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The Soon Coming Judgment Of God Upon America and How To Escape It 326
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR)
The ICCPR was drafted in 1966. The ICCPR establishes many of the same basic rights
provided by the UDHR and ICESCR; it adds a protection not granted by the U.S. Constitution
but it also adds provisions whereby our basic rights can be restricted and it establishes a Human
Rights Committee.
Under Article 14 (6), a person who has been wrongly convicted and had the conviction
reversed or received a pardon because of newly discovered evidence shall be compensated
according to law. Compensation for a wrongful conviction is not guaranteed by the U.S.
Constitution but this is the highlight of the ICCPR.
The ICCPR guarantees freedoms of religion, expression and assembly but these are
subject to lawful restrictions. Under Article 18 (3), “Freedom to manifest one's religion or beliefs
may be subject only to such limitations as are prescribed by law…” If you can make a law
against it then there is no guaranteed freedom. Further, under Article 20 (2), the preaching of the
gospel would most likely be prohibited. This section states: “Any advocacy of national, racial or
religious hatred that constitutes incitement to discrimination, hostility or violence shall be
prohibited by law.” Many have already alleged that calling certain activities such as
homosexuality sinful and declaring that Jesus Christ is the only road to salvation are acts of
hatred and discrimination and should be considered hate crimes.
Under Article 19 (2), freedom of expression shall “be subject to certain restrictions, but
these shall only be such as are provided by law…” The law may restrict freedom of expression
“for respect of the rights or reputations of others,” and “For the protection of national security or
of public order…” Under this provision freedom of expression can be restricted not for libel or
slander but for truthful admissions that may hurt the reputations of others. The exposing of
political corruption could be restricted. Under the above restrictions, this book couldn’t be
published.
Under Article 21, the right to peacefully assemble is recognized but restrictions may be
“imposed in conformity with the law and which are necessary in a democratic society in the
interests of national security or public safety, public order (ordre public), the protection of public
health or morals or the protection of the rights and freedoms of others.” If your pastor preaches
about sin, it consequences and that the blood of Jesus Christ is the only road to redemption, he
could be guilty of a hate crimes and your church could be closed in order to protect “the right
and freedoms of others.”
Under Article 4 (1), a person’s rights may further be restricted “In time of public
emergency which threatens the life of the nation and the existence of which is officially
proclaimed…”
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The United State has been in a state of declared national emergency for 71
years according to Senate Report 93-549, written in 1973, which states: “Since March 9, 1933,
the United States has been in a state of declared national emergency….A majority of people have
lived all their lives under emergency rule”
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I expect that things would be much worse not
better under the U.N.
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