74th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2007 Regular Session
 
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                     Senate Joint Memorial 5
 
Sponsored by Senator G GEORGE; Senators STARR, WHITSETT,
  Representatives BOQUIST, KRIEGER, NELSON, THATCHER
 
 
                             SUMMARY
 
The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the
measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject to
consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor's
brief statement of the essential features of the measure as
introduced.
 
  Urges Congress to withdraw United States from Security and
Prosperity Partnership of North America and other activities that
advance creation of North American Union.
 
                         JOINT MEMORIAL
To the President of the United States and the Senate and the
  House of Representatives of the United States of America, in
  Congress assembled:
  We, your memorialists, the Seventy-fourth Legislative Assembly
of the State of Oregon, in legislative session assembled,
respectfully represent as follows:
  Whereas President George W. Bush established the Security and
Prosperity Partnership of North America with the nations of
Mexico and Canada on March 23, 2005; and
  Whereas a television reporter asked the President on March 23,
2005, whether the Security and Prosperity Partnership was a step
towards continental integration in light of the European Union
and the President responded, in part, 'So that the vision that
you asked about in your question as to what kind of union might
there be, I see one based upon free trade, that would then entail
commitment to markets and democracy, transparency, rule of law.';
and
  Whereas the creation of a North American Union from the gradual
merger of the United States, Mexico and Canada would threaten the
United States Constitution and the national independence of the
United States and lead to the end of national borders within
North America; and
  Whereas a March 31, 2006, White House news release confirmed
the continuing existence of the Security and Prosperity
Partnership, which a March 23, 2005, White House news release
called an 'ongoing process of cooperation'; and
  Whereas United States Representative Ron Paul has written that
an extensive new North American Free Trade Agreement superhighway
is part of the Security and Prosperity Partnership plan: ' U nder
this new 'partnership,' a massive highway is being planned to
stretch from Canada into Mexico, through the state of Texas.';
and
  Whereas this trilateral partnership has never been presented to
Congress as an agreement or treaty and has had virtually no
congressional oversight; and
  Whereas state and local governments throughout the United
States would be negatively impacted by the Security and
Prosperity Partnership and North American Union process,
specifically, the open borders vision of the Security and
Prosperity Partnership and the increased law enforcement problems
and eminent domain takings of private property along the planned
superhighways; now, therefore,
Be It Resolved by the Legislative Assembly of the State of
  Oregon:
  That we, the members of the Seventy-fourth Legislative
Assembly, respectfully request that the Congress of the United
States withdraw the United States from further participation in
the Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America and
other activities that advance, authorize, fund or promote the
creation of a North American Union.
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