Law of the Sea Treaty enters the 2012 election
Canada Free Press
12/29/2011
(WASHINGTON, DC) The Coalition to Preserve American Sovereignty recognizes Sen. Rick Santorum as the first 2012 presidential candidate to express strong public opposition to the ratification of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (better known as the Law of the Sea Treaty, or LOST). As Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Sen. John Kerry signals a desire to bring LOST to a vote next year, the Coalition calls on all others seeking the presidency to do the same.
Asked about his views on LOST during a recent appearance on Frank Gaffney’s Secure Freedom Radio program, Sen. Santorum responded:
…This is another attack on American sovereignty. This is another idea from those who believe in more world governance to transfer power and authority to international bodies, to have those international bodies have the ability to enforce those treaties in the United States and again directly attack the sovereignty of our country.
The world is a better place when the United States is in charge. The world is a better place when they have a stable and democratic government that is promoting the values that America promotes, being in charge of our sea lanes, being in charge of international situations, as opposed to these international organizations – most of which are made of up tyrants and dictators and people who have interests that are antithetical to the interests of our country and to freedom-loving people…
…Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry is said to be contemplating a renewed push for the LOST Treaty that Ronald Reagan refused to sign, with hearings taking place perhaps as early as the first quarter of 2012…
The article continues, with audio of John Bolton explaining the history of the treaty, at Canada Free Press.
H/T Refounders on Facebook
Related: Santorum tells Ann Coulter to get her facts straight regarding his Senate vote on E-verify:
“…I think when Jim DeMint and every conservative in the United States Senate voted against the McCain-Kennedy bill – yes, we voted against E-Verify, but we voted against a pretty bad bill that I think, at least you said you were against.”
