New Legislation Requires Immediate Attention!
The John Birch Society
Too often we ask our Legislative Alert subscribers to oppose unconstitutional Congressional legislation. Today, however, we are pleased to bring attention to two newly introduced pieces of legislation that we would like see come up for a Congressional vote. This will unlikely happen if the bills listed below do generate enough support. So it is up to you, the electorate, to contact your Congressmen and urge them to support the legislation mentioned in this alert.
Anti-NAFTA Superhighway and NAU Resolution
Representative Virgil Goode (R-VA) introduced H.C.R. 40 on January 22. The resolution has 6 cosponsors; among them are Reps. John Duncan, Walter B. Jones, Cliff Stearns, Virginia Foxx, Ron Paul and Zach Wamp.
The stated purpose of H.C.R. 40 is to express "the sense of Congress that the United States should not engage in the construction of a North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) Superhighway System or enter into a North American Union with Mexico and Canada." Click here to ask your representative and senators to support H.C.R. 40.
The Bush administration, as well as most members of Congress, are denying that there is a working agenda to merge the United States, Mexico and Canada into one European Union-like nation. Goode's resolution brings awareness to this threat by admitting that the NAU is a reality that is threatening our country's sovereignty and security. H.C.R. 40 has been referred to the House Committee on Transportation and the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. Unless enough support is generated, the resolution may never make it to the Congressional floor for a debate or vote.
For the complete text of H.C.R. 40 visit the following webpage: http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c110:H.CON.RES.40:
Legislation to Pardon Jailed Border Agents
Representative Duncan Hunter (R-CA) introduced legislation that would pardon Border Patrol Agents Ignacio Ramos and Jose Compean, who have been sentenced for 11 and 12 years, respectively, in prison for an incident involving the apprehension of a drug smuggler on the U.S./Mexico border.
The bill (H.R. 563), entitled the Congressional Pardon for Border Patrol Agents Ramos and Compean Act, was introduced on January 18 and has 75 cosponsors. The bill has been sent to the House Committees on the Judiciary and Homeland Security and will remain there unless enough support is generated to bring it to a Congressional vote.
We ask that you contact your Congressmen immediately and ask them to support Representative Duncan's resolution to pardon Mr. Ramos and Mr. Compean, two Border Patrol Agents who risked their lives to protect our borders.
For the complete text of H.R. 563 visit the following webpage: http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c110:H.R.563:
