WHEREAS, the Constitution of the United States clearly and unequivocally places the responsibility to defend the United States with the Congress of the United States in Article I, Section VIII, by specifying that Congress shall have the power to "provide for the common defense,...declare war,....raise and support armies,...provide and maintain a navy,...make rules for the government and regulation of the land and naval forces, and suppress insurrection and repel invasions"; and

WHEREAS, While it is clear that the Constitution of the United States permits the making of treaties with other nations, it is also equally clear that the sovereignty of the United States is inviolate and may not be made subordinate to any foreign power; and

WHEREAS, The only legal method by which the sovereignty of the United States can be made subordinate to a foreign power would be through the process of amending the said Constitution; and

WHEREAS, The American people historically, consistently and intensely have opposed the subordination of the sovereignty of the United States to any foreign power; and

WHEREAS, In recent years we have witnessed a disturbing trend to deploy under the command of other nations or international organization, the military forces of the United States, whose primary purpose is to maintain the sovereignty, independence, and liberties of the American people and to protect and defend the Constitution of the United States; and

WHEREAS, It is imperative that Congress diligently exercise its constitutional responsibility respecting our armed forces by strictly adhering to the spirit and letter of the Constitution; and

WHEREAS, Our men and women serving in the military have sworn an oath to support and defend the Constitution of the United States, and they have not taken an oath to defend the United Nations Charter; and

WHEREAS, These men and women serving in the military are being forced to wear the uniform of a foreign power, (i.e., the United Nations), toward which they feel no allegiance; therefore be it

RESOLVED, That the Texas Federation of Women's Clubs, in assembly, in Abilene, Texas, on September 22, 1995, calls upon our United States Congressmen and United States Senators to support legislation that would make it illegal for any member of the United States Armed Forces to be forced to wear the uniform of any foreign power, including the United Nations, and to serve under the authority of any foreign power against their will.

Texas Federation of Women's Clubs
September 22, 1995
Abilene, Texas
Becky Farrar, Legislation Chairman