Article II, Section 2 of the US Constitution is simple and direct: “The President ... shall have Power, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, to make Treaties, provided two-thirds of the Senators present concur.” It served America well for 225 years. Then, in 2015, the UN’s “international community” of climate activists gathered in Paris to hammer out language requiring that developed nations slash their fossil fuel use, tighten greenhouse gas emission targets every five years, … [Read more...]
Joint Letter from 42 Groups on Paris Climate Treaty
May 8, 2017 The Honorable Donald J. Trump President of the United States The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W. Washington, D.C. 20500 Dear Mr. President, We, the undersigned, write in enthusiastic support of your campaign commitments to withdraw fully from the Paris Climate Treaty and to stop all taxpayer funding of UN global warming programs. We were heartened by the comments you made at your 100-day rally in Harrisburg and agree that the treaty is not in the interest of the … [Read more...]
Peoples Climate Movement—Not Science, Just Thuggery
This isn't science. This isn't even rational discourse. This is thuggery---typical of communist movements from the French Revolution through the socialist revolutions of the 1840s and the Russian and Chinese revolutions. Not sure? Read the press release from the "Peoples Climate Movement" for yourself: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, May 8, 2017 Contact: Harrison Beck: Harrison.Beck@peoplesclimate.org or (617) 694-5128 Paul Getsos Paul@PeoplesClimate.org or (646) 732-0041 Protester’s … [Read more...]
Interfaith Climate Change Statement—An Exercise in Absurdity?
In preparation for the signing of the Paris climate treaty Friday (Earth Day), 16 religious organizations presented an "Interfaith Climate Change Statement" to the United Nations in New York today. The 724-word statement urges heads of state to sign and ratify (Do they know the difference? In the U.S., the "head of state" can only propose, not ratify, a treaty. Without Senate ratification, President Obama's signature won't bind the United States.) the Paris climate treaty, claiming "Humanity … [Read more...]
