Posted on 05/08/2007 2:02:24 AM PDT by Man50D
President Bush signed an agreement creating a "permanent body" that commits the U.S. to "deeper transatlantic economic integration," without ratification by the Senate as a treaty or passage by Congress as a law.
The "Transatlantic Economic Integration" between the U.S. and the European Union was signed April 30 at the White House by Bush, German Chancellor Angela Merkel the current president of the European Council and European Commission President José Manuel Barroso.
The document acknowledges "the transatlantic economy remains at the forefront of globalization," arguing that the U.S. and the European Union "seek to strengthen transatlantic economic integration."
The agreement established a new Transatlantic Economic Council to be chaired on the U.S. side by a cabinet-level officer in the White House and on the EU side by a member of the European Commission.
The current U.S. head of the new Transatlantic Economic Council is Allan Hubbard, assistant to the president for Economic Policy and director of the National Economic Council.
The current EU head of the council is Günther Verheugen, vice-President of the European Commission in charge of enterprise and industry.
The Transatlantic Economic Council was tasked with creating regulatory convergence between the U.S. and the EU on some 40 different public policy areas, including intellectual property rights, developing security standards for international trade, getting U.S. GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Practices) recognized in Europe, developing innovation and technology in health industries, implementing RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) technologies, developing a science-based plan on bio-based products and establishing a "regular dialogue" to address obstacles to investment.
At a joint press conference, Bush thanked the other two leaders for signing the "trans-Atlantic economic integration plan," commenting that, "It is a recognition that the closer that the United States and the EU become, the better off our people will be."
Barroso said the Transatlantic Economic Council is meant to be "a permanent body, with senior people on both sides of the Atlantic."
As WND has reported, Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez repeatedly has pushed for North American integration, much as the April 30 agreement proposes closer U.S.-EU integration.
Mexico's ambassador to the U.N., Enrique Berruga, has called for a North American Union to be created in the next eight years.
WND reported Rep. Virgil Goode, R-Va., has introduced House Concurrent Resolution 40, which opposes the administration's Security and Prosperity Partnership, blocks a NAFTA Superhighway System and expresses opposition to the U.S. entry into a North American Union with Mexico and Canada.
WND also has reported a movement led by Phyllis Schlafly of Eagle Forum has led to an increasing number of state legislatures proposing resolutions opposing a North American Union.
Because the only people who care about American sovereignty are those who wants no external trade, abrogate all treaties with all nations, and seal of America from the rest of the world.
Got it.
It’s your implication. You said that both the left and right are selling America out. This means that right wing conservatives are also selling America out because of their “free traitor” agreements. Right wing men like Pres. Reagan. It’s one thing if you said “Bush is not conservative/right wing”. But you actually said that “the right wing is selling America out”. If the right and the left wing is selling America out, then there aren’t many people left who actually support American sovereignty.
Except the annointed defenders of Fortress America of course.
So the President should force them to quit? Last time I check, it’s a free country. Besides, what the Bush girls do is nothing compared to how he undermines their agenda on a daily basis. The girls want to promote education and help children learn. That’s why they do what they do. THAT’S ALL THEY DO. Nothing they do has any influence on US policy or sovereingty.
But God forbid if a person should ever work in any capacity for an organization like the UN or Democrats. Eevn if they are just secretaries or janitors, they are all guilty of treason. I worked for a Democrat once and even have liberal friends. I actively aided and abetted a Communist insurgency against America. Lock me up and throw away the key.
If your relatives or friends have EVER worked for a mainstream media organization, public education, the DEMs, or the UN, you already lost this argument.
You don’t think those 2 things are happening now, to some extent? You need to go check out the sweat shops in some of these country We consider our good trading partners. Hell, there’s a slave-labor mentality in this country and an open border to prove it.
I agree with the WOT and FAIR-TRADE but, who are we kidding here? The WOT is more about protecting the interests of multi-national corporations not, the individual citizen. The terrorist chose the WTC because their beef was with big business not necessarily you or me. This wonderful globalism you’re so proud of has now focused their attention on all of us.
They spread the word on education. They are teachers and support education initiatives. They don’t spread the word on socialism. Where do you get that idea?
No wait, I know. That wonderful concept of “guilt by association”.
“You dont think those 2 things are happening now, to some extent?”
Name one place America is trying to subjugate and control. One.
“I agree with the WOT and FAIR-TRADE but, who are we kidding here? The WOT is more about protecting the interests of multi-national corporations not, the individual citizen. The terrorist chose the WTC because their beef was with big business not necessarily you or me. This wonderful globalism youre so proud of has now focused their attention on all of us.”
Yeah, that is why his 1996 Fatwa declared all Americans as the enemies. That’s why Taliban and Al Qaeda are killing Afghanis and Iraqis who don’t have a single multi-national corporation to their name. That’s why Bali was attacked. Who knew Bali was such a hotspot for global corporations.
OBL and his goons want to kill us because we do not follow his brand of Islam. The biggest kilelr of Muslims are Islamofascist terrorists. And we all know how rich, influential, and full of global corporations these people are.
Our freedoms, our “heresy, our unwillingness to kill Jews and apostates, our refusal to submit to them as Dhimmis or convert to their version of Islam, that is what focused their attention on us.
Where are the greedy multi-national corps when the Embassy was taken over in Iran? Were the “promiscuous” church going women and men in the dance that so enraged Qutb owners of multi billion dollar businesses?
If you guys weren't slandering people left and right and spouting misleading alarmist baloney, you guys would be hilarious.
You said right wing. You said both the left and right are selling America out. You sure as heck didn’t try to quantify it, eg “faux right”, “fake conserviative”, “leftist in disguise”, etc. The Right consists of people like Ronald Reagan, Barry Goldwater, Duncan Hunter, and assorted conservatives and patriots.
Yes, that is your implication.
A giant organization with many different organizations, divisions, and departments, with most of whom having no say in how the world run. An organization that includes everyone from Joe Janitor to Third World diplomat 785678. A place that includes a scumbag like Coffee Anus and the hero Romeo Dallaire.
As much as I hate the UN, I’m not going to condemn everyone in it. Bomb the UN is okay for a joke, but to do so for real would be an atrocity because we’d be killing tons of innocent people. I prefer a Ranger assault myself, separate the bad guys from the innocents.
And as much as you don’t like or believe it, that includes the twins.
You said the same about this minor trade bill and I’m having difficulties finding the dang Rio thing on FR. I’m going to need to see the text of the actual accord.
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