The Heritage Foundation takes a look at why Reagan refused to opt in the first time, and why he would still refuse to join:
Americans should be skeptical about a U.N. treaty that gives control over the world’s oceans to an unaccountable international bureaucracy. Reagan correctly assessed that the powers that control the U.N. General Assembly were determined to establish a treaty regime that favored underdeveloped countries at the expense of developed countries like the United States.
Reagan’s objections to LOST have been neither addressed nor resolved. In deciding whether to ratify LOST, members of the U.S. Senate may choose between two divergent approaches: Side with President Reagan in defense of U.S. national interests; or side with those who erroneously claim that the Clinton Administration resolved his objections.
The choice should be clear.
This is a bad deal. Call your representatives and make sure they know it.
