Posted on 11/15/2004 1:59:37 AM PST by West Coast Conservative
North American national borders would be virtually eliminated under plans being considered by senior business and political leaders from Canada, the United States and Mexico for a "NAFTA-plus," continent-wide, customs-free zone with a common approach to trade, energy, immigration, law enforcement and security.
A tri-national task force, chaired by former Liberal Party deputy prime minister John Manley, with the full backing of all three governments, is plotting the roadmap for this new, bolder alliance meant to compete with the European Union. William Weld, former governor of Massachusetts and Pedro Aspe, former Mexican finance minister, join Manley on the panel that reports directly to the Council on Foreign Relations.
The mission has the formal blessing of Tom Ridge, U.S. Homeland Security secretary, who is close with President Bush.
The committee is scheduled to issue its report next spring.
The elimination of borders along the lines of the EU experiment seems to be high on the agenda of the panel.
"I think we've had 11 years of incrementalism, and during that time we've seen the EU expand its borders, eliminate borders among (member) countries and launch a common currency," explains Manley in the diplomatic magazine Embassy. "We're going to have to provide a vision that is more bold than incrementalism. What's the choice? Europe has made enormous steps in the years since NAFTA was signed. China has been going through a transformative process. In Canada, our only leverage is access to the U.S. market. If we're not going to develop and pursue how we use our advantage of location to be the foundation for future prosperity, then we are going to have to figure out another vision."
The "NAFTA-plus" plan has also been referred to as "deep integration." Skeptics see it as a plan to eliminate national sovereignty and erode the American concept of representative government accountable to the people under the framework of the Constitution.
Discussions so far indicate that Canada, under the new agreement, would immediately sign on to the U.S. strategic missile defense initiative. Canada would also make its vast lumber resources available to the U.S. and Mexican markets and provide more open access to the northern neighbor's oil, natural gas and hydro-electric power resources.
Other members of the task force include: Canadian Finance Minister Michael Wilson and Nelson Cunningham of Henry Kissinger's consulting firm, Kissinger McLarty Associates.
The agenda of the New World Order according to the ruling elites and their whore lapdogs, is proceeding right along under the new Republican administration ... just as it did under the Klinton gangsters.
Blaze away, but you know it's true.
Notice how many folks here bash the Constitution Party? Hopefully they will all wake up and defend the Constitution (or what's left of it) before it's too late.
Guns, Ammo & Gold.....Buy 'em now!!!!
No it wont, the GOP will call it Progress and FREE TRADE
you guys sure fall for BS easy. This is an idea that has been around a long time and has gotten no where and is not going to go anywhere. Read the article, it doesn't have any specifics or name any top US officials, or canadians for that matter, who are involved in this so-called plan. Think about it and quit being so quick to cry dooms day. You all sound like left wing moonbats here.
bump
The United States Of CanMex. <sarcasm
CanAMex??
It will do. I don't think the Big North American Three are ready to have a unified constitution and electorate. There are three official languages to consider and God knows what else.
No borders, ping
Borders? There's borders with restrictions now? Really? Wow, who'd a thunk.
The mission has the formal blessing of Tom Ridge, U.S. Homeland Security secretary, who is close with President Bush.
So, the next world war will be between all the Americas and that other land mass across the pond?
All the while, assuring the voting public that the other candidates are even worse on social issues (which the 'pubs will forget about after the election).
It's quite clever. The one-worlders get elected by the other part of the Republican Party, the social conservatives. Then they put them on the trash heap and forget about their concerns about decency, preserving our culture, the borders, etc. until the next election. Then, they dust them off, fill them with scare stuff about the other guys for the next election, getting stronger every cycle.
You now have globalists in charge who don't even fear rejection in elections.
It will solve the problem of illegal immigration from Mexico. What is legal is not illegal anymore.
Doubful. Voters make their choices on social/moral issues. Both the Dems and Repubs are free to run rampant over our economy and soveriegnty, all the while knowing their respective bases will not abandon them.
Na... How about AMexiCa?
You wrote "Americans are tired of the flood from Mexico and South America".
Yes, that is true, but GWB doesn't care that over 70% of Americans polled WANT our borders secured and oppose his faux "Amnesty" plan.
What King George wants, King George gets.....serfs be damned.
Look at Prop 200 in AZ. It has already been gutted by some brainless liberal judge.
This is an idea that has been around a long time and has gotten no where and is not going to go anywhere.
You really are blind. CFR was around a long time too...Bush would NEVER sign it...it's unConstitutional. LOL
Get a clue. It's here, it's happening and you all voted for it.
Yes indeed, we're all a bunch of "left wing moonbats" here at FR.
Who would ever think a newbie would uncover our secret plot to highjack this site?
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