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20 Republican Senators are Still LOST at Sea; Please Sign the Letter ASAP and Do Your Job

By: checkmate2012 (Diary)  |  June 12th, 2012 at 11:19 PM  | 

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As another hearing is scheduled for this Thursday at 10:00am on the Senate floor and we get closer to a June vote on the Law of the Sea Treaty (LOST), I would like to call out attention on the remaining 20 Republican Senators that have not yet signed the letter to Sen. Reid which would block the passage of this bill. Yes I wrote about this few weeks ago in hopes that RedStaters would help prod their Senators into getting on board to stop this UN agenda.

There has been some success since my last diary, probably due to your efforts, as 3 more Senators have signed the letter so only 7 more signatures are needed. I’d like to add that Jake Walker wrote an excellent RS diary on same subject on May 30th with more substance than mine of just a plea to block it, that was very informative and provided links to the Senator’s websites to voice your opinion: http://www.redstate.com/ironchapman/2012/05/30/does-your-senator-oppose-the-law-of-the-sea-treaty-lost/. This may be our final push to kill the bill so please help out and pressure your Republican Senators to keep our nation’s soverignty intact.

Another positive development was the House passed a bill on May 18 that  barred millions of dollars from funding LOST organizations that the administration had hoped to obtain. The vote was 229-193 and was the first formal vote in either Chamber.

This is an updated list of the 27 Senators that have signed the letter:

Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.)–Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.)–Roy Blunt (R-Mo.)–Pat Roberts (R-Kansas)—-David Vitter (R-La.)–Ron Johnson (R-Wis.)—John Cornyn (R-Texas)–Jim DeMint (R-S.C.)–Tom Coburn (R-Okla.)–John Boozman (R-Ark.)–Rand Paul (R-Ky.)–Jim Risch (R-Idaho)–  Mike Lee (R-Utah)–Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.)–Mike Crapo (R-Idaho)–Orrin Hatch (R-Utah)–John Barrasso (R-Wyo.)–Richard Shelby (R-Ala.)–John Thune (R-S.D.)–Richard Burr (R-N.C.)–Saxby Chambliss (R-Ga.)–Dan Coats (R-Ind.)–John Hoeven (R-N.D.)–Roger Wicker (R-Miss.)–Marco Rubio (R-Fla.)–Jim Moran (R-Kansas)–Dean Heller (R-Nev.)

Some of the more obvious names missing from the list are: Sen. Mike Enzi  (R-Wyo.), Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky), Sen. Pat Toomey (R.-Pa), Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R. N.H.), Sen. Mike Johanns (R. Neb) and of course Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchinson (R-TX) to name a few.

I want to share with you the email response I got back from Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison which tells me she either doesn’t want to block its passage or is in favor of it. You decide:

Dear Friend: Thank you for contacting me regarding the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).  I welcome your thoughts and comments on this issue. The UNCLOS was first established in 1982 and sought to provide a legal framework for the management and conservation of marine life. Should this treaty come before the full Senate for approval in the 112th Congress, you may be certain I will keep your views in mind.

Sincerely,
Kay Bailey Hutchison
United States Senator
I’m disappointed that I haven’t heard any conservative talk radio shows speak out on the issue, like Rush, Hannity and Levin since their listeners could help in this effort. Maybe I missed it on their previous shows, but now would be a good time to shout it out loud and often.
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Lastly in somewhat related matter, as in the UN’s continual grab for power, the House lawmakers also started discussions on a UN proposal that would give it more control over the Internet, which certainly won’t gain any traction. So can we just quit the United Nations already or reign in its charter? May I at least suggest a change of venue to a less chummy location, say China, Russia or maybe even Afghanistan or Iraq. Less meetings equals less mischief in my mind.
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