re: I am with ER on this one. Keep Politics off the Space Board.
If we wanted to live underwater, we could build whole cities along our coast. If there was a need to do it in International Waters, I am sure we would fight those old treaties to do so.
Treaties are not holding us from living and working on the Moon. Getting people there is the problem. Once we do that, those treaties will not mean much. People there will build on the Moon and use its resources. If any treaties need to be changed to make it all look good on paper, I am sure they will.
Treaties are not what is holding us back in exploration and settlement.