World Citizens Party
For A
Democratic World
Government
617-876-1185 www.worldcitizernsparty.org
November 2007
Dear World Citizen,
Today, when
the climate crisis is in the headlines, when the daily media are shouting
that we are a “Planet in
Peril”, can we doubt that the time has
come for a world-level
government, a government that can
control the total human production of heat-trapping
gases?
The need
for planetary coordination is not reasonably refutable. Many local groups are
struggling to reduce their local
“carbon footprint.” Valuable as they
are, can we count on
their combined efforts to solve
the total problem?
Only a
world-level authority can control the belching smokestacks of
simultaneously, reduce drastically the
number of exhaust pipes, jets, and polluting
chimneys in industrial countries, as
well as industrializing countries in the Global South.
Only a world federal government, with the authority
to marshal required resources, will
be able to provide adequate
compensation to the large populations that must be asked to
make adjustments to their
individual development programs.
And only a
federal world government, with required authority – and totally committed
to the maintenance and
enforcement of basic human rights – only such a government can
effectively deal also with weapons of
mass destruction, international public health,
increasing poverty, and water scarcity. We need a worldwide New Deal /
We believe
a citizen-elected parliament, a body identifying with the whole human race
and taking responsibility for
its destiny, can help address and save us from the obvious
disaster we face – even possible
extinction.
Against this background, what are we asking
you to do as a member or potential
supporter of the
World Citizens Party of
Our purpose (See enclosed brochure) is to build a
global demand for a democratic
world federal government. Starting from our
citizens everywhere to form branches
of a worldwide political party, each branch charged
with the task of translating the
new world consciousness into political action for adequate
democratic government at the global
level – government committed to human and civil
rights and equal to the scope of
the crises we face.
In
official.
We have
learned the hard work and problems of starting a new party. We have also
found that the strength and
rigidity of the two-party system in the
obstacle
when we are recruiting members for a third party. Accordingly, in the immediate future, we will
concentrate principally on states and countries where citizens are comfortable
with multi-party systems. And we will
continue our support of IRV, (Instant Runoff Voting)
We
are asking you to do three things:
1. Please join or renew as a member or
supporter. Note that the tab page on
the
brochure
gives you the member/supporter option.
And do also note in the
brochure
our determination not to be a “spoiler” in a two-way party contest. In
2006, we endorsed Jill Stein, The
Green-Rainbow Party candidate for secretary
of
state, because she embodied many of our values and there was no other
opposition
to William Galvin.
2.
Please make a generous contribution.
3.
Please send the enclosed Joint
Congressional Resolution to your senators and
representative
and ask them to sign-on as a
sponsor. Write a brief note saying
that
democratic government at the global level has to be part of any effective
response
to the climate crisis, (and to other issues you may wish to mention).
The above joint resolution is to be used
worldwide. It can be an effective global
instrument. With the name of another
country appropriately substituted, members of the World Citizens Party branches
– and world citizens generally -- can use it to move their representatives to
endorse the call for adequate worldwide government.
The resolution can easily and naturally be
made relevant to the subject of almost any communication with a public official
involved in international policy. No
such official should
be allowed to forget that a copy of the resolution is on
her or his desk.
On behalf of the Planet, thank you.
For the Steering Committee
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
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.