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Jim DeMint: this is the first time in history that an international organization, the U.N. in this case, would possess taxing…

On the recordMay 22, 2012
this is the first time in history that an international organization, the U.N. in this case, would possess taxing authority over this country.
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Jim DeMint
Republican · South Carolina

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DeMint argues against the Law of the Sea Treaty giving the UN taxing power over the U.S.

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