> Int'l. Criminal Court Petition

January 22, 2001
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> Dear friend of liberty,
>
> The gavel hits. Its piercing crack commands the room. History is made.
>
> The International Criminal Court (ICC) is now in session -- and our
> country will never be the same.
>
> "In July of 1998, 120 nations met in Rome and voted to endorse an
> international criminal court. According to its own terms, when the
> treaty is ratified by 60 nations, it will be capable of exerting
> universal jurisdiction over every human being on the planet. This type
> of criminal court has been on the wish list of the United Nations since
> 1947." -- Dr. James Hirsen, 1/5/01
>
> "Once created, the international court will give the U.N. the mechanism
> it needs to enforce its global 'laws' against American citizens. All
> Americans concerned with our sovereignty as a nation should be very
> alarmed by this latest development." -- Congressman Ron Paul, 1/8/01
>
> "In short, the treaty gives the ICC the right to try and imprison U.S.
> citizens, including our military and other government officers, even
> [if] we have refused to sign it, let alone ratify it." -- former
> Secretary of Defense Caspar Weinberger, 7/3/00
>
> "On the International Criminal Court treaty, 'the [Defense] Department's
> position has been clear,' a Pentagon official said. 'We were against
> signing it and still are.'" -- Washington Post, 1/1/01
>
> "Casey [Lee A. Casey, a former Justice Department official who
> specializes in international law] said he opposes the creation of the
> permanent International Criminal Court under the auspices of the United
> Nations because he believes its powers are too extensive, and could
> subject American citizens to trial without allowing them the rights and
> protections they are guaranteed by the Constitution." -- Washington
> Post, 1/1/01
>
> "National sovereignty, which means that Americans are answerable to no
> one but their own government and their own laws, should never be
> compromised. The creation of a permanent, international war-crimes
> tribunal certainly would compromise the national sovereignty of every
> country on Earth." -- Charley Reese, 1/11/01
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> The Liberty Committee is indeed very alarmed by the International
> Criminal Court. According to recent press reports, President Bush is
> alarmed also. Today, The Liberty Committee is launching a nationwide
> petition drive asking President Bush to rescind the signature of the
> United States to the International Criminal Court treaty that former
> President Clinton authorized on December 31, 2000.
>
> To complete the on-line petition, go to
> http://www.thelibertycommittee.org . Please ask family and friends to do
> the same. There is a printable version of the petition that we ask you
> to print, copy and distribute to people who don't use the Internet. All
> completed and received petitions, on-line and printed, will be presented
> to the White House.
>
> The International Criminal Court will consider itself to be formally and
> officially established after only 60 of the world's 161 countries ratify
> the Rome Statute of the ICC. As of today, 27 countries have ratified
> the treaty. The ICC needs just 33 more ratifying countries, from
> among the 112 which have signed but not yet ratified, to claim
> jurisdiction over all 161 countries and their citizens.
>
> "It is my fervent hope that ...a large majority of United Nations Member
> States will have signed and ratified [the ICC treaty], so that the Court
> will have unquestioned authority and the widest possible jurisdiction."
> -- U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan, 7/18/98
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> "Only hours before the Dec. 31 [2000] deadline, Bill Clinton gave the
> United Nations its most significant victory so far in its relentless
> quest for global governance: the International Criminal Court."
> -- Henry Lamb, 1/3/01
>
> Supporters of the ICC have worked for years to establish this new world
> court. It is now time for us to do our work. Please sign our petition
> and ask others to do the same.
>
> Kent Snyder
> The Liberty Committee
> http://www.thelibertycommittee.org

Kent Snyde