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Virgin, Utah
council: U.N.-free zone to be reconsidered By PATRICE ST. GERMAIN VIRGIN, Utah — The Virgin Town Council voted to table an ordinance to adopt a United Nation-free zone until next month’s meeting despite several public comments supporting the ordinance. Council members heard from Daniel New, father of Michael New, about adopting an ordinance for an U.N.-free zone. New’s son, Michael, was the only soldier out of 550 in the U.S. Army in Schweinfurt, Germany, to refuse to wear the U.N. cap and insignia to serve under a general from Finland. New was told to replace the U.S. flag on his right shoulder with the U.N. insignia. New refused after his commanding officer could no show a basis or order for the action. Disobeying a direct order, New was court-martialed and discharged from the Army for his conduct. Fighting the military court system for more than five years, the Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces ruled against New last week, leaving New free to bring the issue to a civilian court. New presented the LaVerkin City Council with the ordinance information Wednesday evening and said he would be presenting the information to towns in Washington and New Mexico in the upcoming months. “I urge you to consider this piece of legislation,” New said. “If you accept it or not is up to you.” Mayor Jay Lee said when he first looked at the ordinance he asked himself why the town would want to adopt it. But then he realized the United Nations controls two of the four things needed for a one-world government. “The United Nations control finances and fuel,” Lee said. “All they need to control now is food and firearms.” LaVerkin Council member Al Snow attended the Virgin meeting and said that LaVerkin would have it on their agenda next month to consider approval of the ordinance. “LaVerkin is going to pass this next month,” Snow said. Council member Ernell Thayne told of a time when he was in Guatamala when the United Nations came into a small town to investigate human rights violations. “This can happen here,” Thayne said. Snow said that if Virgin passed the ordinance, it would make ripples. “People will know who you are and be proud of what you did,” he said. “I’ve always looked up to you.” Last year, on June 15, 2000, Virgin was the second town in the country to pass a gun ordinance requiring all heads of household to own a gun. Last month, the council passed a resolution in support of ranching on public lands. Attending the meeting with New was former Sheriff of Graham County, Ariz., Richard Mack. In 1994, Mack was the first Sheriff in the country to file a lawsuit against the Brady bill and won a landmark Supreme Court decision in defense of the 10th Amendment and State Sovereignty. Mack congratulated the council on passing the gun ordinance in support of Second Amendment rights. “It’s all about freedom,” Mack said. “Its not easy to take a stand. I lost a lot but I am not a victim and I wouldn’t trade it for the world. I can look my wife and kids in the eye and myself in the mirror.” Mack lost his re-election bid for sheriff in 1996. Nine months later, Mack won the Supreme Court ruling. Before the meeting, Mack said if the decision came before the election, he most likely would have won. Fred Johnson thanked New for coming to the meeting and told the council that there is a ground swell going on. “It’s the only way to get our country back,” Johnson said. “You start on the local level and go up. Other parts of the country are feed up with the BLM and in the western US. We are actually in a war with the federal government. People with second thoughts about this need more information. Light kills fungus and light is information.” Mack spoke of brainwashing in the United States. Megan Anderson said she had seen a lot of brainwashing in school. “I didn’t know until now there is a problem with the UN but we are losing freedom,” she said. “It’s going on in schools. It’s happening at Hurricane High School.” Shaunna Johnson said that groups like the Grand Canyon Trust and the park service were working directly with the United Nations. “The UN controls the Virgin River and how land is managed,” she said. “The Zion National Park plan intends on removing flood controls. If it does that, it is a threat to our community. If we don’t take a stand, we won’t be able to make a stand.” Lee said several council members have had problems with the park and BLM taking over land. Council member Gary Wilcox, who originally asked New why he was at a council meeting and not holding a public meeting said he could see the point in the ordinance, and if it would help fight the park service, he was in favor of the ordinance. But Council member Ken Cornelius, the only member voting against the gun ordinance, said the council needed to look at the ordinance more closely. “I need time to look at it,” Cornelius said. Wilcox said he had only received the information the night before. Darcey Spendlove said she wanted to talk to town members before voting on the ordinance. Cornelius made a motion tabling the ordinance indefinitely. Wilcox second the motion. However, several members in the audience wanted a date in which the ordinance would be brought before the council again. It was decided to have the ordinance on next month’s agenda leaving LaVerkin in the running to possibly be the first entity or jurisdiction in the country to pass the U.N.-free Zone ordinance. from The Spectrum - http://www.thespectrum.com/rest.php?section=localnews&storyid=2175 In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107,
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