- Finally - A Bill To Get The
US Out Of NAFTA
- By Devvy
3-10-10
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 "Free" trade has all but destroyed
our most important and productive jobs sectors: manufacturing, agriculture
and industrial. Not to mention stomping on our sovereignty.
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- On February 15, 2010, I wrote a column titled, Congress
refuses to bring home millions of jobs.[1] For all the talk about unemployment
and no jobs, why won't Congress get us out of the major, unconstitutional
trade treaties that have killed MILLIONS of good paying jobs and bring
them home?
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- Back in 2007, Rep. Marcy Kaptur introduced a Band Aid
bill titled the NAFTA Accountability Act, H.R. 4329[2]
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- Former Congressman Virgil Goode (R-VA) also introduced
a bill back in January 2007: H. Con. Res. 22.[3] However, it went no where
because the Republicans still controlled Congress with Bush in the White
House.
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 HOWEVER, we now have a new bill and if Americans don't fight like
warriors to get it passed, we will never take the first step in bringing
home jobs. If we can get this passed and sent to the usurper, he will veto
it, no question. Congress can over ride Comrade Obama, but it will not
happen without massive and consistent pressure on Congress.
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- I know, we're all worn out trying to stop the unconstitutional
take over of the health care system. The usurper is hell bent on passing
another unconstitutional and phony "climate change" bill aka
cap and trade. [4]
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- The fake president, Marxist Obama, is also cranking up
to give criminals (illegal aliens) a free pass with the help of vile senators,
Lindsay Graham [R-SC] and Juan McCain [R-AZ]. They are pushing hard to
reward these criminals who smuggled themselves across our borders with
jobs that belong to Americans and naturalized citizens. It is beyond an
outrage, it is a slap in the face for all of us.
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- Our plates are overflowing. We are full of rage, but
here is our first very real shot at getting out of NAFTA. I sincerely hope
the national tea party groups will embrace this fight and make it a priority
as well as every American who fully understands how important it is to
get out of that treaty.
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- Rep. Gene Taylor, [D-MS] has introduced H.R. 4759 - 'To
provide for the withdrawal of the United States from the North American
Free Trade Agreement'
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- 111th CONGRESS
- 2d Session
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- H. R. 4759
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- To provide for the withdrawal of the United States from
the North American Free Trade Agreement.
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- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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- March 4, 2010
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- Mr. TAYLOR (for himself, Mr. JONES, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr.
STUPAK, Mr. ARCURI, Mr. BACA, Mr. BARTLETT, Mr. BRALEY of Iowa, Mr. CAPUANO,
Mr. COSTELLO, Mr. FILNER, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. HARE, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. KAGEN,
Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. KISSELL, Mr. KUCINICH, Mr. MASSA, Mr. MCINTYRE,
Mr. MICHAUD, Mr. PAUL, Mr. SCHAUER, Mr. VISCLOSKY, Mr. WILSON of Ohio,
Ms. WOOLSEY, and Mr. STARK) introduced the following bill; which was referred
to the Committee on Ways and Means
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- A BILL
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- To provide for the withdrawal of the United States from
the North American Free Trade Agreement.
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- Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives
of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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- SECTION 1. WITHDRAWAL OF THE UNITED STATES FROM THE NAFTA.
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- (a) Withdrawal of Approval- Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, the approval of the NAFTA by the Congress provided for
in section 101(a) of the North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation
Act shall cease to be effective beginning on the date that is six months
after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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- (b) Notification of Withdrawal- On the date of the enactment
of this Act, the President shall provide to the Governments of Canada and
Mexico written notice of withdrawal of the United States from the NAFTA
in accordance with Article 2205 of the NAFTA.
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- (c) NAFTA Defined- In this section, the term `NAFTA'
means the North American Free Trade Agreement entered into between the
United States, Canada, and Mexico on December 17, 1992.
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- As you can see, this bill already has a fair number of
co-sponors. I can tell you sure as the sun shines, Rep. John Boehner [R-OH]
will not embrace this bill unless enough heat is put on him. I wrote a
column back in October 2009, titled, "Where are the jobs congressman?
I'll tell you.[5] Boehner sold out hundreds of thousands of jobs in Ohio,
yet voters keep sending him back to Congress. See links in column (Footnote
1) for a list of who voted for and against NAFTA.
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 Comrade
Obama won't embrace this bill because he's going all out to see American
jobs never return to our country: Mexico Tops List of Trade Issues Facing
White House.[6] Not content with seeing Americans remain unemployed while
our factories grow weeds, the Marxist in the Oval Office is also pursuing
yet more destruction: 'US industry groups warn on Obama trade plan in Asia'.[7]
During the pretend primaries in 2008, Comrades Obama and Clinton exchanged
spit over NAFTA. How many bills did they introduce to get the U.S. out
of NAFTA? Not one. Both of them lie every time they open their mouth.
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- Unions are behind this bill big time.[8] There is also
this: Union Cheers Broad Push To Repeal NAFTA[9]:
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- "One of the nation's oldest and largest labor unions
is praising new, bipartisan legislation that would withdraw the United
States from NAFTA, and vanquish one of the biggest enemies of American
organized labor for more than 15 years.
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- "A remarkably broad coalition of lawmakers from
across the political spectrum came together Thursday to sponsor a bill
to repeal U.S. participation in the North American Free Trade Agreement
(NAFTA).
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- "The lives of average workers in Mexico and in the
U.S. have gotten so much worse since NAFTA, says Jim Hoffa, head of the
Teamsters, which represents 1.4 million American workers. "When you
realize you've made a bad deal, you try to get out of it.
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- These treaties are not Democrat or Republican, they are
an American issue and it's damn time we put America First.
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- Let me tell you my own experience with NAFTA. When I
ran for Congress eons ago, instead of wearing out my Jeep Cherokee, I purchased
a Ford Escort with the extended warranty. That vehicle was in the shop
more time the first year than I drove it. Ford lost a ton of money on rental
cars and parts. The man at the dealership told me NAFTA was killing them.
The parts coming out of Mexico were junk.
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- Do you want to restore those car parts jobs to America?
Do you want to buy toasters, clothes, appliances and all the other things
that used to be made here in America by American workers? Then, please
get behind this bill. If you are union, spread the word and let us all
do our part. If you'll notice on OpenCongress.org[10] -- the media is ignoring
this major piece of legislation.
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- This MUST become a major election issue. Our very survival
depends on a short list: Abolish the FED, get rid of the unnecessary income
tax and replace it with constitutional revenues, get US out of Bretton
Woods, the UN and ALL these destructive treaties. I am hammering on my
congress critter. Please do the same and keep the pressure on day in and
day out.
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- Here is more and again, only a massive demonstration
and outcry by the American people will get us out of GATT:
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- "Meanwhile, the House of Representatives is expected
to vote later this year on whether the United States should remain a member
of the World Trade Organization."[11]
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- [1] Congress refuses to bring home millions of jobs
- http://www.devvy.com/new_site/congress_refuses_part_I_0211510.html
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- [2] NAFTA Accountability Act, H.R. 4329
- http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h4329/show
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- [3] H. Con. Res. 22
- http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-hc22/show
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- [4] Everything you need to know about 'cap and trade'
- At the bottom of this column are 25 items
- http://www.newswithviews.com/Devvy/kidd452.htm
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- [5] "Where are the jobs congressman? I'll tell you
- http://www.newswithviews.com/Devvy/kidd472.htm
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- [6] Mexico Tops List of Trade Issues Facing White House
- http://online.wsj.com/article/SB100014240527487047849
04575112032142899068.html?mod=rss_Politics_And_Policy
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- [7] US industry groups warn on Obama trade plan in Asia
- http://www.businesstimes.com.sg/sub/latest/story/0,4574,374982,00.html?
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- [8] Support U.S Withdrawal from NAFTA
- Int'l Assoc. of Machinists and Aerospace workers
- http://www.goiam.org/index.php/imail/latest/6932-support-us-withdrawal-from-nafta
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- [9] Union Cheers Broad Push To Repeal NAFTA
- http://onthehillblog.blogspot.com/2010/03/union-cheers-broad-based-push-to-repeal.html
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- [10] Open Congress.org - bill
- http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4759/show
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- [11] Chance to get out of GATT
- http://73wire.com/2010/03/u-s-lawmakers-launch-push-to-repeal-nafta/
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- Devvy Kidd authored the booklets, Why A Bankrupt America
and Blind Loyalty; 2 million copies sold. Devvy appears on radio shows
all over the country. She left the Republican Party in 1996 and has been
an independent voter ever since. Devvy isn't left, right or in the middle;
she is a constitutionalist who believes in the supreme law of the land,
not some political party.
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