Houses passes resolution on China 419-1 - cougarguard.com — unofficial BYU Cougars / LDS sports, football, basketball forum and message board

MikeWaters · 07-31-2008, 03:15 PM

http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2008/roll539.xml

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Calling on the Government of the People’s Republic of China to immediately end abuses of the human rights of its citizens, to cease repression of Tibetan and Uighur citizens, and to end its support for the Government of Sudan and Burma to ensure that the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games take place in an atmosphere of freedom

I'll let you guess who the one "nay" vote was.

Cuckoo. Cuckoo. Cuckoo.

Indy Coug · 07-31-2008, 03:22 PM

Ron Paul would be a foreign relations nightmare.

MikeWaters · 07-31-2008, 03:24 PM

Yet MRD supported this guy.

That's not something I would admit in public.

Indy Coug · 07-31-2008, 03:32 PM

Maybe HighHorse would like to weigh in here.

MikeWaters · 07-31-2008, 03:34 PM

"We shouldn't be meddling in the affairs of other countries." Probably what he would say.

But he doesn't hold China to the same standard. He doesn't care if China props up Sudan and Myanmar.

UtahDan · 07-31-2008, 03:46 PM

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Originally Posted by MikeWaters

http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2008/roll539.xml

I'll let you guess who the one "nay" vote was.

Cuckoo. Cuckoo. Cuckoo.

I agree, but the resolution is pointless. If you keep telling your kid "stop hitting your sister" but he never experiences any consequences for that behavior, what is the point in telling him over and over? He just learns he can ignore you. The truth is we don't care enough about human rights to do anything about them, so we issue pointless impotent resolutions (ala the UN) to assuage our guilt and feel like we are doing something. Of course, we might just as well not do anything.

MikeWaters · 07-31-2008, 03:53 PM

they are not pointless. there was almost an international incident recently over a potential congressional resolution on Turkey.

Mormon Red Death · 07-31-2008, 03:59 PM

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Originally Posted by MikeWaters

Yet MRD supported this guy.

That's not something I would admit in public.

whoopdee do... he didnt support a finger pointing lecture from congress to china... He must be crazy

Mormon Red Death · 07-31-2008, 04:03 PM

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Originally Posted by MikeWaters

Yet MRD supported this guy.

That's not something I would admit in public.

its probably because you lack the testicular fortitude to stand up for what you believe

UtahDan · 07-31-2008, 04:05 PM

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Originally Posted by MikeWaters

they are not pointless. there was almost an international incident recently over a potential congressional resolution on Turkey.

I concede that rebuking an ally has some impact. Rebuking China has zip.

07-31-2008, 03:22 PM	#2
Indy Coug Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Between Iraq and a hard place Posts: 7,569	Ron Paul would be a foreign relations nightmare.

07-31-2008, 03:24 PM	#3
MikeWaters Demiurge Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 36,365	Yet MRD supported this guy. That's not something I would admit in public.

07-31-2008, 03:32 PM	#4
Indy Coug Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Between Iraq and a hard place Posts: 7,569	Maybe HighHorse would like to weigh in here.

07-31-2008, 03:34 PM	#5
MikeWaters Demiurge Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 36,365	"We shouldn't be meddling in the affairs of other countries." Probably what he would say. But he doesn't hold China to the same standard. He doesn't care if China props up Sudan and Myanmar.

07-31-2008, 03:53 PM	#7
MikeWaters Demiurge Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 36,365	they are not pointless. there was almost an international incident recently over a potential congressional resolution on Turkey.