President Joe Biden joined this past weekend with the other leaders of the so-called G7 group in Germany to promote what the White House calls “game-changing projects to close the infrastructure gap in developing countries, strengthen the global economy and supply chains, and advance U.S. national security.” Not surprisingly, the projects all lead to more global authority and less national sovereignty.
The nations presently involved in the G7 are the United States, Canada, Germany, France, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the European Union (EU). If you think that adds up to eight, not seven, you are right. It also raises the question — is the EU now considered a nation in itself? If so, then why do France, Germany, and Italy even send representatives to this meeting? After all, American states such as California and Texas do not send their governors to the G7.
According to a release from the White House, “President Biden and G7 leaders formally launch the partnership for global infrastructure and investment.”
The stated intent of the project is “to develop a values-driven, high-impact, and transparent infrastructure partnership to meet the enormous infrastructure needs of low- and middle-income countries and support the United States’ and its allies’ economic and national security interests.”
Biden claimed that members of his administration “have traveled to hear directly from countries on how we can meet their infrastructure needs.”
By this time, hard-working American taxpayers should know that what this means. They will be paying for this grandiose scheme of the globalist-minded leaders of the G7. Biden said that the U.S. intends to “mobilize” $200 billion for the Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment (PGII) over the next five years through grants, Federal financing, and leveraging private sector investments. In total, the White House said, “[W]e aim to mobilize capital from other like-minded partners, multilateral development banks, development finance institutions, sovereign wealth funds, and more.”
Biden added, “And this will only be the beginning.”
Among the goals of the PGII are “tackling the climate crisis and bolstering global energy security through investments in climate resilient infrastructure.” Of course, when progressive politicians speak of “investments,” they mean taking money from U.S. taxpayers and spending it — in this case in other countries around the world. Among the ways that Biden suggests this U.S. taxpayer money will be spent is in “new global refining, processing, and battery manufacturing sites,” and “clean energy” in those places that do not yet have access to it.
Other goals of the globalist scheme include “developing, expanding and deploying secure information and communications technology,” as well as “advancing gender equality and equity,” and “developing and upgrading the infrastructure of health systems and contributing to global health security.” Included in “global health security” will be “vaccine and other essential medical product manufacturing,” and “addressing the current pandemic and preventing and preparing for the next one.” (Emphasis added).
With the recent push for the United States and other nations to surrender their national sovereignty to the World Health Organization (WHO), an arm of the United Nations, this should send chills up the spine of any American who values our own national independence. When one considers how little American politicians valued the U.S. Constitution in the last pandemic, just how much respect could one expect for it from the WHO?
The remainder of the announcement offered details of some specific projects already underway, but what is most important is what the White House announcement leaves out.
Nothing is said in the White House’s release about submitting this agreement to the United States Senate, as is required by the U.S. Constitution. Article II, Section 2 of the Constitution states, in speaking of the president, “He shall have power, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, to make treaties, provided two thirds of the Senators present concur.” (Emphasis added).
One would think that proposing billions of dollars of taxpayer money, in coordination with several other nations, and adding this is only the “beginning,” would necessitate approval of the agreement by the Senate. Without the approval of the Senate, the agreement has no legal force in the United States. (Even with approval from the Senate, a treaty must conform to the U.S. Constitution’s other provisions).
Every public official in the United States — including President Joe Biden — has taken an oath to obey the Constitution of the United States. But as is the case in so many other activities of our federal government, the Constitution is being ignored. It would be good for our readers to ask their U.S. senator about this failure to submit the agreement to the Senate.
Yet, the announcement from the White House — “President Biden and G7 leaders formally launch the partnership for global infrastructure and investment” — indicates that Biden considers the agreement a done deal, and it is only the “beginning.”
It is clear that Biden and his fellow globalists intend to continue to advance their ideology of global government through “climate” causes and “health” causes, arguing that these challenges can only be met by increased international authority.
Hopefully, Americans will see through their schemes.
Steve Byas is a university instructor in history and government and the author of History’s Greatest Libels. He can be contacted at [email protected].
