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"And it will give the United States a seat at the table when the rights that are vital to our interests are debated and interpreted"

"seat at the table"- this means a seat on the technical committee.

"rights that are vital to our interests"- our rights to the oil on the continentnal margins that are beyond the 200 nautical mile boundry(EEZ).

"debated and interpreted"- the US has spent 20 plus years and lots of money mapping our shelf and margins. This data supports our right to submerged lands that extend beyond the 200 mile EEZ on 60% of our coast, including 600 miles north from the Alaskan coast and sizable distances on the Gulf and Atlantic coasts. If the US does not have a seat on the tech committee, those submerged lands can not be claimed and will fall into the hands Russia, Cuba, Mexico, or become part of the world's commons.

There will be 140 votes in the un on various topics. The U.S. will have 1(one) vote.

How do the countries vote at the un when it's us doing the asking?

A pisspot country, ran by a despot potentate will have as much power as we do.

Oh so the Russian or Cuban navy is going to shut down US oil platforms because we don't want to agree that the UN has the right to divvy up the world. - Sorry - don't buy it. If we think someone is violating our declared economic zones, we can escort them out. it's called national interest and sovereignty .. Like having borders, although Congress doesn't want us to have those. Are you saying that the same people that are protecting our economic interests vis a vis the open border to the south will now insure that we have protection at sea. dream on ..