If you are motivated to get activated about certain political issues, then you need to check out GrassFire.org. Steve Elliott, its Founder, is sold out to the idea that citizens can impact political issues and decisions. GrassFire’s focus is on conservative, faith and family oriented issues and while I may not support every position GrassFire maintains, I think it is right on when it comes to the SPP and immigration issues.
President Bush, President Felipe Calderon of Mexico and Stephen Harper, Prime Minister of Canada met in Montebello, Canada last week as part of the third meeting of the Security and Properity Partnership of North America.
If you have never heard of the SPP, you really need to listen to the interview. “The SPP is a White House-led initiative among the United States and the two nations it borders – Canada and Mexico – to increase security and to enhance prosperity among the three countries through greater cooperation.” I am more than a little suspicious of any initiative by the Bush White House. Do you remember the last time we entered into a “prosperity” agreement with Mexico. Apparently, it wasn’t our prosperity that was to be benefited. Yes, I mean NAFTA, the bipartisan effort in the Clinton administration that sent hundreds of thousands of manufacturing jobs to Mexico. I don’t want any more prosperity like that!
According to Steve, the SPP operates in secret. Freedom of Information requests by citizens don’t get much response. Members of Congress can’t find out what the SPP is doing. The concern is that the SPP is some sort of vehicle by which agreements will be reached between the executive branches of the governments of America, Canada and Mexico which are never submitted for ratification by the U.S. Senate which would be required by the Constitution if they were treaties, not agreements. If that is the purpose of the SPP, then it is truly a reprehensible association.
You can read more about the SPP at its website. It even has a section that denies anything underhanded is going on. However, if you read the SPP, I am sure you will note the overwhelming smell of B.S. coming through just about every line of text. Jibber-jabber.
One of GrassFire’s primary issues is border security and the fence. All I can say is, watch the video and then go ask your Congressman or Senator “Where’s The Fence?”
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