[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 3]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 3125]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




   INTRODUCING BILL TO PROHIBIT ANY REMITTANCE OF U.S. VOLUNTARY AND 
  ASSESSED CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE UNITED NATIONS IF THE UNITED NATIONS 
  IMPOSES ANY TAX OR FEE ON ANY UNITED STATES PERSON OR CONTINUES TO 
           DEVELOP OR PROMOTE PROPOSALS FOR SUCH A TAX OR FEE

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                             HON. RON PAUL

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, March 1, 2005

  Mr. PAUL. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to introduce a bill to prohibit 
any remittance of U.S. voluntary and assessed contributions to the 
United Nations if the United Nations imposes any tax or fee on any 
United States person or continues to develop or promote proposals for 
such a tax or fee.
  The United Nations has for decades been looking for a way to develop 
and promote a system of direct taxation on American citizens. It is bad 
enough that the United States has wasted more than $30 billion thus far 
on this corrupt and inept organization. U.N. bureaucrats want to find a 
way to put their hands directly in the taxpayer's pocket and do away 
with the U.S. Government middle man.
  A current example of this determination to tax American citizens is 
the Law of the Sea Treaty. The ``International Seabed Authority'' 
created by the Law of the Sea Treaty would have the authority to--for 
the first time in history--impose taxes on American businesses and 
citizens. This treaty may be ratified at any time by the U.S. Senate 
and U.N. taxation of Americans will become a reality.
  This is just one of many examples of the United Nations attempting to 
impose direct taxes on the American people. If we are to retain our 
sovereignty and our way of life we must reject completely any such 
attempt. Our forefathers rebelled against English rule over the issue 
of ``taxation without representation is tyranny.'' It makes no sense at 
all more than 230 years later to subject ourselves to such a tyrannical 
arrangement.
  I hope my colleagues will join me in supporting this legislation.

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