\nIf we did accept involvement with the ICC, it would still not relegate
\nour constitution to some second-class status, nor deprive any U.S.
\ndefendants (in the unlikely event there would be any) of basic civil
\nliberties.<\/p>\n

Jay, honestly, the fact that Glenn Beck thinks
\nsomething is a problem is hardly a reason for anyone to jump on the
\napocalyptic bandwagon.  Beck has built his career on fearmongering
\nabout things that aren’t a problem, while ignoring all evidence around
\nhim of the real challenges America faces.<\/p>\n

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