Double Barreled Opinions

SPP 'DEAD,' SAYS INSIDER

Tell Congress YOU request Congressional Oversight on the Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America instead of White House backroom deal-making. Alert: An insider who presented a paper at a recent North American Forum meeting in Mexico is concluding that the Security and Prosperity Partnership plan has failed. "The Security and Prosperity Partnership is dead," reporter John Ibbitson of Canada's Globe said. Ibbitson, who was invited to present a paper at the meeting because he is a strong proponent of increased international trade, especially between Canada and the United States, said he believes public exposure has stalled SPP efforts. Others disagree with his conclusion, but they do agree that the public's awareness of the program and some of its features...

BORDER PATROL ADVOCATE SAYS U.S. ATTORNEY PROTECTED DRUG SMUGGLER

Tell Congress to Free Border Agents Ramos and Compean. Alert: A Border Patrol activist group is accusing U.S. Attorney Johnny Sutton of protecting the drug smuggler at the center of the Ramos-Compean case from facing perjury charges. Andy Ramirez, chairman of the Friends of the Border Patrol, wants a special prosecutor appointed to investigate Sutton and trial prosecutor Debra Kanof for subornation of perjury for allowing drug smuggler Osvaldo Aldrete-Davila to take the stand under "false pretenses." Aldrete-Davila was arrested last week at the Mexican border for alleged drug offenses committed while under immunity to testify as the star witness in the case. Ignacio Ramos and Jose Compean are in solitary confinement in federal prisons serving 11- and 12-year terms...

NORTH AMERICAN UNION 'A COUPLE YEARS AWAY'

Bilderberg author who 1st exposed plot in 1996 sees EU replication as imminent Tell Congress YOU request Congressional Oversight on the Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America instead of White House backroom deal-making. Alert: The next giant step toward world government will be integration of the U.S., Canada and Mexico in European Union-style merger in the next few years, says the author of a best-selling book on the power of shadowy international organizations promoting the move. "I would say [it's just] a couple of years away," reports Daniel Estulin, author of "The True Story of the Bilderberg Group." Estulin, a Canadian now living in Europe, says the original plans for a North American Union involved the U.S. and Canada...

Jose & Carlos

Jose and Carlos are panhandlers...... They panhandle on different areas of town. Carlos panhandles just as long as Jose but only collects 2 to 3 dollars every day. Jose brings home a suitcase FULL of $10 bills, drives a Mercedes, lives in a mortgage free house and has a lot of money to spend. Carlos says to Jose "I work just as long and hard as you do but how do you bring home a suitcase full of $10 bills every day?". Jose says, .... "Look at your sign, what does it say"? Carlos sign reads 'I have no work, a wife and 6 kids to support'." Jose says " No wonder you only get $2-3 dollars" Carlos says... "So...

TWO SENATORS INTRODUCE REP. SHULER'S SAVE ACT

Tell Congress to support the SAVE Act for border security and interior enforcement. Alert: Yesterday, Senators Mark Pryor (D-Ark.) and David Vitter (R-La.) introduced Senate versions of Rep. Heath Shuler's (D-N.C.) SAVE Act (Secure America with Verification Enforcement). Bill numbers and co-sponsorship lists are not available yet for the (2) Senate bills. Rep. Heath Shuler (D-N.C.) introduced legislation emphasizing the principles of Attrition Through Enforcement. The SAVE Act (H.R. 4088) will broaden and enhance border security and interior enforcement. With a number of border security Democrats and Republicans already agreeing to co-sponsor, this bipartisan effort may be Congress's best chance to achieve substantial immigration reform this Congress. The principle behind Attrition Through Enforcement is that living illegally in the United...

ARREST PROMPTS CALL FOR RELEASE OF RAMOS, COMPEAN

Tell Congress to Free Border Agents Ramos and Compean. Alert: Osvaldo Aldrete-Davila, the drug smuggler who testified for the prosecution during the trials for Border Patrol Agents Ignacio Ramos and Jose Compean, has been arrested on charges of bringing more than 750 pounds of marijuana into the United States. Aldrete-Davila was arrested today at the El Paso border crossing on charges involving what has become know as the "second load," in which he smuggled a second 750-pound load of marijuana into the U.S. after he was given immunity by the prosecutor, U.S. Attorney Johnny Sutton, for the first load. Cipriano Ortiz-Hernando, the stash house operator in the "second load" brought across the border by Aldrete-Davila, pleaded guilty in El Paso...

ENFORCEMENT-ONLY BILL INTRODUCED WITH 101 BI-PARTISAN SIGNERS

Tell Congress to support the SAVE Act for border security and interior enforcement. Alert: The much-awaited list of 101 bipartisan, original signers to the SAVE Act (Secure America with Verification Enforcement [H.R. 4088]) was revealed at a press conference last Tuesday by Rep. Heath Shuler (D-N.C.), the measure's author. FAXDC.com believes this bill originating on the Democratic side of the House is just the vehicle to give us a chance to actually pass immigration legislation through a Democratic-controlled Congress that would significantly improve the lives of most Americans. "It's the one [immigration] bill that will pass this Congress," said Congressional Immigration Reform Caucus Chairman Brian Bilbray (R-Calif.) in an interview with The Hill. "We have to make this about illegal...

BI-PARTISAN BILL BEST CHANCE FOR BORDER SECURITY

Tell Congress to support the SAVE Act for border security and interior enforcement. Alert: Rep. Heath Shuler (D-N.C.) introduced legislation last Tuesday emphasizing the principles of Attrition Through Enforcement. The SAVE Act (H.R. 4088) will broaden and enhance border security and interior enforcement. With a number of border security Democrats and Republicans already agreeing to co-sponsor, this bipartisan effort may be Congress's best chance to achieve substantial immigration reform this Congress. The principle behind Attrition Through Enforcement is that living illegally in the United States will become more difficult and less satisfying over time when the government - at ALL LEVELS - enforces all of the laws already on the books. It is also imperative that the government with the...

STOP THE LAW OF THE SEA TREATY!

Tell your Congressman to vote NO on the Law of the Sea Treaty!! The United Nations' Law of the Sea Treaty, a wide-ranging measure critics say will grant the U.N. control of the 70 percent of the planet under its oceans, is now headed to the full Senate for ratification. The measure passed the Senate Foreign Relations committee today by a 17-4 vote. "If you want a U.N. on steroids, you want the Law of the Sea Treaty," Sen. Trent Lott, R-Miss., has said. "I am absolutely convinced it undermines U.S. sovereignty." A two-thirds vote is required for approval, meaning only 34 "no" votes can kill it. This is not the first time LOST has come up. International negotiators drafted...

TAXPAYERS FOOT BILL FOR MEXICAN TRUCKERS

Safety equipment tab starts out at $367,000 Tell Congress to vote the Mexican Trucks out. Alert: The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has announced that U.S. taxpayers will be footing the startup costs of a program to install satellite tracking technology on vehicles taking part in the Mexican Truck Demonstration Program. The announcement confirmed the U.S. government would "initially spend approximately $367,000 to outfit all trucks from the United States and Mexico that take part in the program." According to the administration, "the decision to require the installation of satellite tracking technology on trucks in the program was made after members of Congress expressed a desire to know whether participants are complying with federal safety and trade laws." A key...