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jimlongley wrote:

Jim Beaux wrote:What disturbs me is no one speaks of states rights anymore. The average citizen would be shocked to know what freedoms the states once held and are now lost. States rights have been crushed and the debris is all that's left.

A process initiated by "Marse Linkum" and his troops in the 1860s.

Purplehood wrote:

JCole wrote:I really don't care if they are a part of the UN or not, my point was it's not as if they will be standing there with blue berets and FAL's. If the US doesn't want to have elections monitored by an outside source, that's fine with me. We also shouldn't attempt to monitor anyone else's.

I just haven't heard of this group causing any problems in the past, so I was wondering what the issue was now.

"I really don't care".

Famous last words of many a civilization, culture or government.

Insert the language and nation of your choice in the equation above.

However I do agree that it is a two-way street. They keep out of our junk and we keep out of theirs... Ron Paul, hold the door open for me please!

chasfm11 wrote:

JCole wrote:I really don't care if they are a part of the UN or not, my point was it's not as if they will be standing there with blue berets and FAL's. If the US doesn't want to have elections monitored by an outside source, that's fine with me. We also shouldn't attempt to monitor anyone else's.

I just haven't heard of this group causing any problems in the past, so I was wondering what the issue was now.

For me it is this effort in combination with the UN's attempt at universal taxation of trade and their pushing their small arms treaty. I do realize that some of this has been around a very long time and that it may only be my perception that it is gaining in support strength. I want none of it. And I'm upset at our Federal leadership for even entertaining any of it. The UN is the consummate failure of the Progressive agenda in that they haven't accomplished a single objective in their charter and continue to sponsor exercises like the council on Human Rights being made of of the worst human rights offenders in the world. Personally, I see the tentacles of the UN reaching further and further into areas where they don't belong, directly or indirectly and it is time to lop off a few of those tentacles so that the beast that they are attached to gets the message about its boundaries. Those boundaries will never include the inter-workings of the US political system if I can help to prevent it. Foreign interference already exists in our politics and it does not need organizational support from such a corrupt and world government minded group.

The OSCE is a regional arrangement under Chapter VIII of the United Nations Charter and the legal framework for the OSCE’s action against terrorism is found in the universal anti-terrorism conventions and protocols as well as the relevant UN Security Council resolutions, in particular UNSCR 1373 (2001) – which among other things calls upon all states “to co-operate, particularly through bilateral and multilateral arrangements and agreements, to prevent and suppress terrorist attacks and take action against perpetrators of such acts”.http://www.osce.org/atu/13578

“Since the initial issue with Texas we've received a letter, both for Secretary Clinton and one for Texas authorities, from the OSCE assuring us and Texas authorities that the OSCE observers are committed to following all U.S. laws and regulations as they do in any country where they observe elections and they will do so as well in Texas,” Nuland said. "To my knowledge [Texas] is the only state that came forward and said 'please reassure us that you're going to follow our state electoral law.' And they have now been reassured."

Abbott's letter concludes: "It may be a criminal offense for OSCE's representatives to maintain a presence within 100 feet of a polling place's entrance. Failure to comply with these requirements could subject the OSCE's representatives to criminal prosecution for violating state law."--http://www.courthousenews.com/2012/10/24/51604.htm

Bob in Big D wrote:AG Abbott has spelled out the law now it will be up to LE to make sure it gets carried out.

I think they wouldnt have any trouble getting Patriots to voluteer any assistants that might be required to get these foreign troops out of Texas. .......Tar and Feathers does come to mind though.