Bush wants to raise taxes...

[Bubba]

by allowing the UN to have taxing authority over the U.S.! Don't believe it? It is true. Look here...source=grassfire.org

The Issue:

Thirty-four Senate Republicans is all that is keeping the United Nation’s “Law of the Sea Treaty” from being ratified and delivering a potential death blow to our nation’s sovereignty, security and prosperity!

Rejected by Ronald Reagan nearly 25 year ago, the treaty remains an albatross that is now only a breath away from an unnecessary law that would place the U.S. under the governing authority to an unaccountable international body—the UN!

After receiving great pressure from the White House the Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved the treaty by a margin of (17-4) on October 31, leading to speculation that a final ratification vote will take place very soon.

Grassfire.org Alliance has launched a nationwide petition strongly opposing the Law of the Sea Treaty, and has plans to deliver 100,000 citizen petitions to the Senate prior to the ratification vote. The petition states that the Law of the Sea Treaty is a dangerous threat to our nation’s sovereignty, places the U.S. under an international authority, subjects our nation to direct taxation by the United Nations, and may hamper our military.

Or, read more pages for yourself... The Law of the Sea Treaty

FOXNews.com - Law of the Sea Treaty on Fast Track to Ratification - Blogs

or, you pick one.... Law of the Sea Treaty - Google Search

[Bubba]

Nobody else thinks this is a bad idea? I don't want the UN taxing the USA.

[Highwayman]

It sucks Bubba. It’s been around for years and never could get enough support to pass, mostly because of Republican opposition. Democrats love it and Clinton pushed it but with Republican leadership in the Senate it wouldn’t fly.

I have no idea why Bush is behind it but he was with the Democrats on amnesty for illegals so who knows what kind of backroom deals are going on. The question is, can the Democrats get 60 votes to break a filibuster.