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Arizona Senate OKs Bill Rejecting UN Declaration on Environment

Saturday, March 23, 2013 16:26
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Howard Fischer
Arizona Daily Star
March 23, 2013

Fearing international intrusion into Arizona’s affairs, the Senate voted Wednesday to make it illegal for state and local governments to recognize the United Nations or any of its declarations as legal authority here.

While some lawmakers have always been suspicious of the U.N., the focus of this measure is that organization’s Rio Declaration, adopted in 1992, which deals with issues of environment and development. Sen. Judy Burges, R-Sun City West, said the key to her SB 1403 is ensuring that decisions and policies adopted by the international body that are contrary to federal and state law are not adopted here.

“The only thing that would be prohibited under my bill is if it’s unconstitutional,” she said.

“It asks the people to stand up and to support those things that support the Constitution, which is the guiding principles of this country,” Burges continued. “The Constitution is what has protected us against an overreaching government all of these years.”

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