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2012-07-16 Home Front: Politix

Portman, Ayotte, Isakson Sink Law of the Sea Treaty

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Posted by DarthVader 2012-07-16 15:54|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 Why the long face, Jahn?

Posted by Frank G 2012-07-16 16:44|| 2012-07-16 16:44|| Front Page Top

#2 So lets see. I quess the USA will then be stuck with the "historical map line" division re Alaska and Canada so as to generate the division of subsurface mineral rights in the Beauford Sea (less oil for the USA) rather than the likely more generous Law of the Sea provisions and also will not follow the asserted Right of Transit Passage for the so called North West passage. When you try to suck and blow at the same time, you usually end just doing one of those. (which is usually not a good thing).

And of course the argument that a non US Supreme Court might impose a legal decision (no matter how right it is) that is "burdensome" - well I can think of a number of Supreme Court decisions that are pretty burdensome.

Just playing with ya, southern cousins. We are in fact linked at the hip and need to look out for each other.

Posted by Northern Cousin 2012-07-16 16:55|| 2012-07-16 16:55|| Front Page Top

#3 Spare me the québécoian reminder. All others will be good to go.

Posted by Besoeker 2012-07-16 17:01|| 2012-07-16 17:01|| Front Page Top

#4 Hmmm, Armed merchantmen on the high seas?

Posted by Redneck Jim 2012-07-16 17:12|| 2012-07-16 17:12|| Front Page Top

#5 Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry's (D-Mass.) goal of getting the treaty through this Congress have been dashed.

I'm sure buried deep in the fine print is a clause refunding Mass state excise tax to rich guy's with yachts over 70 feet long...

Posted by tu3031 2012-07-16 18:00|| 2012-07-16 18:00|| Front Page Top

#6 Good!

Sink the bastard in the Mariannas Trench, weighted down with a ton of lead.

Posted by Barbara 2012-07-16 18:19|| 2012-07-16 18:19|| Front Page Top

#7 I liked how an Artic put it last month - US Allies + Politicos reject the UNCLOS, in part, because they want the US Navy's CVNS + Gator Boyz, etal. to go anywhere, anytime ala "Gunboat Diplomacy" widout silly things like Treaties holding them back.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2012-07-16 19:40|| 2012-07-16 19:40|| Front Page Top

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