Surprise! US Rejects Declaration of Homosexual Rights at OSCE Gathering
Comment by Julio Severo: The Barack Obama administration is openly
homosexualist. It is enough to check this article:
The Obama
administration is determined to impose its homosexual imperialism around the
world, as demonstrates an excellent video produced by Family Watch
International (http://youtu.be/HbjAFUGQ3Xg):
More recently, Obama
tried to impose his homosexualist influence on a small African nation:
But what happens
when a pro-death government commits the “error” of putting a pro-life Christian
in a delegation? The answer is in the article below, which shows the Obama
administration putting Congressman Chris Smith, a great pro-life Catholic, as member
of the US delegation to a European meeting to address homosexualist issues. The
result could not be otherwise: the American delegation, headed by Smith,
rejected the gay agenda.
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| Julio Severo with Rep. Chris Smith |
Let us hope that
the Obama administration may keep committing such “errors.”
Update: I just received this important information from an American attorney: The gathering was of the Parliamentary
Assembly of the OSCE, so the US delegation was congressional, not from the
executive branch. The Obama administration had nothing to do with the
appointment and is of course in favor of the LGBT agenda. The Republicans
control the House of Representatives (the lower house, i.e., the People's
House), and the congressional commission that deals with the OSCE, the Helsinki
Commission, is chaired by Congressman Chris Smith. This underscores the
importance of the separation of power in a constitutional government; all power
is not concentrated in the hands of the executive. Stefano's original article
was unclear on this point and he had to modify it; perhaps that was the source
of the confusion.
Here is the
article:
Countries Reject Declaration of Homosexual Rights at OSCE Gathering
Written by Stefano Gennarini, J.D.
ISTANBUL, July
19 (C-FAM) Homosexual groups were dealt a humiliating blow at the end of last
month by representatives at a gathering of the world’s largest regional
security organization.
The
Parliamentary Assembly of the Organization for Security and Cooperation of
Europe (OSCE) shot down a resolution recognizing a controversial declaration on
homosexuality by a vote of 24 to 3. Even lawmakers from countries that are
usually friendly to homosexual groups deserted them.
The non-binding
declaration, known as the Yogyakarta Principles, declares comprehensive special
new rights for individuals who identify as lesbian, homosexual, bisexual or
transgender (LGBT). The 29 principles were prepared in 2006 by activists,
academics and former unelected officials of international bodies.
Proponents
insist the principles are authoritative interpretations of existing
international law, and have asked international organizations to endorse them.
They have had varying success. Getting the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly on board
would have been a significant victory because representatives at its meetings
are elected officials from the legislative branches of OSCE member states.
Having garnered
the signatures of 31 co-sponsors, the Belgian sponsoring the resolution was
confident the resolution could pass. Moreover, the Council of Europe, composed of
the same countries as the OSCE, recognized some of the same principles in a
2010 resolution.
But the
initiative turned into a nightmare when even lawmakers from countries that side
with homosexual groups did not support it. Only three representatives voted in
favor of the resolution after it was discussed. Chief among its opponents, and
surprisingly to many, was the United States representative.
When the
resolution came up for debate, the atmosphere in the room became tense.
U.S. Congressman
Chris Smith was the first to speak and said the Yogyakarta Principles
“contradict” OSCE commitments to religious freedom and freedom of speech. He
mentioned conflicts with the principles and the tenets of major religions, as
well as binding international law and pointed out that governments never
negotiated the principles.
The statement
from the congressman highlights the conflict between the legislative and
executive branch in the United States. The Obama administration has declared
LGBT rights a priority for the United States. Recent public statements by U.S.
President Barack Obama in African countries confirmed that position. The OSCE
Parliamentary Assembly gathers representatives of the legislature, not the
executive branches of government.
Smith was not
alone in criticizing the Yogyakarta Principles.
The Polish
representative motioned to remove the resolution from the agenda and not even
debate it. She made a surprisingly forceful intervention, saying the principles
contradicted Poland’s constitution, and no international body has ever defined
the terms “sexual orientation” and “gender identity”.
Lawmakers from
countries that grant special new rights for individuals who identify as LGBT,
like Italy, which grants homosexual couples special status through civil
unions, also spoke against the resolution.
Promoting
partisan advocacy would “diminish” the authority of OSCE according to the
Italian representative. He said the OSCE recognizes the rights of all
individuals to be free of discrimination, regardless of sexual orientation or
gender identity. But he observed that it is inappropriate for the OSCE to even
discuss the merits of the Yogyakarta Principles, because the principles go
beyond the accepted normative framework for human rights embraced by OSCE
states — echoing legal experts who say the Yogyakarta Principles do not accurately reflect international
law.
Representatives
from Russia and Armenia also made comments opposing the resolution. No one
offered words in support of the resolution, not even Belgium.
Source: Source:
C-Fam, via Julio Severo in
English.
Portuguese version of this article: Surpresa! EUA Rejeitam
Declaração de Direitos Homossexuais na OSCE
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