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H.J.R. 7

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RESOLUTION URGING UNITED STATES

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WITHDRAWAL FROM SECURITY AND

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PROSPERITY PARTNERSHIP OF NORTH

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AMERICA

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2007 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Stephen E. Sandstrom

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Senate Sponsor: Fred J. Fife

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             10      LONG TITLE
             11      General Description:
             12          This resolution of the Legislature urges the United States to withdraw from the Security
             13      and Prosperity Partnership of North America and any other activity which seeks to
             14      create a North American Union.
             15      Highlighted Provisions:
             16          This resolution:
             17          .    urges the United States to withdraw from the Security and Prosperity Partnership of
             18      North America and any other bilateral or multilateral activity which seeks to create
             19      a North American Union.
             20      Special Clauses:
             21          None
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             23      Be it resolved by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             24          WHEREAS, President George W. Bush established the Security and Prosperity
             25      Partnership (SPP) of North America with the nations of Mexico and Canada on March 23,
             26      2005;
             27          WHEREAS, the gradual creation of such a North American Union from a merger of the


             28      United States, Mexico, and Canada would be a direct threat to the United States Constitution
             29      and the national independence of the United States and would imply an eventual end to
             30      national borders within North America;
             31          WHEREAS, on March 31, 2006, a White House news release confirmed the continuing
             32      existence of the SPP and its "ongoing process of cooperation";
             33          WHEREAS, Congressman Ron Paul has written that a key to the SPP plan is an
             34      extensive new North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) superhighway: "[U]nder this
             35      new 'partnership,' a massive highway is being planned to stretch from Canada into Mexico,
             36      through the state of Texas.";
             37          WHEREAS, this trilateral partnership to develop a North American Union has never
             38      been presented to Congress as an agreement or treaty, and has had virtually no congressional
             39      oversight; and
             40          WHEREAS, state and local governments throughout the United States would be
             41      negatively impacted by the SPP and North American Union process, such as the "open borders"
             42      vision of the SPP, eminent domain takings of private property along the planned
             43      superhighways, and increased law enforcement problems along those same superhighways:
             44          NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of the state of Utah
             45      urges the United States Congress, and Utah's congressional delegation, to use all of their
             46      efforts, energies, and diligence to withdraw the United States from any further participation in
             47      the Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America.
             48          BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Legislature urges Congress to withdraw the
             49      United States from any other bilateral or multilateral activity, however named, which seeks to
             50      advance, authorize, fund, or in any way promote the creation of any structure to accomplish any
             51      form of North American Union as described in this resolution.
             52          BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be sent to the Majority
             53      Leader of the United States Senate, the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives,
             54      and to the members of Utah's congressional delegation.





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