NAFTA ILLEGAL?
‘01.07.06

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NAFTA  ILLEGAL?

         July 6, 2001, Washington, D.C. - The United Steelworkers of America (USWA) announced today that it has filed a Certiorari petition with the U.S. Supreme Court, challenging the constitutionality of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).  If the Supreme Court does not chicken out and refuse to hear the case or find some other pretext to dodge the issue, we may expect a ruling from that body sometime next Fall.  A century ago, Finley Peter Dunne had his favorite Irish bartender, Mr. Dooley, say this about the court: "no matther whether th' constitution follows th' flag or not, th' supreme coort follows th' iliction returns."  As was true in the imperialist days of Teddy Roosevelt, the Supreme Court just might be influenced by a higher court - the Court of Public Opinion.  The public needs to use the immense power that it has.

         The outcome of the case the steelworkers have filed is by no means certain.  Even though NAFTA is plainly a treaty, the government has argued that it is commercial in nature and thus falls within the government's powers to regulate under the commerce clause of the Constitution.  Thus, the government contends that the simple majority used to pass NAFTA was constitutional and the treaty should stand as it is.  The steel workers challenge on the basis that NAFTA is a treaty and required a two thirds vote of the Senate to ratify.  The Supreme Court, sometimes called the "Sup Cut" by the irreverent, is getting another red hot potato in its lap.  Will they find a way to justify an agreement that has caused such havoc and misery on both sides of our border with Mexico?

         NAFTA isn't about free trade, and it never was.  NAFTA was about opening the Mexican border to the drug traffic and using the cheap labor in Mexico to exploit the rich consumer market in this country.  It was supposed to be a "win-win" situation, but wages in Mexico have fallen and working conditions have worsened in both countries.  The loss of jobs has threatened our consumer driven market, and there is concern that the current recession will become a full fledged depression.  The volume of traffic has made it incredibly easy for criminals to smuggle both people and drugs.  The news media has concentrated on the poor Mexicans who "migrate" in and out of this country, but U.S. citizens know that there are millions of them who have stayed, and millions more who would like to immigrate and remain in this country.  The flood of immigrants from Mexico and many other countries and consequent building of homes, highways, and service structures has damaged our watershed (floods) and overwhelmed our infrastructure (blackouts).

         What is needed now is massive peaceful demonstrations right at the heart of the problem:   the U.S. Mexican border.  Have some vacation time coming?  Why not call some friends,  pack up the old RV and head for Douglas, San Ysidro, Antelope Wells, or Laredo?

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