Title: Gingrich: Moon Could Be 51st State Source:
You Tube URL Source:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrKF9v-4zUI Published:Jan 26, 2012 Author:Congressman Moonbean Post Date:2012-01-26 16:51:25 by jwpegler Keywords:None Views:7360 Comments:25
I think there are international regulations in place to keep any one country from claiming anything in outspace as their own. There were international regulations in place to prevent George Bush from waging a war against a country that didn't attack us (Iraq).
Which is a recorded part of your typical kneejerk response that has nothing to do whatsoever with Gingrich and the claim he wanted to make the moon the 51st state.
According to this idiot's logic, if we shipped enough Americans to Antarctica, we could make that continent a new state if there are enough of them to petition to become a state. Never mind we are signatories to a treaty that preserves that continent as a preserve there for humanity's common good.
As someone who is formerly a member of the military, I know the moon with it's shallow gravity well is high ground. Anyone there can cheaply launch anything to Earth what they want because of the low escape velocity of Luna.
So, when there are lunar colonies budgeted for and timetables set to accomplish the establishment of them, it will be something several countries will do as soon as one country sets in stone their plan to establish a base there.
Not everyone is going to sit back and watch the U.S. violate treaties on Luna and be the one power that can say to everyone else to do what they say, or a sustained bombardment of nuclear weapons will fall on them where it is expensive and difficult to retaliate against those doing this.
Newt is out of his mind on many things, but way overboard in la la land in this bander to Florida voters.
The treaty would apply to the Moon and to other celestial bodies within the Solar system, other than the Earth, including orbits around or other trajectories to or around them.[citation needed]
The treaty makes a declaration that the Moon should be used for the benefit of all states and all peoples of the international community. It also expresses a desire to prevent the Moon from becoming a source of international conflict. To those ends the treaty:[citation needed]
Bans any military use of celestial bodies, including weapon testing or as military bases.
Bans all exploration and uses of celestial bodies without the approval or benefit of other states under the common heritage of mankind principle (article 11).
Requires that the Secretary-General must be notified of all celestial activities (and discoveries developed thanks to those activities).
Declares all states have an equal right to conduct research on celestial bodies.
Declares that for any samples obtained during research activities, the state that obtained them must consider making part of it available to all countries/scientific communities for research.
Bans altering the environment of celestial bodies and requires that states must take measures to prevent accidental contamination. Bans any state from claiming sovereignty over any territory of celestial bodies.
Bans any ownership of any extraterrestrial property by any organization or person, unless that organization is international and governmental.
Requires all resource extraction and allocation be made by an international regime.
