NAFTA opponents seek resolution

The Lawrence Journal-World ^ | March 18, 2008 | Scott Rothschild

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

Topeka — Agreements with Mexico and Canada are setting the stage for construction of a huge highway that will gobble up Kansans’ property and jeopardize U.S. security, representatives from a wide range of groups said Monday.

“Through incrementalism, apathy and inattention, our national sovereignty is being sacrificed on a cross of greed, socialism and globalism,” said state Rep. Judy Morrison, R-Shawnee.

Morrison has introduced House Concurrent Resolution 5033 urging Congress to withdraw from further participation in the North American Free Trade Agreement and Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America.

At a hearing before the House Federal and State Affairs Committee, truckers, labor officials and lawmakers and advocates from Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas urged approval of the resolution.

Committee Chairman Arlen Siegfreid, R-Olathe, said he didn’t know if the committee could comprehend all the information submitted on the subject and work on the measure within the last three weeks of the legislative session.

“I think I’ve got a little reading to do. I have not made a decision yet, but it’s getting very short,” Siegfreid said.

Owen de Long, a political consultant from Merriam, said plans are in the works to build a NAFTA superhighway that will be one-quarter of a mile wide to transport Asian goods throughout the United States that are off-loaded at Mexican ports.

De Long said it will be impossible to police the huge amount of cargo containers. “That’s how terrorists will arrive in Kansas City,” he said.

Some officials have repeatedly denied the existence of plans to build the highway.

But David and Linda Stall, founders of CorridorWatch in Texas, testified that because of NAFTA, Texas is in the middle of considering a Trans-Texas Corridor that has been criticized by landowners.

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

TTC: Time is Running Out

Dozens Come Out to Trans Texas Corridor Workshop

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

Trans-Texas Corridor PING!

[Froufrou]

Want to bet they get nowhere? Even our conservationists in TX are desperate.

[1rudeboy]

Of course they’ll get nowhere, constitutionally, the State of Oklahoma cannot withdraw from NAFTA . . . and a resolution sent to Congress? Be serious, Rep. Morrison.

[mysterio]

Oklahoma can’t quit NAFTA yet. There are still a lot of jobs there left to outsource.

[Froufrou]

This is nothing short of being rammed down our throats. I never studied economics but it sure seems like we were sold down river a long time ago. For the competitive global GDP...?

[Toddsterpatriot]

Oklahoma can’t quit NAFTA yet. There are still a lot of jobs there left to outsource.

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Data extracted on: March 18, 2008 (4:35:34 PM)

Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey

Series Id:           LNS12000000 Seasonal Adjusted Series title:        (Seas) Employment Level Labor force status:  Employed Type of data:        Number in thousands Age:                 16 years and over
Year	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual
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1994	121966	122086	121930	122290	122864	122634	122706	123342	123687	124112	124516	124721
1995	124663	124928	124955	124945	124421	124522	124816	124852	125133	125388	125188	125088
1996	125125	125639	125862	125994	126244	126602	126947	127172	127536	127890	127771	127860
1997	128298	128298	128891	129143	129464	129412	129822	130010	130019	130179	130653	130679
1998	130726	130807	130814	131209	131325	131244	131329	131390	131986	131999	132280	132602
1999	133027	132856	132947	132955	133311	133378	133414	133591	133707	133993	134309	134523
2000	136559(1)	136598	136701	137270	136630	136940	136531	136662	136893	137088	137322	137614
2001	137778	137612	137783	137299	137092	136873	137071	136241	136846	136392	136238	136047
2002	135701	136438	136177	136126	136539	136415	136413	136705	137302	137008	136521	136426
2003	137417(1)	137482	137434	137633	137544	137790	137474	137549	137609	137984	138424	138411
2004	138463(1)	138529	138421	138674	138848	139174	139565	139585	139500	139756	140245	140138
2005	140224(1)	140354	140563	141244	141597	141708	142055	142457	142429	142613	142564	142778
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2007	145915(1)	145888	146145	145713	145913	146087	146045	145753	146260	146016	146647	146211
2008	146248(1)	145993
1 : Data affected by changes in population controls.

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Only 146 million American jobs left.

[mysterio]

Like I said.

And now there are even more jobs left to outsource, since a lot of people had to get two jobs to replace the job that got shipped out.

That's just another reason NAFTA is awesome. People used to have a good paying factory job, but they got to trade it in for two dishwashing jobs!

Thanks, NAFTA! Someday maybe we can all have two jobs.

[Clemenza]

NAFTA opponents are an odd coalition of the no-deoderant Left and the toothless-and-tinfoil right. This has always been my experience.

Someone should tell these left side of the bellcurve folks that industrial employment has declined IN CHINA over the past 20 years, and that unskilled factory work is basically what one does as an alternative to working outside in the fields.

[Clemenza]

Yeah, it was great back when my grandparents were living in rowhomes next to the smelly factories. At least they had "good factory jobs" (and voted Democrat).

If an "unskilled factory job" is the ultimate employment goal in your society, than you obviously live in a Third World country.

When did the Right become a voice for the lumpen Proletariat. WORKERS OF THE WORLD UNITE! /s

[Toddsterpatriot]

NAFTA opponents are an odd coalition of the no-deoderant Left and the toothless-and-tinfoil right.

True. New tagline

Someone should tell these left side of the bellcurve folks that industrial employment has declined IN CHINA over the past 20 years

When we produce more with fewer industrial workers, it's proof we're doomed.

When China does it, it's just another sneaky Commie plot.

[1rudeboy]

Fact: U.S. employment rose from 110.8 million people in 1993 to 137.6 million in 2007, an increase of 24 percent. The average unemployment rate was 5.1 percent in the period 1994-2007, compared to 7.1 percent during the period 1980-1993.

Fact: U.S. business sector real hourly compensation rose by 1.5 percent each year between 1993 and 2007, for a total of 23.6 percent over the full period. During 1979-1993, the annual rate of real hourly compensation rose by 0.7 percent each year, or 11 percent over the full 14-year period.

NAFTA--Myth vs. Facts

Who do you want to believe, the government or the Democrats? Tough Choice.

[E.G.C.]

BTTT

[mysterio]

When did the Right become a voice for the lumpen Proletariat.

Since the town next to me got gutted and now the taxpayers get to pay for all of their pensions.

And now all of those uninformed people who lost their jobs are voting socialist.

But at least we got free trade and stuff.

[1rudeboy]

If an "unskilled factory job" is the ultimate employment goal in your society, than you obviously live in a Third World country.

I see you've noticed that also. If you take them at their word, there are people on this website that lament the fact their children won't (easily) get a job turning screws on an assembly line versus, say, studying Engineering.

[mysterio]

I believe what I see when I drive ten minutes.

[girlscout]

The American people should NOT loose their land to further the cause of foreign enterprise! Fire the fools who are for this.

[1rudeboy]

Shame, isn’t it? How do you propose our government prevent people from losing their jobs? Raise their taxes, perhaps?

[Dog Gone]

No more roads ever in this country!

Building roads destroys our sovereignty!

Just say NO to roads!

[Toddsterpatriot]

And the government must approve who a company hires. And where.