A budget-cutting amendment proposed by Rep. Louie Gohmert, a Texas Republican, would base future aid on the positions other countries take at the U.N. Vote with us, you qualify for aid. Vote against us, sorry, Charlie.
According to the amendment, a U.N. member state would be ineligible for U.S. aid if it voted contrary to the U.S. stance more than 50 percent of the time during the most recent session of the U.N. General Assembly.
In 2009 – the latest figures available – 14 of the 15 biggest recipients of U.S. aid took opposing positions to those taken by the U.S. in U.N. votes more often than not. Israel was the exception, with a world-beating 97 percent voting coincidence with the U.S…
His United Nations Voting Accountability Act made provision for exemptions in two cases: If the president determined that an exemption was in the U.S. national interest, and if the secretary of state certified that a “fundamental change in the leadership and policies” of a particular government meant it would no longer oppose U.S. positions.
Send money to our friends, don’t send money to our enemies. What a concept!
Obviously, this will never pass. It makes far too much sense.
Source: CNSNews.com
This post was last modified on January 26, 2021
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DING DING DING! WE HAVE A WINNER! Thank GOD someone is still using at least part of their brain! Most of the aid we send to the citizenry of these countries is used to 1) line the pockets of the ones in charge or 2) used to spiff up their military which they then use to fight against us and our allies. Why should we support that? If someone is robbing my house, attacking my family and torching my car, I'm not going to send them an allowance to live on! Its just common sense, which doesn't seem very common anymore.
I'd like to send them something that wouldn't pass for an allowance -- but I'd sure have a laugh right after the loud bang.
The fact that we give any money to anyone, given our current position is a joke. Furthermore, the fact that we give any money to any muslim countries is disgusting.
Absolutely...
I am extreme... the UN needs to die a fast death and be done.... however I am ok with this but yes it may not get passed unless people get behind it.
Finally. I can't believe it took so long for a Texas Republican to come along.
AND stop giving money to the UN! The UN opposes the US 100% of the time.
If the Redsox are playing the Yankees , the last spot you would expect to find a member of the opposing team , if you expect to win , would be your own dugout.
To find a member of the opposing teams management in your own management is even more disturbing.
And yet , on foreign issues and plolicy , we have those in control that put globalist interest and UN interest , long before USA interest.
Believe me , if you cannot see that the management is not for the team it says it is , you probably never will.
End ALL foreign aid.
1. You can't buy friends worth having.
2. We're broke and borrowing money plus interest from the communists to give away!
Sounds racist!!111!!!eleventy to me.
I only gave you thumbs up because I believe you're being sarcastic.
I am. Even added the kos, DUmp !!!!!11111!!!!!eleventy
Its about time. Get rid of the crooks that hide behind diplomatic immunity. Sell the whole site and refund the money that has been paid into the UN by the US tax payers. Deport the so called diplomats back to their backward US hating nations.
SCREW the UN. The place is just a revised edition of the League of Nations.
Amen.
Like Big Al said, why just 50 per cent? While we're at it why no defund our financial commitments to the UN, what the hell good is it any way? Use the building as a daycare for the poor and send the previous tenants packing.