Kigali Amendment the Latest Example of UN’s Threat to Sovereignty
John F. McManus
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The process of establishing a world government via the United Nations has always involved incrementally gaining control over the United States. The UN has never employed a military force to dominate our nation, but the route chosen by the world body has proven very successful.

For an example of how the UN’s plan is working, consider the U.S. Senate’s September 21, 2022 ratification of the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol. If you are scratching your head wondering “What is the Kigali Amendment?” or “What is contained in the Montreal Protocol?” be assured that you’re not alone. So, allow us a couple minutes of time of your time to fill you in.

This particular example of surrendering sovereignty to the United Nations is based on the spurious claim that mankind’s activity is destroying the ozone layer, which blocks some of the Sun’s energy. Some environmental “experts” insist that hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) and the emissions resulting from human use of the compound are partially causing this damage. They claim that this could lead to the Earth’s destruction if not stopped. As is always the case when dire claims about human-caused environmental damage are made, opponents who disagree — and there are many — get little or no attention.

HFCs are used in refrigerators and air conditioners. Banning or severely curtailing their use would have a decided impact on the way people live and conduct business. However, this is of little concern for those pushing world government.

The Montreal Protocol, officially titled the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer, is a UN-created international treaty that entered into force in 1989. It targets substances that are considered responsible for ozone depletion.

Hailed by then-UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, the Montreal Protocol has been revised nine times to strengthen its reach and provisions. The latest revision — the Kigali Amendment, which specifically targets HFCs — was agreed upon at a 2016 UN meeting held in Kigali, the capital of Rwanda, a nation in southern Africa. The Kigali Amendment had been blocked in the U.S. Senate on several occasions, but on September 21 of this year the body ratified the treaty by a vote of 69 to 27. Forty-eight Democrats and 21 Republicans voted in favor, exceeding the two-thirds majority required for ratification. President Joe Biden delightedly praised the Senate vote saying, “The United States is back at the table leading the fight against climate change.”

Notably — and perhaps not coincidentally — the Senate’s ratification occurred the same day Biden spoke at the UN General Assembly, in which he promoted globalist ideals and praised the UN Charter and Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

Despite the effort to use climate change as an excuse for world government, there is no reason for alarm about HFCs causing serious harm to the ozone layer. For example, a 2015 study issued by NASA found that HFCs would damage the ozone layer by a mere 0.035 percent by 2050, a negligible effect.

Another UN organization is involved in the campaign to further empower the world body. Located in Vienna, Austria, the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) claims that the Earth is in the grip of a climate catastrophe that has led to a global food crisis. Yet, on June 22, 2022, the Global Climate Intelligence Group (CLINTEL) issued a declaration signed by more than 1,100 scientists and professionals worldwide insisting that “there is no climate emergency.”

Wyoming’s Republican Senator John Barrasso voted against ratification of the Kigali Amendment. He stated: “We don’t need to get entangled in another United Nations treaty.”  Good for him and his 26 Republican colleagues who also voted against ratification.

The process of entangling our nation in the United Nations continues. Ratification of the Kigali Amendment is akin to allowing numerous tiny Lilliputians tie Gulliver down and render him unable to defend himself. No American should ignore the seemingly minor pacts and organizations created by the United Nations.

The United States must withdraw from the world body before these seemingly minor concessions in national sovereignty add up — and completely tie down our country. The way to do so is to persuade Congress to support the American Sovereignty Restoration Act (H.R. 7806), a bill to Get US Out! of the United Nations and all its associated entities. Contact your U.S. representative, urging him or her to support this sovereignty-protecting measure, and urge your two senators to introduce and support a companion bill in the Senate. You can easily contact Congress by using our legislative alert “Get US Out! of the UN” at https://gojt.us/p6y5.