Congressman Paul Opposes NAFTA
Superhighway
October
4, 2006
Plans
for such a superhighway are part of the so-called “Security and Prosperity
Partnership of North America (SPP), which is neither a treaty nor a formal
agreement. Rather, the SPP is a "dialogue" launched by the heads of
state of Canada, Mexico, and the United States at a summit in Waco, Texas in
March 2005.
According
to the SPP website, this dialogue will create new supra-national organizations
to coordinate border security, health policy, economic and trade policy, and
energy policy between the three governments.
As such, it is but an extension of the NAFTA and CAFTA agreements--
government trade schemes that bypass the express constitutional authority of
Congress to regulate trade.
“This
is a matter of national sovereignty,” Paul stated.
“Any movement toward a North American Union diminishes the ability of
average Americans to influence the laws under which they must live.
The SPP agreement, which includes plans for a major transnational
superhighway through Texas, is moving forward without congressional oversight--
and that is an outrage.
The administration needs a strong message from Congress that the American
people will not tolerate backroom deals that threaten our sovereignty.”