EDMOND —
This year’s failure of the Law of the Sea Treaty is nothing new to Congress. Former President Ronald Reagan blocked the treaty in 1982.
President Barack Obama’s hopes for ratifying the treaty sank in July when both U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe and U.S. Sen. Tom Coburn were among the 34 Republican senators in opposition to the treaty. The 34 signatures are enough to keep the treaty from being ratified this year because 67 Senate votes are needed to ratify a treaty.
The Law of the Sea Treaty would give jurisdiction of 70 percent of the earth’s surface and air above it to the United Nations, Inhofe told The Edmond Sun.
“For the first time in the history of America it would give a multi-national group, the United Nations, the power to tax American people,” Inhofe said. “To me, that alone is reason to oppose this.”
Royalties paid by offshore energy companies to the U.S. would go to instead to the UN, Inhofe said.
The treaty also calls for wealth and technology transfers to Third World nations from the U.S. and other developed nations, according to the National Center for Public Policy Research. Nations would adhere to regulations to protect the marine environment from pollution.
U.S. Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., said the U.S. would have permanent veto power over royalty payments by the International Seabed Authority, according to CBS News.
“The only reason the military is supporting it now is because the president is commander and chief of the military,” Inhofe said. “And I accused him of that in a John Kerry hearing just a few days ago. He wasn’t outraged. He put on a good show.”
Inhofe said that every time the UN acts against the best interests of the American people, such as global warming issues, that he is among a handful of people sending a letter of protest to the UN, threatening to withhold U.S. dues to the UN.
TO LEARN MORE about the Law of the Sea Treaty, go to http://www.unlawoftheseatreaty.org.
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UPDATE: Tornado touches portions of Edmond
Roger Williams and his wife Shellie, residents in Edmond’s Thornbrooke neighborhood since 2004, were watching the weather reports Sunday as a large storm approached the city.
When they heard reports that a tornado was spotted near Broadway and 15th Street, then Broadway and 33rd Street, the couple and their son Ethan, 11, took cover in a reinforced interior closet. After they closed the door it got eerily quiet, like being in the eye of a hurricane, Roger said. As the tornado passed by, they could hear a few bangs outside.
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SLIDESHOW: Tornado strikes I-35 area of Edmond
A violent tornado ripped trees out of the ground as it dropped into southern Edmond late Sunday afternoon along areas east and west of Interstate 35 from 15th Street to 33rd Street, according to various reports. Damage in Edmond is confirmed by the city and included blown out windows at the brand new Mercy I-35 facility that was scheduled to open later this year. Hail also peppered northwest Edmond during the violent storm event.
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The Big One
It’s a bleak scenario. A massive earthquake along the New Madrid fault kills or injures 60,000 people in Tennessee. A quarter of a million people are homeless.
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City plans to hire downtown consultant
Conceptual ideas about how the City of Edmond may plan for downtown development were shared this week by David Forrest with members of the business community.
The Central Edmond Urban Development Board has revisited plans made in a 1998 Downtown Master Plan through public meetings and presentations to protect the future development of Broadway. Recommendations by the group will be taken into account by future city councils. -
Feds recommend changing legal alcohol content levels
During the past 15 years alcohol contributed to a third of highway deaths prompting the government this week to recommend reducing state Blood Alcohol Content limits from .08 to .05 or lower.
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St. Mary’s Episcopal School names new Head of School
Pamela Dockter will become the new Head of School at St. Mary’s Episcopal School effective July 1.
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Local girl receives crown
Audrianna Page Fredericks recently was crowned Miss Junior Teen Oklahoma United States 2013.
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‘Locker Hooking’ workshop offers instruction in durable, useful crafting technique
Residents who would like to learn how to use the “locker hooking” technique to make one-of-a-kind items for use in the home or for decoration are invited to attend the “Locker Hooking” Workshop Tuesday from 10-11:30 a.m. at the Oklahoma County OSU Cooperative Extension Service.
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‘Healthy Cooking With Spices and Herbs’ focus of OSU Extension workshop
As Americans try harder to improve their diets by decreasing fat and sugar, the challenge to make dishes tasty as well as healthy becomes that much more important.
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5-18 Calendar
The Edmond Senior Center, 2733 Marilyn Williams Drive, is open 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday-Friday. F or information about Edmond senior programs, stop by and pick up a monthly calendar, check out the Web site at edmondseniorcenter.com or call 216-7600.
Lunch is served at 11:30 a.m. and reservations are needed a day in advance by 11 a.m. For lunch reservations, call at 330-6293 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. - More Local News Headlines
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