[shepard-for-congress-discuss] FW: The Senate ignoring ourConstitution again:

[Sean Shepard]

I would issue a press release opposing these things but the House has no
say.  The Senate can approve with a 2/3 vote, the President signs and that's
it.  Maybe we should issue one anyway just railing against this sort of
thing and noting that Lugar supports these things as well as Jon Elrod?

That .7 percent of GDP, by the way, is basically $100 billion ($96.6 Billion
based on 2007 GDP) that we do not have.  Essentially, we would now be
borrowing even more money from other countries to .. Well.. GIVE it to other
countries??  This is insane.

Elrod needs to step down and let me take Andre one-on-one. Jon is out of his
league with this stuff.


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-----Original Message-----
From: Elizabeth Karlson [mailto:lizkarlson at yahoo.com]
Sent: Friday, February 15, 2008 11:08 AM
To: Andrew Horning; Tim Maguire
Subject: The Senate ignoring our Constitution again:

Senate Works Toward LOST and Global Tax! 
Tell Your Senate to Oppose the Law of the Sea Treaty and the Global Poverty
Act!

This week, leaders of the United States Senate signaled that they are intent
on giving more power to the United Nations, including the power to impose
taxes, paving the way for ratification of the Law of the Sea Treaty.
Wednesday, February 13, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee passed by
voice vote the Global Poverty Act (S. 2433), sponsored by Senator Barack
Obama (D-IL). 

This feel good legislation commits the U.S. to spending 0.7 percent of gross
national product on foreign aid, over and above what we already spend. The
bill references the UN's Millennium Declaration (from
2000) which calls for countries to dramatically increase foreign aid and
sign on to many dangerous treaties, including the International Criminal
Court, Kyoto Protocol, CEDAW, and the Convention on the Rights of the Child.


The U.S. should have nothing to do with these awful treaties or the UN Law
of the Sea Treaty (LOST). One of the worst aspects of LOST is the mechanism
for imposing a global tax by requiring companies to pay a portion of their
profits to the International Seabed Authority. 

If the Senate passes the Obama global tax bill, LOST can't be far behind.
Since President Bush has made his support for LOST well known, we imagine he
would be willing to sign the global tax legislation, hoping to speed up
ratification of LOST. 

In fact, in his 2009 budget request, President Bush included a request for
$5 million for LOST and the international tribunal established by the
treaty.
Senator David Vitter (R-LA) questioned Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice
at Wednesday's committee hearing as to why taxpayer dollars should be going
to "a new bureaucratic international organization that has not been endorsed
by the U.S. Senate." Secretary Rice reiterated the administration's
commitment to ratification of LOST. 


Take Action 

The Obama global tax bill or the Law of the Sea Treaty could come up on the
Senate floor anytime! Be sure to contact your Senators today and tell them
to oppose both pieces of legislation. Also, Senators will be in their home
offices the week of February 18. Please stop by or schedule an appointment
with them to let them know you are watching their position on LOST!! 



Call Your Senators Today! 
Capitol Switchboard: (202)-224-3121

 


Elizabeth M. Karlson
    
               There is no neutral ground in the universe; every square
inch, every split second, is claimed by God and counter-claimed by Satan.
   
  C.S. Lewis




 
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