North American Union. Map showing the theoretical union located in the world map. Some form of union has been discussed or proposed in academic, business, and political circles for decades.[1][2][3][4] However, government officials from all three nations say there are no plans to create a North American Union and that no agreement to do so has been signed.[5][6][7] The formation of a North American Union has been the subject of various conspiracy theories.[8][9][10][11] History[edit] Since at least the mid-19th century, numerous concepts for a union among Canada, Mexico and the United States, some including Caribbean, Central American and South American countries, have been proposed, such as the North American Technate. Later, amid a push for greater integration and concerns about the impact of heightened security on trade relations following the September 11 attacks in 2001, an effort was organized in 2003 by the Canadian Council of Chief Executives, U.S.
Feds Purposely Keeping U.S. Borders Wide Open, Experts Say. Under the guise of environmentalism, various federal agencies and departments are blocking Border Patrol agents’ access to critical areas while contributing to widespread lawlessness along the U.S. border, according to experts.
Criminals, meanwhile, are taking full advantage of the rapidly deteriorating situation. Despite claims by the Obama administration that the American border is “safer” or “more secure” than ever, sources with knowledge of the reality on the ground say that is simply not true. In fact, as Mexico spirals deeper into chaos, conditions along the border are only getting worse — rapidly. And according to experts, the federal government itself is a major contributor to the problem.
Its public-lands policies, for example, have essentially created vast “no-go” zones where the Border Patrol is barred from meaningful operations while criminals and traffickers run wild. “If the agents cannot access the border area, they cannot patrol it,” Taylor noted. Sen. Sen. Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America.
The Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America (SPP) was a region-level dialogue with the stated purpose of providing greater cooperation on security and economic issues.[1] The Partnership was founded in Waco, Texas, on March 23, 2005, by Prime Minister of Canada Paul Martin, President of Mexico Vicente Fox, and U.S. President George W. Bush.[1] It was the second of such regional-level agreements involving the United States following the 1997 Partnership for Prosperity and Security in the Caribbean (PPS). Since August 2009 it is no longer an active initiative of any of the original dialogue partners.
Organization[edit] These working groups were tasked with implementing the SPP as initiated by the North American Heads of Government and 30 CEOs of the largest corporations from each respective country on March 23, 2005. Goals[edit] Announced funding[edit] North American Competitiveness Council[edit] Trilateral summit meetings[edit] To date, the following summits have occurred: Sunset provision. In public policy, a sunset provision or clause is a measure within a statute, regulation or other law that provides that the law shall cease to have effect after a specific date, unless further legislative action is taken to extend the law.
Most laws do not have sunset clauses and therefore remain in force indefinitely, except under systems in which desuetude applies. Origin[edit] Examples[edit] Sunset provisions have been used extensively throughout legal history. The idea of general sunset provisions was discussed extensively in the late 1970s.[1] United States[edit] Federal level[edit] In American federal law parlance, legislation that renews an expired mandate is a reauthorization act or extension act.
Sedition Act of 1798[edit] USA PATRIOT Act[edit] Assault Weapons Ban[edit] In 2004 the sunset provision of the Federal Assault Weapons Ban terminated the law. Budget Act and the Byrd Rule[edit] The Congressional Budget Act governs the role of Congress in the budget process. State level[edit]