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SENATE RESOLUTION URGING THE CONSIDERATION OF THE

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UNITED STATES ENDING ITS PARTICIPATION IN THE

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SECURITY AND PROSPERITY PARTNERSHIP

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OF NORTH AMERICA

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2008 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Fred J. Fife

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             10      General Description:
             11          This resolution of the Senate urges the United States to consider ending its participation
             12      in the Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America and reject participation in
             13      any other partnership agreement that would bypass Congress or compromise the
             14      country's sovereignty.
             15      Highlighted Provisions:
             16          This resolution:
             17          .    urges the United States to consider withdrawal from the Security and Prosperity
             18      Partnership of North America and reject participation in any other bilateral or
             19      multilateral agreement that would bypass Congress or compromise the sovereignty
             20      of the United States.
             21      Special Clauses:
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             24      Be it resolved by the Senate of the state of Utah:
             25          WHEREAS, the Security and Prosperity Partnership (SPP), launched on March 23,
             26      2005, aims to integrate United States laws with Mexico and Canada on a broad range of issues
             27      such as e-commerce, transportation, environment, health, agriculture, financial services, open
             28      borders, and national security which may lead to negative changes in Unites States'
             29      administrative laws;


             30          WHEREAS, this trilateral partnership has never been presented to Congress as an
             31      agreement or treaty or for public debate;
             32          WHEREAS, the Security and Prosperity Partnership has had virtually no Congressional
             33      oversight and violates Article 1(1) and Article 2(2) of the United States Constitution by
             34      usurping power delegated to and bypassing Congress;
             35          WHEREAS, requests made under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) produce
             36      thousands of pages from the SPP office in the U.S. Department of Commerce alone, which
             37      prove that the U.S. administration has cooperated with Mexico and Canada on a broad range of
             38      policy issues, is rewriting U.S. law, and appointing ministers, without public disclosure and
             39      Congressional approval;
             40          WHEREAS, FOIA-released documents and information posted on government websites
             41      indicate a wide range of SPP administrators from the Departments of State, Commerce,
             42      Homeland Security, Energy, Treasury, Agriculture, Transportation, Trade, Health, and Human
             43      Services are actively involved in harmonizing and integrating U.S. administrative law with the
             44      administrative laws and regulations of Canada and Mexico;
             45          WHEREAS, national, state, and local governments throughout the United States might
             46      be negatively impacted by the SPP, such as the SPP's vision of open borders, with ensuing
             47      increased law enforcement problems; and
             48          WHEREAS, United States policy, not foreign consortiums, should be used to control
             49      our national borders and to ensure that national security is not compromised:
             50          NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the state of Utah urges the
             51      United States Congress to strongly consider the United States ending its participation in the
             52      Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America.
             53          BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Senate urges Congress to reject participation
             54      by the country in any other bilateral or multilateral partnership that would bypass Congress or
             55      compromise the sovereignty of the United States.
             56          BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be sent to the Majority
             57      Leader of the United States Senate, the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives,


             58      and to the members of Utah's congressional delegation.


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