-Caveat Lector- House Rejects Vote on ABM Treaty Withdrawal Thu Jun 6, 2:36 PM ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives defeated a bid by Democrats on Thursday to force a vote on President Bush (news - web sites)'s decision to withdraw from the 1972 Anti-Ballistic Missile treaty. The House voted 254-169 to bar the challenge to Bush's plan to pull out of the treaty signed 30 years ago with the Soviet Union to bar deployment of national missile defense (news - web sites) systems. The withdrawal becomes effective on June 13. Rep. Dennis Kucinich, an Ohio Democrat, pressed for a House vote on the treaty, saying Bush was overriding congressional powers and acting unilaterally to repeal the law. Bush announced plans in December to pull out of the treaty that was revised over the years with Russia, which he saw as an impediment to his plans to develop a system to protect the nation from missiles fired by rogue nations or terrorists. "The Constitution empowers Congress to establish laws, and charges the president with carrying out these laws. Nowhere does it give the president power to repeal laws -- only Congress has the authority to undo its legislative work," Kucinich said. But House International Relations Committee Chairman Henry Hyde, an Illinois Republican, said presidents have terminated a number of treaties without congressional consent. The House voted to back the Republican leaderships' move to block a direct vote on the treaty termination. Bush argued that the ABM treaty with Russia was outdated with the passing of the Cold War. The Sept. 11 attacks on New York and Washington showed the need for developing protections from weapons of mass destruction from other threats, he said. But a number of Democrats said the administration was abandoning a cornerstone of nuclear arms control efforts, and said the withdrawal could provoke another arms race. They also have been skeptical that a system to protect the nation from missile attacks is feasible. A spokesman for Kucinich said he was working with other lawmakers on a legal challenge to the treaty pullout. ___________________________________ ICIS - Institute for Cooperation in Space http://www.peaceinspace.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICIS (USA): Dr. Carol Rosin [EMAIL PROTECTED] PO Box 25040, Ventura, CA 93001 ICIS (Canada): Alfred Lambremont Webre, JD, MEd 2225 West 41 Avenue, PO Box 18153 Vancouver, BC V6M4L3 <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html";>Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/";>ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
