Trent Lott Lobbies for UN Treaty He Once Adamantly Opposed
May 3rd, 2012 | By Tim George
WASHINGTON, DC – Former Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott has changed his mind about a UN Treaty he adamantly opposed less than six years ago. The difference is that he is now a lobbyist for interests that would benefit from the treaty. Throughout his time in the Senate, Lott consistently opposed the “U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea”, also known as the Law of the Sea Treaty (LOST), arguing it would create a “U.N. on steroids” that “would undermine U.S. military operations … and impair navigational rights” by subjecting maritime disputes to U.N. authority. Lott
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