SEN. DEMINT WARNS OF HIDDEN THREAT TO AMERICAN SOVEREIGNTY...Law of the Sea Treaty (LOST),

Posted by Michael CHILDS, Admin II on June 13, 2012 at 7:44pm in Patriot Action Alerts

The Blaze reported, that Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC) warned on Tuesday that the Obama administration is secretly working with the United Nations to implement the Law of the Sea Treaty (LOST), an international agreement that would force the United States to abide by foreign climate regulations.

Not familiar with the Law of the Sea? Here’s a brief refresher:
LOST is like a lot of leftist initiatives in that it’s been decades in the making and that it uses “environmentalism” as a means of achieving its goals.
“Although the treaty is meant to establish a set of rules regarding the oceans, only a few pages of it deal with purely navigational concerns,” longtime LOST opponent Sen. DeMint notes.
“The bulk of the 288-page treaty does things like establish a new international bureaucracy in Jamaica to collect and redistribute royalties on offshore oil drilling and force the United States into international arbitration for environmental disputes,” he adds.
If ratified, LOST would compel states to “adopt laws and regulations” to “implement applicable international rules and standards established through competent international organizations or diplomatic conference to prevent, reduce and control pollution of the marine environment from land-based sources.” Translation: The U.S. would be forced to obey U.N. standards on air pollution and carbon emissions. In fact, the treaty even allows foreign nations to sue the U.S. if it doesn’t adhere to LOST guidelines.
“LOST is just the latest part of the White House’s relentless push to regulate America’s energy emissions,” the senator writes.

I am convinced that the most effective way we can avoid bad outcomes from government is for every citizen to understand the likely unintended consequences on their lives. State-by-state, profession-by-profession, trade-by-trade impacts need to be identified and ranked so voters can understand what the law does to their family. We need to have concentrated attention on states where a Senator supports or may be persuaded to support this unwise act and conduct rational investigations to create factual reports so we have unassailable arguments that connect with people. The attacks on the mission and existence of the UN can wait. Concentrate on the task at hand. Field the better arguments. Be so clear that even the most liberal, progressive can see that their chair is between the rails and the train is coming.

Mike Brownfield of The Heritage Foundation, wrote a short history of LOST the day before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing.
Back in 1982, President Ronald Reagan decided not to sign a treaty known as “Law of the Sea” (LOST), a United Nations convention that would raid America’s treasury for billions of dollars, then redistribute that wealth to the rest of the world by an international bureaucracy headquartered in Kingston, Jamaica. But today, the Obama Administration has revived that treaty, and tomorrow Senator John Kerry (D-MA) will hold hearings designed to illustrate its supposed benefits and generate support for its ratification. Without a doubt, Reagan’s decision should stand, and LOST should remain relegated to the trash bin of history.
Once again proof that we need to abandon ship on the UN. The UN is a Marxist, Socialist, Communist, Fascist organization that we shoul dhve never beena part of let alone continue to support.
As an American, I object to any treaty which impacts the sovereignty of this country or its ability to defend itself. I also object to this country financing any organization which has proven itself corrupt, incompetent, and provides a political venue for tyrants, dictators, and murderers. I believe that our Constitution, if followed, and faith in our creator provides all we need to succeed in a troubled world. We do not need idiots telling us what to do. I was not pleased with the proposed Russian Treaty. Neither party understood what it covered. Generally, I would never ratify any treaty negotiated by this inept Administration.
United Nation’s sanctioned bodies have a long record of atrocious judgement in general and anti-Americanism in particular. How can anyone expect the international bodies created under LOST to do any better?

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