Source; Conservative-Insurgent
In the quest to globalize the
United States we as a nation are inching closer toward ratifying the
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea Treaty (LOST).
President
Bush endorsed this treaty in May and has since urged the Senate to
ratify it. Initial reports indicated that the Senate may have attempted
to ratify LOST before adjourning for the August recess.
The Law of the Sea Treaty (LOST) entered into force in 1994 and has been ratified by 153 countries (click here for a list of recent LOST developments)..
The
treaty gives the UN complete jurisdiction over the oceans and
everything in them, including the ocean floor with all its resources,
along with the power to regulate 70 percent of the world's surface.
LOST
would encompass almost every aspect of the oceans whether the
president, members of Congress, or other government officials will
admit it or not.
According to a recent WALL STREET JOURNAL ARTICLE,
the treaty is "set to come before the U.S. Senate next month for
ratification." Former President Ronald Reagan originally rejected the
ratification of LOST in 1982, but recent appeals from the Bush
administration, some members of Congress, and the Council on Foreign Relations, has caused the treaty to resurface.
What does LOST mean to the United States?
National
sovereignty: The treaty limits U.S. legal authority by granting power
to a U.N.-created agency with its own court and bureaucracy, as part of
a general expansion of international power. Ultimately, treaty-based
laws could be enforced against the United States. Hell, we won't even
be able to enforce the border laws we have with out going through the
United Nations first and begging for their sanction.
National
security: The treaty limits U.S. military activities especially
relevant to anti-terror operations, such as intelligence collection and
submerged travel in coastal waters (Articles 19, 20) and the boarding
of foreign-flag ships on the high seas (Art. 110). Other provisions
such as Articles 88 and 301 limit the sea to "peaceful purposes," which
is said to restrict all military operations.
Navigation rights:
One of the treaty's main selling points, legally recognized navigation
rights on, over, and under straits, is unnecessary because these rights
are not currently threatened. WTF, this means the UN will have
jurisdiction over our shipping, commerce and our Navy.
Redistribution
of wealth: The treaty would force U.S. corporations involved in seabed
mining operations to pay taxes to the United Nations, further
increasing the U.N.'s power. Oil drilling and recovery are considered
mining operations, if you think your gas and heating taxes are high
now, just wait until the U.N. taxes you and redistributes that resource.
Redistribution
of technology: The treaty would force U.S. businesses involved in
seabed mining operations to turn over economically and militarily
relevant technology to other countries. Wow, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Syria,
Libya would just love that.
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