We know which way the Democrats will vote on this: will all the Republicans in Congress vote for it, or, will a few get squishy?
Today, Congresswoman Harriet Hageman (WY-AL), alongside Congressman Tom Tiffany (WI-07), introduced legislation protecting the American taxpayer from attempts by international courts to impose climate change reparations on the U.S.
In July, the International Court of Justice (ICJ), one of the six principal organs of the United Nations (UN), issued an advisory opinion contending that international climate change treaties are binding on UN member states, and that breaching these agreements is an “international wrongful act.” According to the ICJ, countries that produce or consume fossil fuels could be subject to orders demanding they cease all “climate change” activities and pay full reparations to harmed nations.
Reps. Hageman and Tiffany’s bill would block the use of federal funds to pay a demand for reparations issued by any international bodies or courts for alleged violations of international law.
“The UN’s war on affordable and reliable energy is well known. This is just another effort to push forward with radical policies that have no basis in fact or science. Pursuant to the ICJ theory, every single country in the world would be subject to paying reparations, as every single country consumes fossil fuels. Yet, we know that such an outcome isn’t the UN’s intent. This is just another effort to force America to prop up the economies of failed states and impoverished nations. American citizens are not going to be forced to pay reparations based on vague, speculative claims about so-called climate damage,” said Rep. Hageman. “This bill protects both U.S. sovereignty and Congress’s constitutional authority. It guards against financial risks born of international lawsuits or opinions built on unproven assumptions.”
If other nations want to pay, have at it. It’s very sketchy as to if the US is even subject to the ruling by the ICJ, which is also non binding because it was just an advisory opinion. It makes the lawyers happy, though.
But, what if a Democrat wins in 2028? That wacko could start directing US money to the scam. This law could stop that.
Different story but really it’s the same.
Guy tired to rob me at an ATM in Miami. I was licensed to carry and had a gun. All I did was open my coat and show him I had my hand on it.
He decided not to rob me.
The U.N. is doing the same and if we just stand up to them this will end. Well at least until we get another weak and radical democrat in charge.
Need to issue a statement that the US will no longer assist in Humanitarian operations as we would need to burn fossil fuels to do so and that would make us liable for climate change reparations.
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That’s exactly their intention. The UN has wanted a source of income forever without being beholding to the whims of member states to pay “dues”. The UN is hopelessly corrupt. If they had money from an independent source, it would be irresistible. Climate scam was always about the money. That’s how they got all those poor countries to sign up for it. Everyone wants other people’s money.