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Question

Pelosi on National Security: I Surrender All


The late President Ronald Reagan once said, "Those who would sacrifice freedom for security have embarked on [a] downward path." Under the new Liberal leadership, this is the likely fate of America's defense policy. In an alarming provision of H.R. 1, a bill that claims to make the country "safer" since 9/11, liberals have rushed language to the House floor that would surrender a key aspect of our homeland security to the United Nations. At risk is the country's Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) which allows America and its allies to intercept the transport of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) in international waters and on foreign soil. For four years, 14 countries have committed to work together in successfully disrupting the delivery of chemical, biological, and nuclear weapons. Rather than expand a program that has prevented the global distribution of WMDs, Democrats are asking Congress to relinquish all control of PSI to the United Nations. Allowing the Security Council of the U.N. to govern the program would jeopardize the intelligence, routes, and methods used to keep terrorists at bay--as well as complicate issues of American sovereignty. What's more troubling is that the Democrats are willing to defer our interest in national security to a body that counts Syria and Pakistan among its members. Despite the leadership's claims, this is one measure in a long line of legislation aimed at globalizing America's national security. For the safety of our liberties and our land, contact your representatives and urge them to vote "yes" on the Republican Motion to Commit on H.R. 1, which would remove this detrimental language from the policy.

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Answer 1

Wow. You're quite knowledgable in politics. But I see truth in what you say (I think). It's a bit compicated though.

Answer 2

Sounds like typical liberal surrender monkey style...

Answer 3

Since I doubt you even read the section that you are talking about let me help you.

SEC. 1211. REPEAL AND MODIFICATION OF LIMITATIONS ON ASSISTANCE FOR PREVENTION OF WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION PROLIFERATION AND TERRORISM.

Consistent with the recommendations of the 9/11 Commission, Congress repeals or modifies the limitations on assistance for prevention of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) proliferation and terrorism as follows:

(1) SOVIET NUCLEAR THREAT REDUCTION ACT OF 1991- Section 211(b) of the Soviet Nuclear Threat Reduction Act of 1991 (title II of Public Law 102-228; 22 U.S.C. 2551 note) is repealed.

(2) COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION ACT OF 1993- Section 1203(d) of the Cooperative Threat Reduction Act of 1993 (title XII of Public Law 103-160; 22 U.S.C. 5952(d)) is repealed.

(3) RUSSIAN CHEMICAL WEAPONS DESTRUCTION FACILITIES- Section 1305 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 (Public Law 106-65; 22 U.S.C. 5952 note) is repealed.

(4) AUTHORITY TO USE COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION FUNDS OUTSIDE THE FORMER SOVIET UNION--MODIFICATION OF CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT; REPEAL OF FUNDING LIMITATION; CONGRESSIONAL NOTICE REQUIREMENT- Section 1308 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004 (Public Law 108-136; 22 U.S.C. 5963) is amended--

(A) in subsection (a)--

(i) by striking `the President may' and inserting `the Secretary of Defense may'; and

(ii) by striking `if the President' and inserting `if the Secretary of Defense, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State,';

(B) by striking subsection (c);

(C) in subsection (d)(1)--

(i) by striking `The President may not' and inserting `The Secretary of Defense may not'; and

(ii) by striking `until the President' and inserting `until the Secretary of Defense';

(D) in subsection (d)(2)--

(i) by striking `Not later than 10 days after' and inserting `Not later than 15 days prior to';

(ii) by striking `the President shall' and inserting `the Secretary of Defense shall'; and

(iii) by striking `Congress' and inserting `the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Armed Services and Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate'; and

(E) in subsection (d) by adding at the end the following:

`(3) In the case of a situation that threatens human life or safety or where a delay would severely undermine the national security of the United States, notification under paragraph (2) shall be made not later than 10 days after obligating funds under the authority in subsection (a) for a project or activity.'.

(5) AUTHORITY TO USE INTERNATIONAL NUCLEAR MATERIALS PROTECTION AND COOPERATION PROGRAM FUNDS OUTSIDE THE FORMER SOVIET UNION--MODIFICATION OF CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT; REPEAL OF FUNDING LIMITATION; CONGRESSIONAL NOTICE REQUIREMENT- Section 3124 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004 (Public Law 108-136; 117 Stat. 1747) is amended--

(A) in subsection (a)--

(i) by striking `the President may' and inserting `the Secretary of Energy may'; and

(ii) by striking `if the President' and inserting `if the Secretary of Energy, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State,';

(B) by striking subsection (c);

(C) in subsection (d)(1)--

(i) by striking `The President may not' and inserting `The Secretary of Energy may not'; and

(ii) by striking `until the President' and inserting `until the Secretary of Energy';

(D) in subsection (d)(2)--

(i) by striking `Not later than 10 days after' and inserting `Not later than 15 days prior to';

(ii) by striking `the President shall' and inserting `the Secretary of Energy shall'; and

(iii) by striking `Congress' and inserting `the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Armed Services and Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate'; and

(E) in subsection (d) by adding at the end the following:

`(3) In the case of a situation that threatens human life or safety or where a delay would severely undermine the national security of the United States, notification under paragraph (2) shall be made not later than 10 days after obligating funds under the authority in subsection (a) for a project or activity.'.

Subtitle B--Proliferation Security Initiative

SEC. 1221. PROLIFERATION SECURITY INITIATIVE IMPROVEMENTS AND AUTHORITIES.

(a) Sense of Congress- It is the sense of Congress, consistent with the 9/11 Commission's recommendations, that the President should strive to expand and strengthen the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) announced by the President on May 31, 2003, with a particular emphasis on the following:

(1) Issuing a presidential directive to the relevant government agencies and departments that establishes a defined annual budget and clear authorities, and provides other necessary resources and structures to achieve more efficient and effective performance of United States PSI-related activities.

(2) Working with the United Nations Security Council to develop a resolution to authorize the PSI under international law.

(3) Increasing PSI cooperation with non-NATO partners.

(4) Implementing the recommendations of the Government Accountability Office (GAO) in the September 2006 report titled `Better Controls Needed to Plan and Manage Proliferation Security Initiative Activities' (GAO-06-937C), including the following:

(A) The Department of Defense and the Department of State should establish clear PSI roles and responsibilities, policies and procedures, interagency communication mechanisms, documentation requirements, and indicators to measure program results.

(B) The Department of Defense and the Department of State should develop a strategy to work with PSI-participating countries to resolve issues that are impediments to conducting successful PSI interdictions.

(5) Expanding and formalizing the PSI into a multilateral regime to increase coordination, cooperation, and compliance among its participating states in interdiction activities.

(b) Budget Submission- The Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense shall submit a defined budget for the PSI, beginning with the budget submissions for their respective departments for fiscal year 2009.

(c) Implementation Report- Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall transmit to the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate a report on the implementation of this section. The report shall include--

(1) the steps taken to implement the recommendations described in paragraph (4) of subsection (a); and

(2) the progress made toward implementing the matters described in paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and (5) of subsection (a).

(d) GAO Annual Report- The Government Accountability Office shall submit to Congress, beginning in fiscal year 2007, an annual report with its assessment of the progress and effectiveness of the PSI, which shall include an assessment of the measures referred to in subsection (a).



You will notice that no where in there does it mention UN other than to help strengthen the program and cooperation, and to bring it under applicable international law that the US has signed. No where does it mention "relinquishing control" to the UN.

I also notice you failed to mention that HR1 is implementing the recommendations of the 9/11 Commission which include port and aviation security, goals, and increased budgets to first responders.

Why did Bush not implement these recommendations while he was busily making America "safer"?