Santorum has no legs to stand on in fight against disability treaty

[The Straight Story]

Santorum has no legs to stand on in fight against disability treaty

President-unelect Rick Santorum made his triumphant return to the Capitol on Monday afternoon and took up a brave new cause: He is opposing disabled people.

Specifically, Santorum, joined by Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, declared his wish that the Senate reject the U.N. Convention on the Rights of Persons With Disabilities — a human rights treaty negotiated during George W. Bush's administration and ratified by 126 nations, including China, Russia, Iran, Cuba, Syria and Saudi Arabia.

The former presidential candidate pronounced his "grave concerns" about the treaty, which forbids discrimination against people with AIDS, who are blind, who use wheelchairs and the like. "This is a direct assault on us," he declared at a news conference.

Lee, a tea party favorite, said he, too, has "grave concerns" about the document's threat to American sovereignty. "I will do everything I can to block its ratification, and I have secured the signatures of 36 Republican senators, all of whom have joined with me saying that we will oppose any ratification of any treaty during this lame-duck session."

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[Angry Dragon]

1. LOSER rick spreads santorum all over DC

[gordianot]

2. Santorum got shut out by the likes of Akin this is just a shout out "I am the biggest idiot."

In actual fact that would be debatable. Also remember he is the Republican runner up as presidential nominee for 2012.

[fredamae]

3. Hey, Rick!

The smaller the victim, the sicker the mind!

[liberal_at_heart]

4. I can't tell if his problem is with disabled peope directly or

the fact that we as a country have agreed to a set of standards with the rest of the world. Are we not allowed to agree with other countries about anything other than commerce? What about the Geneva Convention? Should we scrap that as well? These people never fail to up the ante on stupidity.

[loyalsister]

5. His arguments are silly

He said he thought it would discourage homeschooling. People with disabilities are sometimes home schooled because the schools in their areas are not accessible- intellectually or physically. The disability community certainly does not oppose those kids getting an education at home.

Santorum may just been recruited to speak out on this because he has a disabled daughter.

I think the treaty would put us on the spot to actually be supportive of enforcement of the ADA.