Under George W. Bush’s administration, the United Nations negotiated the U.N. Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities which forbids discrimination against the blind, people in wheelchairs, people with AIDS, etc. The treaty has now been ratified by 126 nations, including China, Russia, Iran, Cuba, Syria and Saudi Arabia. Our Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved the treaty in July with bipartisan support, but the United States Congress has yet to ratify it.
Now, former Senator Rick Santorum, is saying he has “grave concerns” about the treaty and has joined his voice to that of current Senator Mike Lee (R-Utah) in an attempt to stop the Senate from ratifying it--despite the fact that the treaty itself changes nothing in the way the U.S. treats people with disabilities. John Kerry (D-Mass.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, explained that the treaty simply “raises the (international) standard to our level without requiring us to go further”.
what eye thynk: What is wrong with these people? And why won’t Rick Santorum just go away?
What possible harm can come to this country if we sign a paper that joins us with the rest of the world in protecting those who are most vulnerable? This is a classic no-brainer!
Contrary to a current popular conservative conspiracy theory, President Obama is not planning on turning the United States over to the United Nations. Our sovereignty is safe; there is no need to treat every document that comes out of the U.N. like an attack on the U.S. And yet these people persist. Their mindless adherence to the belief that the U.N. is the enemy can only result in our looking foolish and the rest of the world seeing us as hypocritical bullies--neither of which is a position of strength.
As for Mr. Santorum--who seems to look down upon the rest of us from his lofty perch as self-anointed head Christian--perhaps he should review Matthew 25:40 - And Jesus said to them, Truly I say to you, Inasmuch as you have done it to one of the least of these my brothers, you have done it to me.
The afore mentioned political individuals are mean, nasty, ugly souls.
ReplyDeleteWhen they wake up in the morning, before their feet ever hit the floor, they are angry about something.
They hate just for the sake of hating and seem to want the rest .of the country to feel that way too
These men, as well as some others in Congress, claim Christianity as their Faith. Yet, Christ never hated. HE never did anything but to love and help others.
Perhaps they've forgotten the parable of The Good Samaritan.
That parable begins with this simple question: "As Jesus was talking to His disciples, a certain lawyer stood up and asked, "Who is my neighbour?" And Jesus answered ...
There's no need to go into any detail here. We all know that story. Well, maybe not "ALL". Seems like a lot of Bible thumping, women hating, dark souled "POLITICIANS" (I can think of no worse insult than that) do whatever they can to be so damn hateful.
My soap box is beginning to get wobbily, so I will step down.