The Danger of Article 82 and Obama's Latest Treaty
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.
The rationale for LOST is that it supposedly brings order to the world's oceans, defines the rights and responsibilities of nations as they navigate and conduct business across the seas, protects the marine environment, and allows for the development of natural resources of the deep seabed. On the surface, these all sound like worthwhile goals. The thing is, the United States doesn't need to join another United Nations treaty to make it happen.
For more than 200 years before LOST was adopted in 1982 and for 30 years since then, the U.S. Navy has successfully protected America's maritime interests regardless of the fact that the United States has not signed on to the treaty. The United States'Â navigational rights and freedoms have been secure, and they are best guaranteed by a strong Navy.
LOST is not without consequences, either. One of the more nefarious and insidious of its provisions is Article 82, which requires the United States to forfeit royalties generated from oil and gas development on the continental shelf beyond 200 nautical miles - an area known as the "extended continental shelf." That money, which one estimate says could be worth many billions, if not trillions of dollars, would go to the International Seabed Authority, a new international bureaucracy created by the treaty and based in Jamaica. Heritage's Steven Groves explains that from there, America's money could be shipped to the Middle East, Africa, China, and even state sponsors of terror:
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Obama hates America and wants to destroy the republic.
I hope most people know that anything John Kerry is connected with is just WRONG; he's just another NObama traitor we need to get rid of. Hell, there's 535 up there on the hill we need to get rid of!
We must make sure that the American People understand that the Obama regime is out to DESTROY THIS COUNTRY AS WE KNOW IT. All of his actions indicate this! His constant lying to the American People show it! His promise to the Russians to be more flexible in selling out American interests after the November Election show it! Forget Political Correctness! That goes for Mitt Romney as well. WE MUST TELL THE TRUTH ON THESE PEOPLE SO VOTERS UNDERSTAND THE STAKES WE ARE PLAYING FOR. AMERICANS MUST HAVE A CLEAR CHOICE IN NOVEMBER.....SOCIALISM OR DEMOCRACY AND FREE MARKET CAPITALISM! WE MUST MAKE THE RIGHT CHOICE OR WE WILL BE LIVING IN HADES FOR A LONG, LONG TIME.
Kerry a Vietnam traitor who was never punished for his crimes against this nation. Now he has the gaul to propose another US sell out. Another politician who has to go.
Having Kerry deliver a believable argument for this bill is akin to Mohammad telling His followers they should reconsider and convert to Christianity. Kerry has no credibility and his exhortations will not be credible . However, we must be vigilant and not allow our elected representatives to sell our sovereignty to the U.N.
Edie, I agree, we should all phone our Senators to let them know we completely oppose this. A phone call is cheap and Congress usually figures most Citizens don't care or are not concerned with these issues. Calls are an effective way to show them otherwise. I just called my Senator, Ron Johnson from Wisconsin.
lost, agenda 21, a host of executive orders, epa rules, kill coal mines and coal power plant, chevy volt and on and on...... WTF ?
i live in New York State, calling my senators would create a big laugh around their offices. (sadly)
you are correct, this is all insane.
More draining of our "deficit" dollars for more control of our sovereignty & freedom by World Organizations. Treaties have to be made by consent of 2/3's of the Senate, (Article II, Section II)
This LOST is all BS, we're hurting in America, lost our homes our jobs, and all Kerry and his partners in crime can do is "waste more American taxpayer dollars". What are they thinking? It's insane.
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