United States:
A Subsidiary of the North American Union
| President George W. Bush, Mexican President
Felipe Calderon, and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper emerged from
their secret meeting in Quebec, Canada, on August 21 and tried to tell the
public that nothing was going on. Protesters were kept 10 miles
away. The North American Union is outlined on the U. S. government website: www.spp.gov. The Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America (SPP) is the cover name for the North American Union. It involves the Departments of State, Commerce, Homeland Security, and others. Unfortunately, it's all secret from the American public. It does not conduct public hearings. It does not publish regulations for review and comment. It does not have any specific legislative authority for its existence. It does not submit to judicial review. But it expects that 300 million Americans to submit to its authority--no questions asked. The Bush Administration refuses to open up the North American Union's dealings to Congressional review. Congress is rightfully very upset. Details are below. |
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Congress of
the United States August 6, 2007 President George Bush Dear Mr. President: As you travel to Montebello, Canada later this month for a summit with your Canadian and Mexican counterparts, we want you to be aware of serious and growing concerns in the U. S. Congress about the so-called Security and Prosperity Partnership (SPP) you launched with these nations in 2005. We share your desire to promote good relations with our neighbors to the north and south. There are, of course, areas in which collaboration between the three nations is both sensible and necessary. For example, further development of the energy resources of Canada and Mexico would benefit North America as a whole. And cooperation in matters of national security is something the three North American nations have engaged in for many years. The SPP process, however, is being conducted in a secretive manner with a view to "harmonizing" U.S., Canadian and Mexican policies, regulations and practices in ways that may actually undermine our security and sovereignty. For instance, measures that would make it easier to move goods and people across borders could have the effect of further weakening this county's ability to secure its frontiers and prevent illegal immigration. Such secretiveness seems not to be accidental. The public interest group Judicial Watch had to resort to use of the Freedom of Information Act to obtain notes from a "North American Forum" conference, attended by U.S. government and corporate officials. Conferees made reference to using a practice called "evolution by stealth" to prevent significant opposition from developing to the desired end-state: a supranational North American association of some kind. The House of Representatives overwhelmingly and on a bipartisan basis adopted an amendment barring Transportation Department officials from participating in SPP-related meetings in the future. This vote is an indication of the serious concerns felt by those of us in Congress and by our constituents about this initiative--concerns that will only be intensified if pursuit of the SPP continues out of public view and without congressional oversight or approval. We call on you not to pledge or agree to any further movement in connection with the SPP at the upcoming North American summit. Rather, in the interest of transparency and accountability, we urge you to bring to the Congress whatever provisions have already been agreed upon and those now being pursued or contemplated as part of this initiative, for the purpose of obtaining authorization through the normal legislative process. Only by doing so, can your partners in Canada and Mexico have confidence in the future application of such arrangements. Sincerely, Duncan Hunter (R-CA) |
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110 TH CONGRESS1 ST SESSION H. CON. RES. 40Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States should not engage in the construction of a North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) Superhighway System or enter into a North American Union with Mexico and Canada. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES J ANUARY 22, 2007Mr. G OODE (for himself, Mr. WAMP, Mr. JONES of North Carolina, Mr. PAUL, Mr. STEARNS, Mr. DUNCAN, and Ms. FOXX) submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on ForeignAffairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned CONCURRENT RESOLUTION Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States should not engage in the construction of a North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) Superhighway System or enter into a North American Union with Mexico and Canada. Whereas the United States Departments of State, Commerce, and Homeland Security participated in the formation of the Security and Prosperity Partnership (SPP) on March 23, 2005, representing a tri-lateral agreement between the United States, Canada, and Mexico designed, among Iother things, to facilitate common regulatory schemes between these countries;Whereas reports issued by the SPP indicate that it has implemented regulatory changes among the three countries that circumvent United States trade, transportation, homeland security, and border security functions and that the SPP will continue to do so in the future; Whereas the actions taken by the SPP to coordinate border security by eliminating obstacles to migration between Mexico and the United States actually makes the United States-Mexico border less secure because Mexico is the primary source country of illegal immigrants into the United States; Whereas according to the Department of Commerce, United States trade deficits with Mexico and Canada have significantly increased since the implementation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA); Whereas the economic and physical security of the United States is impaired by the potential loss of control of its borders attendant to the full operation of NAFTA and the SPP; Whereas the regulatory and border security changes implemented and proposed by the SPP violate and threaten United States sovereignty; Whereas a NAFTA Superhighway System from the west coast of Mexico through the United States and into Canada has been suggested as part of a North American Union to facilitate trade between the SPP countries; Whereas the State of Texas has already begun planning of the Trans-Texas Corridor, a major multi-modal transportation project beginning at the United States-Mexico border, which would serve as an initial section of a NAFTA Superhighway System; Whereas it could be particularly difficult for Americans to collect insurance from Mexican companies which employ Mexican drivers involved in accidents in the United States, which would likely increase the insurance rates for American drivers; Whereas future unrestricted foreign trucking into the United States can pose a safety hazard due to inadequate maintenance and inspection, and can act collaterally as a conduit for the entry into the United States of illegal drugs, illegal human smuggling, and terrorist activities; and Whereas a NAFTA Superhighway System would likely include funds from foreign consortiums and be controlled by foreign management, which threatens the sovereignty of the United States: Now, therefore, be it Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), That(1) the United States should not engage in the construction of a North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) Superhighway System; (2) the United States should not allow the Security and Prosperity Partnership (SPP) to implement further regulations that would create a North American Union with Mexico and Canada; and (3) the President of the United States should indicate strong opposition to these acts or any other proposals that threaten the sovereignty of the United States.
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