LOST and found (u.n. law of sea treaty)

Washington Times ^ | August 8, 2007 | Lawrence Kogan

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The Law of the Sea Treaty, a k a "LOST," the leviathan of all U.N. regulatory and environmental treaties, has again reared its ugly head, despite having been "deep-sixed" years ago by the Reagan administration.

A legacy-oriented White House is now shepherding it through a Congress whose majority enthusiastically embraces collectivist European-style environmental activism and multilateral treaty-making — at the expense of constitutionally-protected individualism and property rights.

Is the White House merely ill-informed, or has it intentionally chosen to ignore the lessons of history? Does it not recall the past decade of highly contentious trade disputes between the United States and an environmentally-obsessed and protectionist European Union, which operates on what is known as the "precautionary principle" — "I fear, therefore I shall ban."

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There is always an exit clause.

That isn't what you said: There is an exit clause and the Pres already has permission to use it with no further approval by Congress.

You said there was an exit clause. Show me or retract that statement. Trying to move the goal post now are ya?

[B4Ranch]

The worst thing to me about the treaty is that the UN will never again have to beg and scrape for money. It will become fully independent.

If you do not want to live under the UN Charter but rather enjoy our US Constitution, then fight like hell to stop it. Every nation with commercial ships, a coastline or a sea going military force will lose their sovereignty in the blink of an eye.

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LOST needs to die a quick death.

Not if Bush has his way.

[B4Ranch]

>Would they?<

When you have a majority that leans towards socialist capitalism, yes they will.

[RightWhale]

Sorry, not interested. Find somebody else to quibble with.

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Thank you for that post.

[RightWhale]

Check the seams on your foil hat.

[SirJohnBarleycorn]

the Council has been restructured so that the United States has a permanent seat, and developed countries can create a blocking vote.

So in other words, we would have to rely on France and Germany if we wanted to prevent anti-American policies on the part of the ISA.

Yeah, that's gonna work REAL well. What nitwit in our State department thought up this solution?

[wastedyears]

I don’t think we’re going to replace just one person.

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That is one of the questions we asked (emphasis mine)Congressman Hunter for Monday’s Freep conference.

You already asked him? Did I miss it?

[B4Ranch]

Reagan fired the bunch that did it while he was in Office. Bush wants to give his group of promoters a raise.

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I solidly believe that we need a Constitutional Amendment that places the authority of all treaties below the US Constitution and states that any clause or treaty that goes beyond what is permitted by the Constitution can not be enforced.

Oh how very much I agree with that.

[B4Ranch]

Oh my! That’s an intelligent answer. Ask Mommy for a cookie now.

[pissant]

No. read this. Hunter will be here on monday.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1860339/posts

[RightWhale]

Respond to the 1967 UN Outer Space Treaty or no cookie for you.

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Does this sound familiar? Shades of the "comprehensive" immigration reform bill, a/k/s shaft the American citizen.

My thoughts as well. We, American citizens, appear to be low man on the totem pole where this government is concerned. We're only their personal checkbook.

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Excellent links. I may put some of them on my home page if you don’t mind.

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The worst thing to me about the treaty is that the UN will never again have to beg and scrape for money. It will become fully independent.

And that's what they're after.

Have you ever read the un's 'Millennium Project'?

Put it together with their other world wide goals, all their bases will be covered, air, land and sea.

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Hahahahahahaha. That’s what I thought. Hahahahahaha

[RightWhale]

Think what you want or think what the little voices tell you.