Posted on 10/02/2006 3:55:59 AM PDT by Man50D
WASHINGTON – While several members of Congress have denied any knowledge of efforts to build "NAFTA superhighways" or move America closer to a union with Mexico and Canada, four members of the House have stepped up to sponsor a resolution opposing both initiatives.
Rep. Virgil Goode Jr., R-Va., has introduced a resolution – H.R. 487 – designed to express "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 (NAU) with Mexico and Canada."
"Now that Congress is preparing to take up the issues of the North American Union and NAFTA superhighways, we are moving out of the realm where critics can attempt to disparage the discussion as 'Internet conspiracy theory,'" explained Jerome Corsi, author and WND columnist who has written extensively on the Security and Prosperity Partnership – the semisecret plan many suspect is behind the efforts to create a European Union-style North American confederation and link Mexico and Canada with more transcontinental highways and rail lines. "This bill represents a good first step."
Corsi explained to WND that the Bush administration is trying to create the North American Union incrementally, under the radar scope of public attention.
"Even today," said Corsi, SPP.gov has a 'Myths vs. Facts' section that denies the administration is changing laws or working to create a new regional government. Unfortunately, the many references on SPP.gov to Cabinet-level working groups creating new trilateral memoranda of understanding and other trilateral agreements makes these denials sound hollow."
The resolution introduced by Goode had three co-sponsors: Reps. Thomas Tancredo, R-Colo., Ron Paul, R-Texas, and Walter Jones, R-N.C.
The "whereas" clauses of the resolution lay out the case against the North American Union and NAFTA Superhighways as follows:
Whereas, according to the Department of Commerce, United States trade deficits with Mexico and Canada have significantly widened 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;
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;
Whereas it would be particularly difficult for Americans to collect insurance from Mexican companies which employ Mexican drivers involved in accidents in the United States, which would 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;
Whereas a NAFTA Superhighway System would be funded by foreign consortiums and controlled by foreign management, which threatens the sovereignty of the United States. The resolution calls for the House of Representatives to agree on three issues of determination:
The United States should not engage in the construction of a North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) Superhighway System;
The United States should not enter into a North American Union with Mexico and Canada; and
The President should indicate strong opposition to these or any other proposals that threaten the sovereignty of the United States. "As important as this resolution is," Corsi said, "we need still more congressional attention. Where is congressional oversight of SPP? We need congressional hearings, not just congressional resolutions."
H.Con.Res.487 has been referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and to the Committee on Internal Relations for consideration prior to any debate that may be scheduled on the floor of the House of Representatives.
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With regard to your notion that you can guess someone's occupation by their posting-patterns, I will inform you that I personally own four laptops scattered in various locations, I have access to a good number of desktops, and the bar I frequent the most often is a wireless hotspot.
I like that color of green.
If Texas were to build and operate, they would have to borrow a lot of money. In a P-P-P, a Cintra will have to borrow a lot of money.
BTW, I have already bookmarked the DOT report because it is a compelling argument for Private-Public. You should read/browse it. It shoots you down.
you're right. it's a book:) 135 pages. That's a lot even printed in booklet form.
Oh yeah, you really have me running scared. How will I ever break it to my boss that I've blown the cover off our plan to finalize the NAU by 2010? I already muffed the WTO's plan to criminalize vitamin supplements. [wail]
That is precisely what has ignited the firestorm here on this site. This is one issue where one must ignore the utter un-fashionability of conspiracy theorists and concentrate on the subject.
People seem angry that this Jerome Corsi fellow has been able to sell many books about it, rather than concentrate on the message he is delivering. OK, the guy's prose is a bit alarmist in nature. What he is saying is now verified... and quite frankly is something we should be alarmed about.
It is a lot of book, but, some stuff on it will make the hairs on the back of your neck stand up. They don't even talk about us as humans, just property owners whose property they want. They only see a grid, not peoples lives.
God knows what Congress will discover next!
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They've made a much too well-organized attempt to silence all discussion on this issue.
Without naming individuals, what do these people have to gain from attempting to squelch this issue? Are they members of some shadow organization that's been planning this for years? Illuminata? LOL!
Sorry, but I have read too much about it on the UN website. You won't change my mind.
I don't think American taxpayers should be funding foreign corporations.
That is more of your mis-info. The Taxpayer is not funding foreign corporations.
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SA can you post that pic of the Nafta map, I can't find it
Reminds me of the CAIR guy on the radio the other day when Gallagher asked him if Israel had a right to exist and Mike found out quickly where CAIR stands!
If it was kept secret, how did Corsi allegedly find out about it?
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