UPDATED: 34 Senators Oppose Law of the Sea Treaty [LOST to lose; America to win]

Senator Jim DeMint website ^ | UPDATED 7/16/12 | staff

[Principled]

The House and Senate are WERE designed to be closer to the representation of voters of this country ...

17th amendment kind of ended Sentors being close. I say, repeal the 17th and 16th too!

[digger48]

Lugar blew a 40 year career over support for crap like this.

Thankfully he did’t get to see this one passed before he retires to whatever state he calls home. (which hasn’t been Indiana since the 70’s)

[SE Mom]

When it’s completely defeated I’ll breathe a sigh of enormous relief. I first learned about this madness when GWB was president and have been terrified somehow it would squeak through. It’s a sell-out of our sovereignty of the highest order.

[digger48]

Lugar will probably vote for it, just to be a vindictive pr*ck.

Lugar was one of the first to announce support years ago.

[ModelBreaker]

!!!! The next step is to push President Romney into revoking the treaty—which he can do unilaterally (the way W revoked the ICC signature on an unratified treaty).

LOST has been sitting around for 30 years for rats and folks like McCain and Lugar to find just one moment where they can get 66 votes in a lame-duck session. It’s time to put a stake in the heart of this monster. The only way to do that is the president “unsigning” the treaty.

[pfflier]

Yes, remember how some sold out to obummercare? Olympia Snowe - good riddance.

[strongbow]

I’m sure I don’t even need to look to see if our beloved republican senator from Alaska voted for this.

[bossmechanic]

Wrote both my Senators in GA. Chambliss was already on board. I’m glad to see Isaakson finally commited.
Logic sez get more to oppose lest Kerry’s crowd pull some stunt during the lame duck.
I’m not the least bit interested in cooperating with the UN - except to help load up their crap and move them off our shores.

[texas_mrs]

I sent Scott the article on why Reagan would still be against LOST. Put it on his Facebook page.

Hey, that's a good idea! I'm going to have to start using that tactic, probably goes alot further than calling or writing, since you are reaching their readers, too.

[pfflier]

He can't without violating the constitution. Specifically, the senate must ratify all treaties.

Now obummer suspending the constitution? That's entirely possible.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

I thought Grassley was in favor of LOST.
Glad to see him in opposition...

[Iron Munro]

The sad news is that it will come that close to passing.

Anyone who votes FOR this treaty is clearly guilty of violating their oath of office and should be charged with treason, given a fair trial, then hung on a gallows in front of the White House as a warning to other subversives.

[RatRipper]

May be an indication that Portman is the VP pick. I wrote Senator Sessions the other day and told him that if Portman voted to ratify the gun control treaty, he would sink Romney if he was on the ticket. I asked him to talk to some of his insane Republican colleagues who were considering voting for ratification to let them know how strong opinions were against it. That logic really probably applied to LOST as well. Maybe more calls and letters like mine made a difference.

[bestintxas]

Not sure why I follow with the 17th, why election of Senators by direct popular election is moving things away from the people’s choice compared to their being selected by the Individual States.

Seems the former is closer than the latter.

What am I missing?

[philman_36]

Not sure why I follow with the 17th, why election of Senators by direct popular election is moving things away from the people’s choice compared to their being selected by the Individual States.

I'll offer some comments...
Our States lose representation. Your representation isn't diminished in regards to the Federal Gov., but the individual States lose power to act of their own accord.
It goes to the base of Federalism and State's power to rein in federal power.
Remember the implementation of federal blood alcohol content legislation? The Feds blackmailed States into complying with a national standard or they would lose highway funding. If Senators were tightly controlled by State legislatures that BS would never have been pulled.

And as far as Senators being elected by the populace...how do you like your Senator being nothing more than a highly glorified Representative?
Doesn't the position rate a higher status than that? They're supposed to represent the States, not the individual Citizens. There is already representation for that on both the State and Federal level.

Just off the top o' me head.

[Principled]

Thanks philman-36.

States no longer have representation - there is no longer a layer of government to protect us from the Feds. It is that lack of protection [since the 17th] that I see as us people not having the representation we were meant to have.

Philman said it better -

[upchuck]

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[WellyP]

I wrote my 2 Senators, Bennet and Udall, not sure it will do much good. Got a form letter from Bennet and a much more personal note from Sen. Udall. He indicated that as of yesterday he had received over 10,000 pieces of mail (E and Snail) on LOST.

[Gene Eric]

>> Only 34? WTF are the other 66 thinking?

They’re jackwagons.

If “present” is the quorum, then these 34 Men must occupy the Senate 24 hours/day.

[familyop]

"Radical environmental groups have lined up in support of LOST."

Well, that says it all. LOST would outlaw new, small, domestic manufacturing competition in favor of globalist, established business interests, socialist political regulators and their bipartisan NIMBY fans.