Bill Text: NJ SR49 | 2010-2011 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Urges Congress to withdraw the United States from the Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-03-11 - Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee [SR49 Detail]
Download: New_Jersey-2010-SR49-Introduced.html
Sponsored by:
Senator MICHAEL J. DOHERTY
District 23 (Warren and Hunterdon)
SYNOPSIS
Urges Congress to withdraw the United States from the Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As introduced.
A Senate Resolution respectfully urging the Congress of the United States to withdraw from the Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America.
Whereas, The Constitution for the United States of America only allows the general government of the United States to negotiate treaties, but makes no provision for the creation of new governments among nations; and
Whereas, The government of the United States of America has neither the right nor the authority to delegate or surrender any of the sovereignty or independence of the State of New Jersey, delegated or reserved, to any foreign or supranational body; and
Whereas, The "Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America" was launched in March 2005 as a trilateral effort among the United States, Canada, and Mexico to share information and streamline traffic across shared borders; and
Whereas, In meeting Security and Prosperity Partnership initiatives, security and prosperity ministers are examining opportunities to open the borders between the United States, Canada, and Mexico; and
Whereas, The gradual creation of such a North American Union from a merger of the United States, Canada, and Mexico would be a direct threat to the Constitution of the United States and to national independence of the United States and imply an eventual end to national borders within North America; and
Whereas, The Security and Prosperity Partnership aims to integrate laws of the United States with laws of Mexico and Canada on a broad range of issues, such as e-commerce, transportation, environment, health, agriculture, financial services, and national security, which may lead to harmful changes in United States administrative laws; and
Whereas, This trilateral partnership to develop a North American Union has never been presented to the Congress of the United States 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 or the North American Union process, such as an open borders vision, eminent domain takings of private property along potential superhighways, and increased law enforcement problems along such superhighways; and
Whereas, Initiatives advancing the Security and Prosperity Partnership will lead to the erosion of United States sovereignty and could lead to integrated continental court systems and currency; and
Whereas, United States policy, not foreign consortia, should be used to control our national borders and to ensure that national security is not compromised; now, therefore,
Be It Resolved by the Senate of the State of New Jersey:
1. This House respectfully urges the Congress of the United States, and particularly the congressional delegation from the State of New Jersey, to use all of their efforts, energies, and diligence to withdraw the United States from any further participation in the Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America and any other bilateral or multilateral activity, however named, which seeks to advance, authorize, fund, or in any way promote the creation of any structure to accomplish any form of North American Union as herein described.
2. Duly authenticated copies of this resolution, signed by the President of the Senate, and attested by the Secretary thereof, shall be transmitted to the President of the United States Senate, the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, and to each member of Congress elected from the State of New Jersey.
STATEMENT
This resolution urges the Congress of the United States to use all of their efforts to withdraw the United States from the Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America. The Security and Prosperity Partnership was created in 2005 as a trilateral effort among the United States, Canada, and Mexico to increase coordination and share information on a broad range of issues. This partnership has never been presented to Congress as a treaty or agreement, and is subject to no congressional oversight. It has been argued that initiatives advancing the Security and Prosperity Partnership could lead to negative changes in United States administrative laws, eminent domain takings of private property, law enforcement problems, and an erosion of United States sovereignty. Such initiatives could also cause the United States to lose control of its national borders, thus compromising national security.
