Posted on 10/27/2007, 9:41:06 PM by calcowgirl
In a press release, the Coalition to Preserve American Sovereignty acknowledges the growing field of G.O.P. Presidential candidates who publicly have expressed opposition to the Law of the Sea Treaty or LOST. Former NYC mayor and GOP frontrunner Rudy Giuliani is notably missing from the field.
Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney, through a statement by his spokesperson published October 26, has become the latest Presidential candidate to oppose LOST, notes the group: "Governor Romney has concerns with the Law of the Sea Treaty. He believes giving unaccountable international institutions more power is a serious problem."
Other Presidential candidates who have recently come out against ratification of LOST, according to the group, include Senator John McCain, former Tennessee Senator Fred Thompson, Congressman Duncan Hunter, former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee, and Congressman Tom Tancredo.
Senator McCain’s full statement was posted October 25 as follows:
"I’d like to make some changes to it. I think that we need a Law of the Sea. I think it’s important, but I have not frankly looked too carefully at the latest situation as it is, but it would be nice if we had some of the provisions in it. But I do worry a lot about American sovereignty aspects of it, so I would probably vote against it in its present form.
"I would like to see a treaty as far something to bring order, for example, in a place like the Arctic right now, where thanks to climate change, it’s going to be far more important than it was. You watch the Russians asserting their sovereignty over it, and I’d like to see some order out of that chaos. But I’m just too concerned about the aspect of United States sovereignty being handed over to some international organization."
(Excerpt) Read more at newsmax.com ...
So the Mittster has “concerns” does he?
Why doesn’t he just come out and say I oppose the treaty like the rest of the Republicans.
Sounds like he is giving himself a major lot of wiggle room.
Rudy is always missing unless there is a drag queen contest......
Because he's lazy, stupid, and has no fire in his belly.
All except Hunter, Tancredo and Huckabee leave wiggle room in their positions, to varying degrees.
But Huckabee supports a global warming cap-and-trade program, so that eliminated any good points he might get from me for his position on LOST.
Or a photo-op. ;-)
Now, why the hell would you expect Rooty to support something that those who pull his puppet stings want to happen?
Gee, Rooty didn’t even speak up for Rush Limbaugh when he was smeared by Democrats.
Conservatives need to dump this empty global suit out of the race.
Rooty is LOST in space.
:-)
“Conservatives need to dump this empty global suit out of the race.
Rooty is LOST in space.”
And he has loused up our space : )
As usual, the Republican field is taking it’s cue from Duncan Hunter, who is miles ahead of them all in everything that makes a good president.
That is a bonafide fact!
He has a proven record. That is a trust factor.
Huckabee is also working against home schooling and for global health care!
I don’t care for Huckabee because he panders to illegals.
Nice guy, very articulate, but a nanny stater.
Vitter’s right on the money on LOST AFAIC. Of course, Joe Biden thinks this UN takeover treaty is the best thing since sliced bread.
Rudy PROBABLY weakly supports LOST - that seems to be the fallback RINO position.
We laugh at honor and are shocked to find traitors in our midst.
C. S. Lewis
English essayist & juvenile novelist (1898 - 1963)
Probably because he’s fully in support of it...I would suspect. It’s bad for the US, so....
“Other Presidential candidates who have recently come out against ratification of LOST, according to the group, include Senator John McCain, former Tennessee Senator Fred Thompson, Congressman Duncan Hunter, former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee, and Congressman Tom Tancredo.”
AKA Candidate’s with Brains.
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