Here is a link to a bill the house democrats are trying to pass to create this cabinet level position. It is sponsored by the usually left wing suspects to include our very own Baghdad Jim.
These are just a few of the things this bill would do and you really must read the whole bill to see just how bad this is.
Mission- The Department shall--
(2) endeavor to promote justice and democratic principles to expand human rights;
(3) strengthen nonmilitary means of peacemaking;
(4) promote the development of human potential;
(5) work to create peace, prevent violence, divert from armed conflict, use field-tested programs, and develop new structures in nonviolent dispute resolution;
(6) take a proactive, strategic approach in the development of policies that promote national and international conflict prevention, nonviolent intervention, mediation, peaceful resolution of conflict, and structured mediation of conflict;
(7) address matters both domestic and international in scope; and
(8) encourage the development of initiatives from local communities, religious groups, and nongovernmental organizations.(Thisone makes me wonder about all these Impeach Bush resolutions coming from local governments. )
If you think that was bad wait till you see the responsibilities and powers which include
General Responsibilities:
(2) serve as a delegate to the National Security Council;
(4) monitor and analyze causative principles of conflict and make policy recommendations for developing and maintaining peaceful conduct.
Domestic:
(3) develop new policies and incorporate existing policies regarding crime, punishment, and rehabilitation;(I wonder if they will implement Gregoire's ideas)
(4) develop policies to address violence against animals;
(5) analyze existing policies, employ successful, field-tested programs, and develop new approaches for dealing with the implements of violence, including gun-related violence and the overwhelming presence of handguns;(can you say anti-gun laws)
(7) make policy recommendations to the Attorney General regarding civil rights and labor law;(just one more way to take the power from the President)
(11) promote racial, religious, and ethnic tolerance;(how long till they can no longer check any muslim airline passengers without fear of prosecution?)
(13) provide ethical-based and value-based analyses to the Department of Defense.
International Responsibilities:
(1) advise the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of State on all matters relating to national security, including the protection of human rights and the prevention of, amelioration of, and de-escalation of unarmed and armed international conflict;
(3) sponsor country and regional conflict prevention and dispute resolution initiatives, create special task forces, and draw on local, regional, and national expertise to develop plans and programs for addressing the root sources of conflict in troubled areas;(yeah lets as Iran and Syria what we should do)
(6) administer the training of civilian peacekeepers who participate in multinational nonviolent police forces and support civilian police who participate in peacekeeping; (in otherwords UN peacekeepers in Lebanon)
(8) facilitate the development of peace summits at which parties to a conflict may gather under carefully prepared conditions to promote nonviolent communication and mutually beneficial solutions;(more appeasement)
(11) advise the United States Ambassador to the United Nations on matters pertaining to the United Nations Security Council.(in otherwords stop supporting Israel)
It goes on to ay that we should,"seek assistance in the design and implementation of nonviolent policies from media professionals;"
Posted by TrueSoldier at April 16, 2007 11:57 AM | Email This