Al Gore calls for “global governance” for climate change

Hot on the heels of Prince Charles’s horsecrap, calling for the end of capitalism, consumerism and individual liberty, we have the Grand Wizard declaring Cap & Trade a first step toward “global governance.”

Here’s the thing. Americans are right to be skeptical about talk like this.  We have a history that acknowledges individual liberties, freedom and national sovereignty. Treaties, once signed and confirmed, become the law of the land, and it’s yet another backdoor for socialism to sneak in and restrict our rights to property, mobility and commerce. Our Democrat overlords have made it very clear that socialism is the goal, freedom be damned.

Former Vice President Al Gore declared that the Congressional climate bill will help bring about “global governance.”

“Just two weeks ago, the House of Representatives passed the Waxman-Markey climate bill,” Gore said, noting it was “very much a step in the right direction.” President Obama has pushed for the passage of the bill in the Senate and attended a G8 summit this week where he agreed to attempt to keep the Earth’s temperatures from rising more than 2 degrees C.

Gore touted the Congressional climate bill, claiming it “will dramatically increase the prospects for success” in combating what he sees as the “crisis” of man-made global warming.

“But it is the awareness itself that will drive the change and one of the ways it will drive the change is through global governance and global agreements.”

Any time we enter into an agreement that involves “global governance” we risk giving up some of our sovereignty, which means that as a nation we give up some of our ability to self-govern. The countries we enter into these agreements with don’t necessarily see things through the lens of freedom, because they may not have constitutions that guarantee rights or limit government’s influence. The only people who care about freedom in these kinds of negotiations are American citizens. It’s too important to leave the decision-making up to dipshits like Al Gore and the US Senate.

To clarify what the goal of all this is, here’s another little gem from the article that illustrates the dangers involved here. Remember, Al Gore is the guy who is trying to get stuff done, and therefore has to couch his ideas in less threatening terms. The activists and true believers, on the other hand, get to say what’s really on their minds:

The environmental group Friends of the Earth advocated the transfer of money from rich to poor nations during the 2007 UN climate conference.

"A climate change response must have at its heart a redistribution of wealth and resources,” said Emma Brindal, a climate justice campaigner coordinator for Friends of the Earth.

Global governance, to the environmental movement, is an opportunity to “spread the wealth around” on a global scale. It’s not about clean air or clean water or saving the planet. It’s about control, control, control. From each according to his ability, to each according to his need. Communism didn’t die with the Soviet Union. It just found a new home in the environmental movement.