U.N.-Backed Agenda 21 Angers Many in Texas
A Lubbock County judge's comments last week that President Obama might cede U.S. sovereignty to the United Nations and spark a civil war have been widely ridiculed. But concerns about U.N. overreach are gaining ground, with the attacks mostly focused on a 20-year-old nonbinding U.N. resolution called Agenda 21.
Texas critics of the resolution have seen their fears echoed by activists at city council meetings around the state and adopted by some of the state's Republican leaders.
Agenda 21 was signed by more than 170 countries, including the U.S., in 1992 and aims to ...
Comments (17)
Kenneth Franks
Conspiracy theorists unite. Tin foil is on sale.
Robert Rister via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Let's see if I follow this. Energy-efficient buildings might be considered valuable to foreign invaders, so we should make sure all our buildings are uninsulated?
Cindy Gibson via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Oh good Lord. There are meds for this. It was 1992 and we have not been invaded yet by the UN. Can we all chill? Most urban planners, regardless of party, are already doing this. People, it turns out, like parks and cheaper electric bills.
Alicia Butler via Texas Tribune on Facebook
No, Robert it's that insidious critical-thinking infection, causing people to question whether we and and our children can enjoy a good quality of life in the future if we continue to build new strip malls over productive agricultural land.
Jennifer White via Texas Tribune on Facebook
I guess when you're paranoid, the word "non-binding" means "takeover!!!!" How embarrassing.
Karen Spivey-Cummings via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Are some Texans really this stupid?
visule
That explains the vogue development of mixed use, high density development going on all over the metroplex. The architects and planners get the concept from the Universities and their designs reflect it. I think someday I will want to live in a lively Urban area, but not sure living in a high rise apt next to a DART station is cool.
Dennis Gerson via Texas Tribune on Facebook
unfortunately yes, some are
longislandliberal
I think the conspiracy theorists were right: In the 1970's when they put fluoride in the drinking water it REALLY did make some people stupid. They're all grown up now and are called black helicopter types, Libertarians - and Ron Paul voters.
Lori Trammell via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Private property rights
visule
Since all the aerial spraying for West Nile in Dallas, I have the strange urge watch Rachel Maddow and to vote to re-elect Obama because I know now that our terrible unemployment and deficit spending is all bush's fault. And Obama is going to close Gitmo and get US out of Afghanistan.
Kelly Mann
Obviously some of you have failed to research Agenda 21 and think its nothing more than putting a solar panel on a roof and some insulation in a building- Do you research. Agenda 21 see's population control as a means for saving the planet- Actually read the Agenda 21 manuel made by your United Nations for yourself- If what you find it does not bother you than obviously you are content to go back to the flintstone age- I am not-
Agenda 21 is a global contract binds governments around the world to the UN plan for changing the ways we live, eat, learn, and communicate – all under the noble banner of saving the earth. Its regulations would severely limit water, electricity, and transportation – even deny human access to our most treasured wilderness areas. If implemented, it would manage and monitor all lands and people
Dale Curry
As Voltaire said, "Anyone who has the power to make you believe absurdities has the power to make you commit injustices."
These people are frightening, and need to be put into care. Perhaps we can re-task some of our death panels?
Anya Khan
Here is the link from the UN:
http://www.un.org/esa/dsd/agenda21/index.shtml
Adele Roberson
I can see them now. Hundreds of them. Naked , with tinfoil hats and firecrackers sticking out of their butts galloping down the road through my town. In front. Cruz and Sarah Palin dancing the
crazy chicken.
Mars Bonfire
Batshit crazy is as batshit crazy does.
Pash Amini
You people are as uninformed as they come. One of the goals of Agenda 21 is the elimination of private property. Do some reading before you cast judgement on others. Simply search Agenda 21 maps and take a look.