Call me ignorant....what does this all mean? Why is this a case of national sovereignty in question.
I honestly don’t know so I’m looking for a answer, not a flame.
If the U.N. gains control of the seas, something it has been desperately seeking for a long time, it will be able to charge taxes on goods shipped on the seas. It will be able to tax energy products taken from the seas. It will be able to give or deny permission for the seas to be used in the manner our Navy has used it for well over 200 years. It will be in a position to control any energy production using currents of the seas, or other methods. It will be able to regulate fishing on the high seas. It will regulate what territorial waters are. There are a host of issues here.
It will put all nations in a subservient position. The United Nations will be the highest authority regarding use of the seas.
Nations that do not comply with it’s directives, will be subject to sanctions.
Our fearless leader not only doesn’t see the problem with this, he didn’t take measures to get us out of this filthy organization when he had the chance. Now he actually advocates for such a plan.
This man needs to step down now. Seriously, he is going to screw our nation into the ground over the next week, so Obama can start off with a clean slate.
The Republicans are now the ones supporting this agenda. It’s sickening.
May I suggest reading here for starters:
The Top Five Reasons Why Conservatives Should Oppose the U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea
http://www.heritage.org/Research/InternationalOrganizations/wm1638.cfm
September 25, 2007
Why Reagan Would Still Reject the Law of the Sea Treaty
http://www.heritage.org/Research/InternationalOrganizations/wm1676.cfm
October 24, 2007