Santorum tweets on defeat of UN disabilities treaty: 'We did it'
http://thehill.com/blogs/global-affairs/un-treaties/270889-santorum-tweets-on-defeat-of-disabilities-treaty-we-did-it
By Julian Pecquet - 12/04/12 02:27 PM ET
Former presidential candidate Rick Santorum immediately jumped on Tuesday's defeat of the U.N. disabilities treaty to promote his advocacy group in favor of conservative Republicans.
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“We did it,” Santorum tweeted Tuesday. “#CRPD was defeated today. @Patriot_voices will cont to have an impact on important issues. Pls join us.”
The Senate voted 61-38 in favor of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), five votes short of the two-thirds needed for ratification. Santorum led the charge against the treaty, along with Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah), arguing that it could allow the U.N. to impose its will on issues such as abortion and home-schooling of children with disabilities.
Democrats and advocates for people with disabilities called those claims nonsense.
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http://www.democraticunderground.com/10021926696
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