JOINT CONGRESSIONAL RESOLUTION

A CALL FOR A GENERAL CONFERENCE OF THE UNITED

NATIONS TO REVISE THE UNITED NATIONS CHARTER

TO FORM A DEMOCRATIC WORLD GOVERNMENT.

Whereas there have been numerous wars since the United Nations was founded in l945, and whereas international warfare continues, and there is no evidence that it will cease to occur in the future unless new measures are taken,

Whereas the United Nations, notwithstanding its invaluable humanitarian, scientific, social and cultural achievements, has failed in its basic purpose to “save succeeding generations from the scourge of war”,

Therefore the Congress of the United States of America calls for a General Conference of the Members of the United Nations, as provided by Article 109 of the Charter, to revise the United Nations to form a democratic world government conforming to the following basic specifications:

A World Legislature, elected by secret ballot in multi-party elections, on the basis of one person, one vote, and possessing authority to levy taxes;

A World Executive, directly elected by the people of the world, or by their elected legislature;

A World Judiciary System, with jurisdiction over corporations and individual world citizens, and with obligation and full authority to protect and enforce the universal observance of all civil and human rights;

A World Bill of Human Rights, adequate to protect the basic human rights of all world citizens, all human beings.