One has to wonder what drives the Administration and some members of Congress to promote policies that weaken US sovereignty, threaten American industries, export jobs, leave our borders undefended, and subject American businesses, our military personnel, and our citizens to the laws and regulations established by transnational bureaucracies like the United Nations, instead of by our elected representatives in Washington. Do these promoters distrust their own country, are they willing to allow the interests of the UN to take precedence over the interests of our citizens, or are they just idealistically pursuing what Henry Kissinger refers to as the new “international architecture?”
It was just a few months ago that a national uprising of the American people persuaded Congress to soundly defeat a proposed illegal alien amnesty bill. Yet in the last few weeks, the Administration and many amnesty supporters have been attempting to repackage their amnesty bill into something called the Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act.
The DREAM Act, which was quietly tacked on to a defense authorization bill, would have granted amnesty to illegal aliens who entered the United States as children. These young illegal aliens would have been granted permanent, lawful status that would have then allowed them to seek permanent lawful status for their parents who brought them into the country illegally as children. Once again, the American people said “no.” Americans understandably want our laws to be respected and our borders secured and defended.
Remarkably, the Administration is now collaborating with Senator Joseph Biden on something called the Law of the Sea Treaty (LOST), a United Nations power grab rejected by President Reagan a quarter of a century ago because among other reasons it would undermine U.S. sovereignty. LOST was first proposed by the United Nations in 1982, and it would give the UN authority on, over, and beneath the ocean’s surface.
LOST would restrict the U.S. Navy’s intelligence gathering and submarine operations; it would require our military to obtain permission from the UN before boarding or detaining any ship it suspects of carrying terrorists or terrorist supplies; it would give the UN its first authority to tax, by imposing hefty fees and assessments on any American company involved in such things as seabed mining; and it would establish a UN tribunal, superior to our nation’s courts, that would have the last word over all maritime issues involving fisheries, marine environmental protection, oceanographic research, and navigation.
Hasn’t our long, difficult experience with the UN made clear what such a treaty would mean for the United States? It would mean that our laws, our sovereignty, our freedoms, and our property rights would be turned over to an assortment of nations that despise what we stand for, yet covet what we have.
Some of our political elites may dream of a new “international architecture,” but the remarkable house that was built in Philadelphia more that 230 years ago has provided Americans with freedom, wealth, and opportunity unknown anywhere else on the face of the earth. It is time to demand that those in Washington defend our remarkable Constitution, as Ronald Reagan did, against all who would undermine it. The LOST Treaty and any similar schemes that assault America’s interests should be slipped into the deep blue sea for a fitting burial.
It was just a few months ago that a national uprising of the American people persuaded Congress to soundly defeat a proposed illegal alien amnesty bill. Yet in the last few weeks, the Administration and many amnesty supporters have been attempting to repackage their amnesty bill into something called the Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act.
The DREAM Act, which was quietly tacked on to a defense authorization bill, would have granted amnesty to illegal aliens who entered the United States as children. These young illegal aliens would have been granted permanent, lawful status that would have then allowed them to seek permanent lawful status for their parents who brought them into the country illegally as children. Once again, the American people said “no.” Americans understandably want our laws to be respected and our borders secured and defended.
Remarkably, the Administration is now collaborating with Senator Joseph Biden on something called the Law of the Sea Treaty (LOST), a United Nations power grab rejected by President Reagan a quarter of a century ago because among other reasons it would undermine U.S. sovereignty. LOST was first proposed by the United Nations in 1982, and it would give the UN authority on, over, and beneath the ocean’s surface.
LOST would restrict the U.S. Navy’s intelligence gathering and submarine operations; it would require our military to obtain permission from the UN before boarding or detaining any ship it suspects of carrying terrorists or terrorist supplies; it would give the UN its first authority to tax, by imposing hefty fees and assessments on any American company involved in such things as seabed mining; and it would establish a UN tribunal, superior to our nation’s courts, that would have the last word over all maritime issues involving fisheries, marine environmental protection, oceanographic research, and navigation.
Hasn’t our long, difficult experience with the UN made clear what such a treaty would mean for the United States? It would mean that our laws, our sovereignty, our freedoms, and our property rights would be turned over to an assortment of nations that despise what we stand for, yet covet what we have.
Some of our political elites may dream of a new “international architecture,” but the remarkable house that was built in Philadelphia more that 230 years ago has provided Americans with freedom, wealth, and opportunity unknown anywhere else on the face of the earth. It is time to demand that those in Washington defend our remarkable Constitution, as Ronald Reagan did, against all who would undermine it. The LOST Treaty and any similar schemes that assault America’s interests should be slipped into the deep blue sea for a fitting burial.
6 comments:
tell it like it is, guy, tell it like it is. how come there arent more voices like yours? you and jim demint are positive role models for the clowns in politics these days.
So the President wants to nullify the soveriegnty of the United States and deliver the rule of the US to the United Nations. The idea of having to document what the United States does at sea to the United Nations is a joke.
It seems like our President is sometimes financially motivated with his thought process.
Sleepless:
I don't agree at all that he's financially motivated in this area. I think the President just has a much different worldview than many of us have on the notion of globalism. I don't buy the notion of a single world community. It conflicts with my Biblical worldview that has quite a different take on the matter.
That aside, I think it's important to avoid piling on our Commander-in-Chief while he's prosecuting the GWOT. He's been a remarkably resolute and courageous leader in the monumental battle we're waging against terror and evil in our day.
And for the left to cheaply and relentlessly criticise our Commander-in-Chief during these dangerous times is beyond the pale.
Rest assured, Sleepless, that we all need to pull together because the battle is far from over.
The CINC rocks!
I don't get why u think this is a state issue. Seems strictly fed to me. Last time I checked your job was in Columbia, not Washington. Your friends in Washington don't interfere with your state issues, so you shouldn't be messing with theirs. Hope I'm not missing something.
Curious, this is a world issue. The General is talking about a treaty that would give the United Nations full authority at sea. This should be a serious issue for all 50 states.
I'm glad that this state has a politican that stands up for freedom and isn't scared to take on Washington.
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