Posted on 07/16/2012 1:14:46 PM PDT by NormsRevenge
WASHINGTON (AP) — A treaty governing the high seas is all but dead in the Senate as two Republican senators announced their opposition Monday, giving conservative foes the necessary votes to scuttle the pact.
Sens. Rob Portman of Ohio and Kelly Ayotte of New Hampshire — both mentioned as possible running mates for likely Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney — said they had serious concerns about the breadth and ambiguity of the Law of the Sea treaty and would oppose it if called up for a vote. The Constitution requires two-thirds of the Senate — 67 votes — to ratify a treaty; Portman and Ayotte bring the number of opponents to 34 along with Sens. Mike Johanns, R-Neb., and Johnny Isakson, R-Ga.
The development was a blow to the Obama administration, military leaders and the business community led by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, who had argued that the treaty would improve national security and enhance U.S. standing in the world. They had pressed for ratification of the treaty, which was concluded in 1982 and has been in force since 1994. The United States is the only major nation that has refused to sign the pact.
Sen. Jim DeMint, R-S.C., and other conservatives have led the campaign against the treaty, contending that it would undermine U.S. sovereignty. DeMint heralded the latest development on Twitter, saying, "34 Senators now oppose LOST, sinking the misguided treaty."
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Only 34? Or are there more? I don’t like it being that close.
B U M P
I hear, ya. a pox on the rest,, a bunch of boneheads. what do ya expect from rinos?
So what happens if/when Obama signs this treaty and then enforces it without Senate approval?
Those GOP voting “for” or merely “absent” are????
When and if the GOP has sufficient control of the Senate, this is one of several treaties that need to be voted down to actually “kill” them. They persist in an undead state until the Dims can figure a way to slip them through otherwise.
Shouldn’t there be at least 49 Senators in opposition?
posted earlier .. from Sen. DeMint’s office.
UPDATED: 34 Senators Oppose Law of the Sea Treaty [LOST to lose; America to win]
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2907142/posts
Only 34 ???
My first thought also
Once again, “no difference between the two parties,” right? Riiiiight. How many Dems opposed this monstrosity?
>> The Constitution requires two-thirds of the Senate — 67 votes — to ratify a treaty
What about the “present” factor?
If “present” is the rule, then the public is being misled into thinking there’s no possibility of a treaty to worry about.
Lamar! and Corker are not on the list. What a pity. They must not have seen the part that would force the TVA to remove everything from the rivers in Tennessee so that they can return to a “natural” state.
Praise the LORD!
Or if someone ‘Roberts’ it at the last minute.
You mean Harry Reid can’t “deem” it ratified?
lol .. I still say ‘Ditch Mitch!’
It ain’t over ‘til the fat lady sings anyway, shame about all the RMSPers lined up like good little rinos for soros..
It’s effectively been in effect since 1994..
hmm, who was President then?
>> Once again, “no difference between the two parties,” right?
You’re absolutely right, there is a difference.
Traitorous bastards, all of them. Every one of these clucks should be run out of town on a rail.
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