Sucked in by 'Sustainable development'

Whenever you hear the word "Sustainable", think U.N. and loss of freedom. Like many catch phrases, the "sustainability" word has found its way into pop culture, politics and policy when more often than not, people have no idea what the word means or connotes.

Who could ever be against "sustainability?" The term has caught on just like "going green" has caught on. They are "feel good" concepts that group thinkers don't "feel" the need to investigate.

Henry Lamb has always been one to investigate, especially when indications point to the U.N. as the source of these matters. Who says the U.N. is irrelevant? Here's a portion of his WND piece:

Add the word "sustainable" to almost any project, and immediately the project becomes politically correct and therefore acceptable. The surge of "sustainability" or "sustainable development" in recent years is phenomenal. Americans have been awed by the sales pitch and have bought into the idea of "sustainable development" – without looking under the hood to examine the engine. Nor have Americans realized that "sustainable development" is a self-directing vehicle that is transforming a once-free society into "sustainable communities" where nearly every human activity requires the permission of government.

The principle of private property rights is an early victim. Private property rights cannot exist in a sustainable community. In a sustainable community, a property owner's rights are limited to whatever government decides is appropriate.

Freedom rests upon the principle of private property ownership. Ownership of property is the right to use the property and to exclude others from it. When the right to use one's property is restricted or diminished by government, so then is the owner's freedom diminished.

The concept of private property is incompatible with the concept of sustainable development. Sustainable development is, by definition, a function of government that uses the force of law to balance resource use (the environment) with economic development to achieve social equity.

He lays out the plan, signed by the Clinton administration, in the remainder of his column. Be sure to read it!