H.R. 2745, the United Nations Reform Act of 2005 has been passed by the US House. This bill cuts the United Nations funding by 50% unless the UN agrees to impliment certain listed reforms.

If you’re like me, and believe that the US should withdraw from the UN, then on the surface this sounds like a great deal. Drastically reducing the dues that we pay to the UN is certainly a step in the right direction. This bill was passed mostly along party lines, so maybe the congressional Republicans are finally thinking straight!

Wrong. As Ron Paul and Henry Lamb point out, the devil is in the details. If implimented, these reforms would grant the UN unprecedented new powers, and streamline existing processes.

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