Monday, July 30, 2007

Cheney Denies NAFTA Superhighway, While Promoting It At The Same Time!

Despite evidence to the contrary, Vice President Dick Cheney says there is no "secret plan" to create a continent-crossing superhighway to help facilitate a merger of the United States, Mexico and Canada.

"The administration is not engaged in a secret plan to create a 'NAFTA super highway,'" asserts Cheney in a recent letter to a constituent, according to a copy of the message obtained by WND.

... but the D.O.T. says; "The Department of Transportation will continue to cooperate with the State transportation departments in the I-35 corridor as they upgrade this vital interstate highway to meet 21st century needs. However, these efforts are the routine activities of a Department that cooperates with all the state transportation departments to improve the Nation's intermodal transportation network."

... the D.O.T. created a website long ago called; North America's SuperCorridor Coalition, Inc., or NASCO. Here's an image from the original front page of the site. This image has been removed since it became a public issue to them.



Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-Calif., a GOP presidential candidate, introduced an amendment to H.R. 3074, the Transportation Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2008, prohibiting the use of federal funds for participating in working groups under the Security and Prosperity Partnership, including the creation of NAFTA Superhighways. This is quite an effort for something that doesn't exist, as Cheney claims!

On July 24, Hunter's amendment passed 362 to 63, with strong bipartisan support. Later, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 3074 by a margin of 268-153. The bill has been sent to the Senate with Hunter's amendment included. So far, no further action has been taken.

... while it's sensible to plan ahead for America's future trade requirements, it makes no sense to cover it up. Cheney is "technically" correct when he says there is no "secret plan", because it's been within the public view from day one! This is the base fact, so why try to hide it? The Bush administration has had so many problems with public communication it would be laughable if you weren't so busy crying! In addition to all this brouha is the realization that once this SuperCorridor is opened our government will NOT be able to control the influx of people and materials that may do us harm!

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