Important Congressional Action – The President wants the power of Congress

One of the most important questions, regarding the future of this nation, is currently before Congress. The constitution assigns the responsibilities of international treaties to the congress. The idea is that any international treaty or agreement will have significant consequences for the country and must be discussed by the elected officials. If the congress does something stupid like favoring corporate interests over the citizens then the congressmen will lose their jobs at the next election. Thirty years ago our congress decided it was a good idea to give this power to the Executive branch. They indicated that this would allow the country to enter into agreements in a more efficient manner.

The truth behind this proposition is that since corporations forage the congress our elected officials feel obliged to do what the corporations want. However most of these agreements are bad for the nation and hurt Joe Citizen. The solution is to give the power to somebody else with the capacity to do things secretly and then ask for ratification of the process once everything is already in place and the damage has been done. If the people get upset the congress can say that it was the Executive branch that has gone wild. It is no coincidence that Joe Citizen has become poorer and poorer and corporations have taken more and more power over the same period of time.

Still not convinced that this is dangerous. The Bush Administration has created an agreement for a North American Alliance similar to the EU. This alliance will primarily allow US corporations to freely access Mexican labor. This is the reason the Administration is so concerned about securing our borders. In fact, securing our borders will break the agreements they have been secretly advancing since 2001. This is the reason that Mexican politicians felt they were correct in petitioning our government over the border security and illegal alien legislation recently passed. In fact they were simply basing their objections on the de facto treaty that the Administration has enacted.

We must act to stop this now. It will allow discussion of all international treaties currently discussed in secret. It will bring a little bit of transparency back to our international relations. It will also tell us which politicians are taking kick-backs from corporations. Any legislator who votes to give this power to the Executive branch is openly declaring that he is in Corporate America’s pocket. Write your congressman, send an email, and call them. This is more important than the Presidential elections. The only bill more important for the survival of our nation would be one prohibiting corporations from lobbying our politicians.

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