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HISTORICAL CONTEXT
In 1945, after World War II, US President Harry Truman from the Democratic Party appointed Vermont Senator Warren Austin from the Republican Party to serve as the United States ambassador to the United Nations Conference on International Organization in San Francisco. In addition, Truman's Secretary of State recruited 14 USA Civil Society organization members - 11 Rotarians and 3 Lions. The Rotary and Lions Club members made two major contributions to the UN Charter. The first was to change the UN Charter's Preamble opening sentence from "We the Members States of the United Nations" to "We the People of the United Nations." The second was to give themselves a seat at the United Nations by creating the Economic and Social Council, where 80% of the United Nations' humanitarian work is done.
Three years later, in 1948, Ambassador Austin cast the YES vote for the United States when meeting in Paris, France. Here's the Preamble language:
The UN General Assembly Proclaims
"Universal Declaration of Human Rights as a common standard of achievement for all peoples and all nations, to the end that every individual and every organ of society, keeping this Declaration constantly in mind shall strive by teaching and education to promote respect for these rights and freedoms and by progressive measures, national and international, to secure their universal and effective recognition and observance, both among the peoples of Member States themselves and among the peoples of territories under their jurisdiction." - Preamble Proclamation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights - https://proempathy.us/iudhrbk
H.E.L.P. Expand Empathy and Protect Human Rights with the Rule of Law
Seventy-five years later, Ohio and the United States continue to suffer from an empathy deficit where the rule of law does not protect human rights.
Please consider recommitting yourself to govern with empathy for and responsibility to humanity and protecting human rights with the rule of law in Ohio.
Please add your name as a H.E.L.P. Bill citizen proposer, General Assembly sponsor, or co-sponsor to encourage the Ohio Governor and General Assembly to ensure that Ohio's children are taught and educated to respect, protect, and promote our Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Charles M. Watts, CEO, Empathy Surplus Network USA, 11/01/2024
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