Law of the Sea Treaty

Fire of Liberty

David B. Rivkin Jr. and Lee A. Casey, who both served in the Justice Department under Presidents Reagan and Bush 41, have written a wonderful Op/Ed in The Washington Times arguing against the absurd piece of UN bilge known as LOST. Here's a sneek peek:

For anyone who cares about the principle of national sovereignty — which is the very basis of our right to self-government, honors private property and believes that market forces lead to the most efficient utilization of natural resources — the idea of a "global commons" must ring alarm bells. Actually vesting authority over more than two-thirds of the Earth's surface — which is today open to American citizens as to others under customary international law — in an international governing body should be anathema. Obviously, President Bush does care deeply about American sovereignty — as he has proven on many occasions. So why does his administration support the treaty?

Yes, Mr. President, why are you doing this? Don't let Kofi Annan lead you down his "primrose path" of this lofty but wrong treaty. Remember, the Gipper is your loadstar not Kofi Annan. Anyway, it's an excellent and important read.