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| 2 | 2 | | SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1915 FILED ON: 1/17/2025 |
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| 3 | 3 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2457 |
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| 4 | 4 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 5 | 5 | | _________________ |
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| 6 | 6 | | PRESENTED BY: |
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| 7 | 7 | | Brendan P. Crighton, (BY REQUEST) |
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| 8 | 8 | | _________________ |
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| 9 | 9 | | To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General |
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| 10 | 10 | | Court assembled: |
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| 11 | 11 | | The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying |
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| 12 | 12 | | resolution: |
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| 13 | 13 | | Resolutions enhancing global governance via a strengthened and revised United Nations Charter. |
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| 14 | 14 | | _______________ |
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| 15 | 15 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 16 | 16 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :Paul Anderson 1 of 3 |
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| 17 | 17 | | SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1915 FILED ON: 1/17/2025 |
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| 18 | 18 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2457 |
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| 19 | 19 | | By Mr. Crighton (by request), a petition (accompanied by resolutions, Senate, No. 2457) of Paul |
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| 20 | 20 | | Anderson, for the adoption of resolutions of the General Court of Massachusetts to the Members |
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| 21 | 21 | | of Congress of the United States enhancing global governance via a strengthened and revised |
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| 22 | 22 | | United Nations Charter. Veterans and Federal Affairs. |
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| 23 | 23 | | [SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION |
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| 24 | 24 | | SEE SENATE, NO. 2312 OF 2023-2024.] |
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| 25 | 25 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 26 | 26 | | _______________ |
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| 27 | 27 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court |
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| 28 | 28 | | (2025-2026) |
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| 29 | 29 | | _______________ |
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| 30 | 30 | | Resolutions enhancing global governance via a strengthened and revised United Nations Charter. |
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| 31 | 31 | | 1 RESOLUTIONS Memorializing the President and Congress of the United States to call |
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| 32 | 32 | | 2for a conference to review the Charter of the United Nations, and to propose or support |
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| 33 | 33 | | 3amendments which will ensure its transformation into a United Federation of Nations, with |
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| 34 | 34 | | 4powers which, while defined and limited to international affairs, shall be adequate to ensure |
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| 35 | 35 | | 5global tranquility by preserving peace and preventing aggression through the enactment, |
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| 36 | 36 | | 6interpretation and enforcement of world law. |
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| 37 | 37 | | 7 Whereas, the United Nations has failed to save the people of the earth from the scourge |
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| 38 | 38 | | 8of war because of its structural inability to enact and enforce international law; and 2 of 3 |
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| 39 | 39 | | 9 Whereas, a revised United Nations Charter must be framed to be of, for and by the |
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| 40 | 40 | | 10PEOPLE; to establish genuine international law and order; to effectively render war, as a means |
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| 41 | 41 | | 11of settling international disputes, illegal and obsolete; and |
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| 42 | 42 | | 12 Whereas, an effective and revised charter must include these essentials of democratic |
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| 43 | 43 | | 13federal government: |
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| 44 | 44 | | 14 A representative and democratic global legislature with authority to enact international |
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| 45 | 45 | | 15law; |
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| 46 | 46 | | 16 An executive, responsible to the legislature, with the authority to enforce international |
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| 47 | 47 | | 17law; |
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| 48 | 48 | | 18 A court system to interpret international law, a system with compulsory jurisdiction to |
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| 49 | 49 | | 19adjudicate disputes between nation-states and individual world citizens; |
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| 50 | 50 | | 20 A Bill of Rights to guarantee the basic rights and civil liberties essential to a democratic |
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| 51 | 51 | | 21republic form of government; now therefore be it |
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| 52 | 52 | | 22 Resolved, that the Massachusetts Senate calls upon the President and Congress of the |
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| 53 | 53 | | 23United States to call for a conference to review the Charter of the United Nations, and to propose |
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| 54 | 54 | | 24or support amendments which will ensure its transformation into a United Federation of Nations, |
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| 55 | 55 | | 25with powers which, while defined and limited to international affairs, shall be adequate to ensure |
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| 56 | 56 | | 26global tranquility by preserving peace and preventing aggression through the enactment, |
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| 57 | 57 | | 27interpretation and enforcement of world law; and be it further 3 of 3 |
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| 58 | 58 | | 28 Resolved, that copies of these resolutions be transmitted forthwith by the clerk of the |
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| 59 | 59 | | 29Massachusetts Senate to the President of the United States, to the presiding officer of each |
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| 60 | 60 | | 30branch of Congress and the members thereof from this Commonwealth. |
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