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