US In Violation Of House UN Reforms??

[sandnsea]

The United Nations Reform Act of 2005 was introduced in the House by Rob Bishop of Utah, as well as a similar bill by Henry Hyde which was hailed by the American Conservative Union. The legislation covers a variety of issues from withholding UN dues to terrorism to the IAEA and more. It also lays out Human Rights requirements for member countries:

a) Statement of Policy- It shall be the policy of the United States to use its voice, vote, and influence at the United Nations to ensure that a credible and respectable Human Rights Council or other human rights body is established within the United Nations whose participating Member States uphold the values embodied in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
(b) Human Rights Reforms at the United Nations- The President shall direct the United States Permanent Representative to the United Nations to ensure that the following human rights reforms have been adopted by the United Nations:
(1) A Member State that fails to uphold the values embodied in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights shall be ineligible for membership on any United Nations human rights body.
(2) A Member State shall be ineligible for membership on any United Nations human rights body if such Member State is--
(A) subject to sanctions by the Security Council; or
(B) under a Security Council-mandated investigation for human rights abuses.

Just what sorts of values does the Universal Declaration of Human Rights embody?

http://www.lightupthedarkness.org/blog/default.asp?view=plink&id=1092

[Tsiyu]

1. kick

[Eugene]

2. It would be, but the bill is unenforceable against the US.

The reliance on Security Council sanctions
put members with veto power and their client
states out of reach.

[sandnsea]

3. Not really the point

The point is the House is writing UN reforms that we're obviously violating and they're just oblivious to it.