Ron Paul
presidential campaign highlights widespread concern over key issues
North
American Union, National ID cards, and a proposed NAFTA superhighway are
just a few
The Presidential campaign of Ron
Paul is unlike any other in recent memory. Contrary to his
establishment competitors who have millions of dollars at their
disposal, Ron Paul's campaign is depending almost entirely on a
motivated and vocal grass roots support base to spread his message
and stir interest on the internet. The individuals who support Paul
are informed on issues that other candidates won't dare mention.
Rudi Giuliani is directly involved with the NAFTA
superhighway, something that Paul -- and millions of other Americans
-- adamantly opposes. With years of anger and resentment boiling,
Ron Paul is giving hope to many who are furious over such issues as
the degradation of personal liberty; the creation of a National
Identification card via the Real ID Act; the rapid move towards a
North American Union; and a proposed NAFTA superhighway cutting
through the heart of America.
During a recent fundraiser event in
Austin Texas, Paul expressed his gratitude toward supporters, giving
encouragement that the message of freedom is spreading. "I think of the
people who believe in true freedom in the way I think of the remnant...
they say the remnant was out there and nobody could count them and they
didn't know where they were and you can't find them, but the remnant
would find you, it would find us... so it looks to me like the remnant
is large and growing!" said Paul.
Real ID
On May 11, 2005 the Real ID Act
was signed into law. By creating federal standards on state drivers
licenses, a National ID was created. Initially the standards
were to be met by the states by 2008, but upon public outcry over
privacy issues and cost of implementation
the due
date was pushed back to 2009. Under the act,
individuals who do not have the National ID card will not be able to
fly on an airplane, ride a train, or step foot into certain federal
buildings.
In April of 2006,
Katherine Albrecht, founder of CASPIAN
(Consumers Against
Supermarket Privacy Invasion and Numbering), held an anti-Real ID Act
rally in New Hampshire,
one of the first states to officially oppose
the act.
Since the rally, several other
states have followed New Hampshire's charge against Real ID. Maine,
Idaho, Washington and Arkansas
have all voted to oppose the act.
Some have attempted to claim that the federal guidelines on
state licenses doesn't create a National ID. Ron Paul has this to
say: "Proponents of the REAL ID Act continue to make the
preposterous claim that the bill does not establish a national ID
card. This is dangerous and insulting nonsense."
North American Union
In March of 2005, the North American
Union became official, with the leaders of Canada, Mexico and the United
States meeting in Waco, Texas to agree on the implementation of the SPP
program. Lou Dobbs has been the loudest voice in the mainstream media
talking about the NAU. Apart from Dobbs, the alternative media has been
leading the way in the coverage of this issue.
CNN conducted an online poll asking
voters the question "Do you support legislation that would prohibit any
efforts to create a North American Union between the United States,
Canada and Mexico?" 82% responded with a "Yes."
As with the Real ID Act, several
states --
12 to be exact --are also
moving to reject the creation of a North American Union between
Canada, Mexico, and the U.S.
NAFTA Superhighway
Spreading from Mexico to Canada, the
NAFTA Superhighway (also known as the Trans-Texas Corridor) construction
is set to begin this year. The massive project has enraged Texans who
will lose their land when the mass of concrete plows through their back
yard. Jerome Corsi,
reporting for Human Events writes,
"Quietly but systematically, the
Bush Administration is advancing the plan to build a huge NAFTA
Super Highway, four football-fields-wide, through the heart of the
U.S. along Interstate 35, from the Mexican border at Laredo, Tex.,
to the Canadian border north of Duluth, Minn... Once complete, the
new road will allow containers from the Far East to enter the United
States through the Mexican port of Lazaro Cardenas, bypassing the
Longshoreman’s Union in the process. The Mexican trucks, without the
involvement of the Teamsters Union, will drive on what will be the
nation’s most modern highway straight into the heart of America. The
Mexican trucks will cross border in FAST lanes, checked only
electronically by the new “SENTRI” system. The first customs stop
will be a Mexican customs office in Kansas City, their new Smart
Port complex, a facility being built for Mexico at a cost of $3
million to the U.S. taxpayers in Kansas City."
Watch Lou Dobbs cover the
Superhighway:
The NAFTA Superhighway has Texas
Democrats Hank Gilbert and David Van Os up in arms. "I went to 20 of the
55 TexDot meetings... I heard people every night... cry, scream, holler,
and express heartfelt feeling about what this project means to them and
their family," said David.
Ron Paul expresses concern over
American sovereignty, the issue that he feels is central to this
project.
Paul states, "Once again, decisions
that affect millions of Americans are not being made by those Americans
themselves, or even by their elected representatives in Congress," says
Paul. "Instead, a handful of elites use their government connections to
bypass national legislatures and ignore our Constitution – which
expressly grants Congress the sole authority to regulate international
trade."
Ron Paul's campaign is a source of
hope for freedom loving Americans across the nation who want to see
their republic restored. Rally 'round fellow patriots, let's take back
this country!
