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‘Real News From The Blaze:’ Law of the Sea Treaty

Known in Washington as the Law of the Sea Treaty, Democrats are moving to ratify the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, which looks to set global regulations for international waters. Foreign Policy reports:

The Obama administration and Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry (D-MA) are beginning a new push to seek ratification of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, known around Washington simply as the Law of the Sea Treaty.

The treaty, which came into force in 1994, established rules of the road for operating in international waters and set forth a regime for determining mineral and other rights beneath the ocean floor. Since then, 161 countries have signed on, as well as the European Union, but the U.S. Senate has not ratified it.

First proposed in 1982, the treaty has never come up for a full vote in Congress. Ronald Reagan refused to sign it for fears of what it might do to American sovereignty. In 1994, President Clinton signed a revised version of the bill but the Senate has never ratified it. In 2007, President George W. Bush endorsed the treaty, prompting objections from Senate Republicans. While seemingly reasonable at face value, CNS News reports on some of the treaty’s fine print that has led to strong opposition on the matter:

Article 82 would require certain members to transfer a portion of royalties from use of the sea’s natural resources to the International Seabed Authority in Kingston, Jamaica. For the United States, resources located on the U.S. continental shelf – defined as 200 nautical miles or more from the shore – reportedly could be worth billions. So, if the U.S. Senate ratified the treaty, the country would be required to transfer part of royalties from drilling for oil and other activities to the ISA.

Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry leads proponents of the treaty who say it “will allow the United States to secure mineral rights in a larger geographical area, would ensure freedom of navigation for U.S. ships, and would give the country better leverage for claims in the Arctic.”  Opponents led by Sen. Jim DeMint argue like President Reagan that the United States sovereignty would be subjugated and that the wealth of developed nations would be redistributed to less developed nations.

The treaty was the focus of Monday’s opening discussion on “Real News”

Comments (25)

  • CharlesMartel
    Posted on May 15, 2012 at 7:47pm

    Why doesn’t the Blaze list the names of those Senators who support this treaty?

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  • csinate
    Posted on May 15, 2012 at 6:43pm

    I’m against all UN mandates and treaties. Never give up our freedom.

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    • RAS0503
      Posted on May 15, 2012 at 10:03pm

      I think we should get out of the UN and then get the UN out of America!!! Then turn it in into a home for disabled veterans.

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  • csinate
    Posted on May 15, 2012 at 6:42pm

    I need all the Patriots I can get to become a Warrior to protect the Second Amendment.
    www. secondamendmentwarrior .com

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  • Dalady
    Posted on May 15, 2012 at 9:56am

    The haughty John Kerry was disappointed that R. Lugar (RINO-IN) lost his primary race, because the 2 of them are working together to get this treaty signed. If they don’t get it done by next year, I’m sure Kerry can find another RINO to work w/him.

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  • Nervous Investor
    Posted on May 15, 2012 at 7:34am

    I think that you guys need to get a little more real …… I don’t like the UN generally but I am now coming to pray that the UN will tell the US to get lost in terms of the FATCA legislation that was passed as part of the “Jobs” bill last year. There are no international sovereignty grabs worse than those initiated by the US. The FATCA legislation seeks to impose massive costs and/or penalty taxes (in violation of existing Tax Treaties that the US has in place with a number of countries around the world) on ALL people in ALL countries world wide. The FATCA rules are GOING to severely reduce the US economy over the coming 5 / 10 years or so as the rest of the world wakes up and redirects their economic activity (tourism, investment and purchasing of goods and services) away from the US. The US tried isolationism in the early 1900s and found that it does not work – it still will not work today. The FATCA rules are alienating America’s FRIENDS.

    BTW why should the Law of the Sea HQ not be in Jamaica or Cayman or anywhere else in the world? Why should these international institutions all be in the US or Europe thus causing severe redistribution of members’ dues and Ambassadorial expenses FROM poorer countries TO the US and Europe. What arrogance.

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  • FromSeaToSea
    Posted on May 15, 2012 at 12:50am

    Here’s a great video on the vile UN octopus.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BiClGkRqQxw&feature=relmfu

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  • caitlyna
    Posted on May 14, 2012 at 11:58pm

    The video is better than the written story on the LOS Convention because it explains a few of the reasons that the United States has supported it under both the Bush and Obama administrations. It could have gone further to note that every living chief of naval operations, every living commandant of the coast guard and the Chairman and Deputy Chairman of the Joint Chiefs support it as do the commanders of Pacific Command, NorthCom and European Command. The Convention has bi-partisan support and support from the most respected security think tanks. That doesn’t mean people should accept it just on those endorsements, but it does mean that simple arguments against the convention don’t give a fair presentation of the convention.

    In 1982, President Reagan sent his negotiators to the final negotiating session of the convention and sated publicly that if changes were made to meet 6 criteria, all related to the deep seabed mining provisions, he would sign the convention and ask the senate for advice and consent to join. We weren’t able to get those changes in 1982, but with patience we got everything Reagan wanted in a a second agreement that we signed in 1994. Together, the 1982 Convention and the 1994 Agreement are the package is what Reagan sent us to the negotiations to get and the one he said he would sign.

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  • Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
    Posted on May 14, 2012 at 10:45pm

    Understand this much, between now and the end of his term, should we manage to vote him out of office w/o a civil war erupting, Obama and Reid will push for as much international regulation and treaties they can, to make sure the US and the next POTUS will be bound hand and foot to the worlds insanity and hatered of us all.

    Remember what I have warned of in the past; he will control all or destroy all, this is one working of his scorched earth preparation; once he accepts it is end game, there will be nothing that can stop him short of God himself.

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  • oyster0302
    Posted on May 14, 2012 at 10:40pm

    Any senator that votes yes on LOST must be voted out of office. We must email them that you will not support if they vote yes. Find your Senators position and post it on facebook tweet it let everyone know.

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  • BurntHills
    Posted on May 14, 2012 at 10:21pm

    that vile filthy pos commie obama is actually signing away America’s sovereignity. —- HOWEVER, a 100% AMERICAN President like ROMNEY will be able to NULL & VOID all thoise filthy treaties that rabid filthy animal obama signed… esp if we AMERICANS stand with 100% AMERICAN President Romnney — against the communist UN.

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    • lukerw
      Posted on May 15, 2012 at 3:47am

      Do not forget… Hillary Clinton initiates these “Treaties”!

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  • FromSeaToSea
    Posted on May 14, 2012 at 9:41pm

    Obama‘s plan to redistribute America’s wealth…. Look who is for and against it. DeMint for – would make a great Prez., Obama, Kerry, and UN all marxist one world gov.. That says it all.

    The UN wants to gut America, take our heritage, and abolish the Constitution leaving us under the authority of the UN overseer of a world gov. sponsored by the banking cartels.

    “Nationalism is no longer a viable concept.” Zbigniew Brzezinski, UN Foreign Relations Council member, Obama advisor-

    “There will be a new form of global government.” David de Rothschild, Nov. 7, 2008, World Banker

    “If we like it or not, we will have a One World Government. The question is if it will be achieved through consent or through conquest” – J. Warburg – Rothschild banker

    “It is well enough that people of the nation do not understand our banking and monetary system, for if they did, I believe there would be a revolution before tomorrow morning.” – Henry Ford

    “I believe that banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties than standing armies.” Thomas Jefferson

    Here’s What The News Reports To The Slaves———
    “Our job is to give people not what they want, but what we decide they ought to have.”
    Richard Salent, former president, CBS News

    “We are going to impose our agenda on the coverage by dealing with issues and subjects that we choose to deal with.” Richard M. Cohen, Senior Producer of CBS political news.

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  • JJBlazeReader
    Posted on May 14, 2012 at 9:41pm

    ..

    This treaty would not solve the problems the world already has over sovereignty rights on territorial waters e.g. China, Vietnam, Philippines dispute over oil rights.

    If we extend our mineral rights to the seabed, that is completely different than territorial rights. The U.S. and only a few other nations have the ability to mine the seabed. If we spend our efforts and capital – why should we share with other nations that have no risk of losing capital/money in the off-shore mining adventure?

    This is just a thinly disguised world tax by the U.N.

    ..

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  • PapaPatriarch
    Posted on May 14, 2012 at 9:33pm

    We should be thinking about how to expand U.S. territories in strategic locations that will help us defend ourselves better and cheaper. We should be trying to starve all communist nations economically, and of resources like OIL. We shouldn’t give the U.N. one single U.S. penny.
    We should help true allies like Israel to do the same things in thier region. This isn’t a global democracy, we’ll do what we want in any of our own waters. If we gave all the money that we normally give to the U.N. troublemakers, to our millitary instead, I would feel better. Shame on any U.S. president that gives any credibility to this 3rd world gang organization. It’s aim is global welfare at the U.S. expence, or harrasing Israel.
    ….. PaPaPatriarch 2012!

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  • tanapseudes
    Posted on May 14, 2012 at 9:23pm

    Yah man, Send us the money (inhales) and we’ll watch it for you crazy baldheads!

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  • lukerw
    Posted on May 14, 2012 at 9:19pm

    Senators: You are voting for your own Existence!

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  • AxelPhantom
    Posted on May 14, 2012 at 9:13pm

    Agenda 21

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    • FromSeaToSea
      Posted on May 14, 2012 at 9:46pm

      Anyone who has not studied Agenda 21 needs to immediately. It’s final goal is to abolish all
      real estate property rights throughout the world. It includes pushing rural people into the cities, return the land to forests and grassland, ripe up paved roads, and alot more evil. ALL UN backed agenda.

      We need to exit our membership to the UN now. Demand Constitutional leaders.

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  • spirited
    Posted on May 14, 2012 at 8:57pm

    Reagan considered “from sea to shining see”.

    Please God (please), Bless America.

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    • FromSeaToSea
      Posted on May 14, 2012 at 9:25pm

      “The Obama administration and Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry (D-MA) . …….the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, known around Washington simply as the Law of the Sea Treaty.”

      All we need to know who is for radification. Obama, Kerry, and the United Nations…..

      This is a slow steady takeover of the United States by the United Nations….who’s stated goal is a one world government. This would include destroying US heritage and all liberty under the Constitution.
      We are ceeding control to the UN.

      “The drive of the Rockefellers and their allies is to create a one-world government combining super capitalism and Communism under the same tent, all under their control…. Do I mean conspiracy? Yes I do. I am convinced there is such a plot, international in scope, generations old in planning, and incredibly evil in intent.”
      - Congressman Larry P. McDonald, 1976, killed in the Korean Airlines 747 that was shot down by the Soviets

      “There will be a new form of global government.” David de Rothschild, Nov. 7, 2008

      WAKE UP AMERICA. ONCE YOUR LIBERTY IS TAKEN IT’S GONE FOREVER. THE UN WILL BE OVER THE US. THAT’S THE PLAN.

      “If we like it or not, we will have a One World Government. The question is if it will be achieved through consent or through conquest”
      - J. Warburg – (Rothschild banker)

      “Nationalism is no longer a viable concept.” Zbigniew Brzezinski, Member of Council of Foreign Relations of

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  • korbin
    Posted on May 14, 2012 at 8:56pm

    We are there folks. YOU better tell everyone you know who is or has been in the military or law enforcement to reaffirm their oath. oathkeeper.org it is to late to educate the masses we have been asleep for way to long. You will have no choice but to choose a side. We can be 1934 Germany? or 1775 America. Our country full of oath breakers look at John McCain he is the author of NDAA and he was a so called POW Hmmm.

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    • decendentof56
      Posted on May 14, 2012 at 9:13pm

      Korbin…….
      I’m assuming you are saying, as I have, that members of our military and law enforcement may well have a decision to make. Come to my door for my guns, and I’ll become a martyr in a second.
      Americans need to wake up immediately, and the above-mentioned groups must go against fellow citizens or stand with them.
      We need to get out of the UN, and call anyone who wants to make the US subserviant to UN dictates a traitor.

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  • Mutiny
    Posted on May 14, 2012 at 8:51pm

    There is only one of the three candidates wanting to pull us out of the UN.

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