Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry has signed legislation banning the implementation of policies or edicts from the United Nations (UN), World Health Organization (WHO), and World Economic Forum (WEF) in the Pelican State.
On Tuesday, Landry signed several bills into law, including Senate Bill No. 133 (S.B. 133), which prohibits any policies or mandates from the UN, WHO, or WEF from being enforced in Louisiana. The bill declares:
The World Health Organization, United Nations, and the World Economic Forum shall have no jurisdiction or power within the state of Louisiana. No rule, regulation, fee, tax, policy, or mandate of any kind of the World Health Organization, United Nations, and the World Economic Forum shall be enforced or implemented by the state of Louisiana or any agency, department, board, commission, political subdivision, governmental entity of the state, parish, municipality, or any other political entity.
At the signing ceremony for S.B. 133, Landry noted that “these organizations … encroach upon the daily lives of Americans and those in Louisiana as well.” He continued, “We have a wonderful document — it’s called the United States Constitution — that dictates how our government structure is run and exactly who has the ability to affect the lives of American citizens and here in Louisiana as well.”
S.B. 133’s lead author, Senator Thomas Pressly (R-Shreveport), said in statement, “State laws should be made by our state’s elected officials, not international organizations. The Louisiana Legislature and Governor Landry recognize the importance of sovereignty on behalf of Louisiana.”
In addition to Senator Pressly, S.B. 133 was co-authored by Senator Valarie Hodges (R-Denham Springs) and Representative Kathy Edmonston (R-Ascension). The Louisiana House passed S.B. 133 by a 69-22 vote, and the Senate unanimously concurred. The bill went into effect immediately upon being signed by Governor Landry.
S.B. 133 lacks robust enforcement mechanisms and more-specific language and bill definitions that would greatly strengthen the bill and its ability to be enforced. Furthermore, Pressly noted during the signing ceremony, the bill “does not forbid [the UN, WHO, and WEF] from giving recommendations” that state and local agencies could voluntarily implement. Nonetheless, S.B. 133 is a good first step toward pushing back against the UN and related globalist organizations.
S.B. 133’s signing comes shortly after the World Health Assembly failed to pass the WHO’s planned pandemic treaty and amendments to the International Health Regulations (IHR) — though it agreed to continue negotiations.
As The New American previously reported, the United Nations is accelerating its promotion of policies and initiatives antithetical to the American form of government.
The temporary failure of the pandemic treaty and IHR amendments comes amid growing opposition to the WHO’s power grabs. For example, last week, 24 state governors sent a letter to President Joe Biden urging him to reject the WHO initiatives, and 22 state attorneys general previously sent a similar letter. Meanwhile, state legislation to nullify the WHO has been introduced in Idaho, Michigan, Minnesota, Oklahoma, and other states.
Despite the enaction of S.B. 133, Louisiana and other states would be wise to enact stronger and more extensive legislation nullifying both the UN system entirely and the federal government’s many unconstitutional laws and edicts.
To urge your U.S. representative and senators to Get US Out! of the United Nations, visit The John Birch Society’s legislative alert here. For a list of model state nullification legislation that lawmakers in your state can introduce, click here.
