Robert Pastor wants a North American Community, not a Union

Responding to his critics who say he's a guiding light behind the North American Union, Robert A. Pastor of the American University takes to the pages of WND offering his own rationalization for his plans:

Third, I do not propose a North American Union; I propose a North American Community. They are very different. A Union – like the United States – is a merger of states into a unified central government. A Community is composed of three sovereign governments that seek to strengthen bonds of cooperation. Each government – according to its constitutional procedures – retains the power to decide whether and how to cooperate. A "North American Union" could not be created by "stealth," as some fear. Indeed, any significant initiative to strengthen cooperation would require a wide-ranging and public debate and approval by Congress of all three countries.

Of course, the Bush administration is currently trying to do everything in its power to integrate the three countries. There's much that Bush can do alone; witness the recent U.S./EU pact. And, Congress has completely failed in its oversight duties.

Note also that the WND article has about thirty links appended to all the other articles they've written about the "Community, not a Union".

NAU · Thu, 05/10/2007 - 09:10 · · Importance: 1