Is this true about Kucinich: One of my Conservative friends informed me...

Joseph Conrad

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Mon Sep-08-03 04:54 PM
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Is this true about Kucinich: One of my Conservative friends informed me...

that Kucinich tried to get a bill passes that would ban mind control from space.

Here is the bill:

107th CONGRESS - 1st Session

H. R. 2977

To preserve the cooperative, peaceful uses of space for the
benefit of all humankind by permanently prohibiting the basing
of weapons in space by the United States, and to require the
President to take action to adopt and implement a world treaty
banning space-based weapons.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
October 2, 2001

Mr. KUCINICH introduced the following bill; which was referred
to the Committee on Science, and in addition to the Committees
on Armed Services, and International Relations, for a period to
be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for
consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction
of the committee concerned.

A BILL

To preserve the cooperative, peaceful uses of space for the
benefit of all humankind by permanently prohibiting the basing
of weapons in space by the United States, and to require the
President to take action to adopt and implement a world treaty
banning space-based weapons.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives
of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the `Space Preservation Act of 2001'.

SEC. 2. REAFFIRMATION OF POLICY ON THE PRESERVATION
OF PEACE IN SPACE.
Congress reaffirms the policy expressed in section 102(a) of the
National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958 (42 U.S.C. 2451(a)),
stating that it `is the policy of the United States that activities in
space should be devoted to peaceful purposes for the benefit
of all mankind.'.

SEC. 3. PERMANENT BAN ON BASING OF WEAPONS IN SPACE.
The President shall--
(1) implement a permanent ban on space-based weapons of the
United States and remove from space any existing space-based
weapons of the United States; and
(2) immediately order the permanent termination of research and
development, testing, manufacturing, production, and deployment
of all space-based weapons of the United States and their
components.

SEC. 4. WORLD AGREEMENT BANNING SPACE-BASED WEAPONS.
The President shall direct the United States representatives to the
United Nations and other international organizations to immediately
work toward negotiating, adopting, and implementing a world
agreement banning space-based weapons.

SEC. 5. REPORT.
The President shall submit to Congress not later than 90 days after
the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 90 days thereafter,
a report on--
(1) the implementation of the permanent ban on space-based
weapons required by section 3; and
(2) progress toward negotiating, adopting, and implementing
the agreement described in section 4.

SEC. 6. NON SPACE-BASED WEAPONS ACTIVITIES.
Nothing in this Act may be construed as prohibiting the use
of funds for--
(1) space exploration;
(2) space research and development;
(3) testing, manufacturing, or production that is not related to
space-based weapons or systems; or
(4) civil, commercial, or defense activities (including communications,
navigation, surveillance, reconnaissance, early warning, or remote
sensing) that are not related to space-based weapons or systems.

SEC. 7. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:

(1) The term `space' means all space extending upward from an
altitude greater than 60 kilometers above the surface of the earth
and any celestial body in such space.

(2)
(A) The terms `weapon' and `weapons system' mean a device
capable of any of the following:
(i) Damaging or destroying an object (whether in outer space,
in the atmosphere, or on earth) by--
(I) firing one or more projectiles to collide with that object;
(II) detonating one or more explosive devices in close proximity
to that object;
(III) directing a source of energy (including molecular or atomic
energy, subatomic particle beams, electromagnetic radiation,
plasma, or extremely low frequency (ELF) or ultra low frequency
(ULF) energy radiation) against that object; or
(IV) any other unacknowledged or as yet undeveloped means.
(ii) Inflicting death or injury on, or damaging or destroying, a
person (or the biological life, bodily health, mental health, or
physical and economic well-being of a person)--
(I) through the use of any of the means described in clause (i)
or subparagraph (B);
(II) through the use of land-based, sea-based, or space-based
systems using radiation, electromagnetic, psychotronic, sonic,
laser, or other energies directed at individual persons or
targeted populations for the purpose of information war, mood
management, or mind control of such persons or populations;
or
(III) by expelling chemical or biological agents in the vicinity
of a person.

(B) Such terms include exotic weapons systems such as--
(i) electronic, psychotronic, or information weapons;

(ii) chemtrails;

(iii) high altitude ultra low frequency weapons systems;
(iv) plasma, electromagnetic, sonic, or ultrasonic weapons;
(v) laser weapons systems;
(vi) strategic, theater, tactical, or extraterrestrial weapons; and
(vii) chemical, biological, environmental, climate, or tectonic weapons.

(C) The term `exotic weapons systems' includes weapons
designed to damage space or natural ecosystems (such as
the ionosphere and upper atmosphere) or climate, weather,
and tectonic systems with the purpose of inducing damage
or destruction upon a target population or region on earth
or in space.

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Now I have always supported Kucinich, but I'm not sure I would want to give my money to someone who reminds me of Lyndon Larouche (a definite wacko). Can someone try to clear things up for me, because now I'm starting to think Kucinich isn't perfectly sane.