[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 23]
[House]
[Page 31845]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       UNITED NATIONS SOVEREIGNTY

  (Mr. PITTS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PITTS. Mr. Speaker, what is the proper function of the United 
Nations? Is it a forum for countries to come together to promote peace, 
security, and human rights? Or is it an independent entity that 
determines and establishes the law and regulations to govern member 
states?
  General Secretary Ban Ki-moon has made it clear in recent comments 
that the U.N. Climate Summit in Copenhagen will not be successful 
unless a firm deadline for a legally binding agreement is in place.
  In Copenhagen, the U.N. is advocating for U.N. bureaucrats with the 
legal power to regulate the actions of member states. We should not let 
the health of our economy rest on the collective decisions of a group 
containing antagonistic and autocratic governments who do not have the 
American people's interests at heart, let alone the interests of their 
own citizens.
  Do we really want Burma, Iran, and North Korea and other despotic 
governments setting the rules that govern how American businesses 
operate? I certainly do not.

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