NAFTA’s CANAMEX superhighway toll road:good sense for Arizona?

CANAMEX (left): One of many planned supercorridor toll roads.

NASCO’s (North American Corridor Coalition) “TRANS-TEXAS CORRIDOR

“That the United States not enter into construction of a North American Free

Trade Agreement (NAFTA) Superhighway System or enter into a

North American Union with Mexico and Canada.”

Aware of our times and along with other states, the Arizona Legislature wisely passed a Memorial (HCM2003), in 2008, urging…

NAFTA flag

““If we are proactive, Punta Colonet's If we are proactive, Punta Colonet's gateway into the United Statesgateway into the United States could could be in the southwestern corner of our be in the southwestern corner of our state. Cargo arriving at Punta state. Cargo arriving at Punta Colonet would be off-loaded onto Colonet would be off-loaded onto trains and trucks bound for the trains and trucks bound for the Arizona border, ultimately headed Arizona border, ultimately headed for destinations in the interior of the for destinations in the interior of the U.S.U.S.

““With this in mind, the Governor's With this in mind, the Governor's CANAMEX Task Force is conducting a CANAMEX Task Force is conducting a study to assess the possibility of Punta study to assess the possibility of Punta Colonet becoming a catalyst for the Colonet becoming a catalyst for the development of a major economic engine - development of a major economic engine - a multi-modal transportation and logistics a multi-modal transportation and logistics center in Arizona with the potential to center in Arizona with the potential to attract billions of dollars in private attract billions of dollars in private investment and generate thousands of investment and generate thousands of jobs.”jobs.” (Jim Kolbe)(Jim Kolbe)

(The Arizona Republic’s Arizona Central.com on Feb. 26, 2010)

But Az. Governor’s CANAMEX Task Force chair, Jim Kolbe differs

GuaymasCommunist China’s agent Li Ka-shing, world’s leading shipping and port magnate, agrees with Jim Kolbe that the port be at Punta Colonet on the Baja, about 120 miles south of Tijuana, to feed Arizona’s CANAMEX. Lee, of course, would like his comrades’ company to run it…

PUNTA COLONET

Li Ka-Shing Jim Kolbe.

PUNTA COLONET?

……to run it as they do the to run it as they do the Panama CanalPanama Canal and and ManzanilloManzanillo & & Lazarro CardenasLazarro Cardenas – major – major Mexican ports already controlled by Mexican ports already controlled by Communist Chinese company “Hutchison Communist Chinese company “Hutchison Wampoa” thru Mr. Lee. COSCO world Wampoa” thru Mr. Lee. COSCO world shipping is their’s too.shipping is their’s too. WOULD THE CANAMEX PORT BE FROM NEAR GUAYMAS,

MEXICO OR FROM PUNTA COLONET?OR FROM BOTH LOCATIONS?

Co-founders of TELCO: (telcollc.com)AZ Sen. (Captain) Al Melvin Curt Pedersen

Telco, The Enterprise and Land-Bridge Co. of Tucson, AZ (TelcoLLC.com) lobbied AZ Legislators also in ’09 for dredging such a mega port near Guaymas, Telco also dreams – on their website – of developing the Baja area coasts similarly to Dubai Ports,

What is the present status in What is the present status in Arizona of Arizona of NAFTA’s CANAMEX super toll road? NAFTA’s CANAMEX super toll road?

•Enter upstage left: AIDA!AIDA!•No it’s not Giuseppe Verdi’s opera’s heroine Aida – it’s the Arizona International Arizona International Development Development Authority! Authority!•An Az. bureaucracy under ADOT with vast new powers!

•Obviously designed to bring the NAFTA CANAMEX Obviously designed to bring the NAFTA CANAMEX Supercorridor toll road and its infrastructures through Supercorridor toll road and its infrastructures through Arizona, via billions in Arizona, via billions in ““Public-Private Partnerships”, andand with foreign shippers & truckerswith foreign shippers & truckers..The bill to empower AIDA was the The bill to empower AIDA was the “Russell “Russell Jones Floor Amendment”Jones Floor Amendment” to to “SB1320 “SB1320 Omnibus; ADOT” of 2009.Omnibus; ADOT” of 2009.

“RUSSELL JONES FLOOR AMENDMENT  HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AMENDMENTS TO S.B. 1320 

Midnight madness makes bad law Jones’ first bill (HB2252) passed the AZ House in ‘09, but was never debated in Senate committee. It died there, but it’s elements were tacked to SB1320 as a huge amendment literally during the last tiring hours of the ’09 session’s hectic close (sine die). It was: • never summarized by AZ Senate analysts; • never fully debated by senators; • actually not even read by many senators who were deceived into passing it – as amended to “SB1320 Omnibus; ADOT” (finally chaptered as “Session Law” 0187 OF 2009.)

Rep. Russell Jones

Preposterous Provisions of the Russell Jones Floor Amendment to SB1320 of 200941-4501 Definitions:

“’Authority’ means the Arizona International Development Authority.”(AIDA)“Board” means the [UNELECTED 7-Member] Directors of the “Authority”

“Entity” means•The United States Govt.; •“ANY state or any agency, dept or political subdivision of this state or “ANY other state of the U. S.; ANY Indian tribe; ANY border regional port authority; “ANY foreign country or any state, agency, department or other political subdivision of any foreign country, including Mexico; “ANY public or private corporation, company, partnership, joint venture, foundatiion, trust, estate, individual or other legal business organization.”AIDA UNELECTED BOARD of 7 deals with them all!

But according to the Constitution…Article 1, Section 10, Clauses 3: “No state shall, without the consent of Congress,… enter into any agreement or compact with another state or with a foreign power…”

To where would a transfer of this Constitutional authority lead us?Any “consent” or funding would be directly to the AZ Governor’s

AIDA board, bypassing Az’s Legislature in all operations with other nations and their investors, including massive Eminent Domain by foreign “public/private partnerships”!

We then have an international Bureaucracy within our State bringing in world shipping by untrustworthy “entities”, on foreign-operated, untaxable, toll-road corridors receiving ever- increasing tolls for up to 20-50 years. With foreign drivers in foreign trucks, & under laws of the Board of 7. (see 41-4506 C )

“Powers of the Board (Bureaucracy): (Bureaucracy):

12. 41-4504 A. THE AUTHORITY MAY  1. Adopt and amend by-laws…” This is dealing with

foreign nations, under the Governor, outside the Legislature, and is not defined. Bureaucracies of government easily become extra-constitutional lawmakers!

How do you feel about this?2. 41-4504, 5(a) Soliciting and accepting grants of

monies, materials or property of any kind from any entity on terms and conditions that are acceptable to the authority. [The word “entity” (world-wide) again, and AIDA making their own laws.]

4504. 5(h) Consulting with counties, cities, towns and other agencies and political subdivisions of this state and border regional port authorities relating to plans and projects authorized by this chapter. [Plans for the wholesale Public-Private massive eminent domain and condemnation for CANAMEX – as was done in Texas. Bypassing the Legislature, and disregarding Constitutional eminent domain procedures in local cities and counties?]

““41-4501 definitions 10 -1141-4501 definitions 10 -1111.  "PROJECT" [MEANS]…”Any property… whether or not now in existance…to facilitate international trade or commerce between this state and other countries, including… railroad, dock, airport, highway and roadway facilities”

•“International ports of entry…,

•“International Border crossing facilities..”

•“… including electricity generated by renewable resources such as solar, wind or geothermal, liquefied natural gas, natural gas and oil and its derivatives across the United States-Mexico border.”

With all this, and railroads, multiple commercial and private lanes with foreign drivers, water lines, and even fiber optics (and “Maglev” trains?), it is suggested CANAMEX might be as WIDE as the length of 4 football fields!

NAFTA flag

Mexican truckers

Chinese

COSCO

shipping

Planned TransTexas Corr.

Maglev trains

“41-4507 Issuance of bonds: “The board for and on behalf of the authority may issue negotiable bonds for the purpose of acquiring projects to facilitate international trade or commerce.”

AN OPEN QUESTION:AN OPEN QUESTION: what would courts rule? Twhat would courts rule? The Jones he Jones Amendment saysAmendment says,“41-4506A The state is not responsible for any costs incurred by the authority, including …operating or maintaining any project or costs incurred in the issuance or payments of bonds…”

But, even in a public-private partnership is not the taxpayer finally “stuck” – as usual – for the government to pay off bonds? Will you go along with this Public-Private funding source of billions in bonding power under ADOT – bypassing lawmakers, overseen by the NORTH AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK making money on each transaction? Bonds which may come back to bite the AZ taxpayer?

BILLIONS IN BONDS ISSUED

Billions “Exempt from all taxation…”(Probably a moot point, since this whole setup is unconstitutional)

“41-4506 C. The authority, its income and property, all bonds issued by it and the interest on the bonds are exempt from all taxation by this state or any political subdivision of this state.”

From 41-4506 to the end of this “Jones Amendment” is a full description of AIDA’s Board of Seven’s complete bonding authority.

CONCLUSIONS:CONCLUSIONS:

SHALL WE OPEN CHAIRMAN JIM SHALL WE OPEN CHAIRMAN JIM KOLBE’S KOLBE’S ””gateway into the United gateway into the United States …in the southwestern corner States …in the southwestern corner of our state “of our state “ TO CURRENT AND TO CURRENT AND FUTURE DANGEROUS FUTURE DANGEROUS ELEMENTS, IN ELEMENTS, IN SLAVE LABOR & SUBSIDIZED SLAVE LABOR & SUBSIDIZED COMPETITION WITH THE U.S. MARKET ?COMPETITION WITH THE U.S. MARKET ?

Some may say we need CANAMEX and those deep water ports to revive the faltering economy. Shall we then commit ourselves to An AIDA bureaucratic solution, and “America for Sale”?

SHOULD WE NOT, INSTEAD, RETURN TO THE STRENGTH OF THE CONSTITUTIONS OF OUR STATE AND OF OUR REVERED AMERICAN FOUNDERS; TO THE STRENGTH OF A “GOLD & SILVER” STATE ECONOMY (Art. 1, Sec. 10, Clause 1); TO OUR OWN INDUSTRIES & BORDERS, BY AGAIN REJECTING THE NAFTA CANAMEX SUPERCORRIDOR, AND THE NORTH AMERICAN UNION CONCEPT, AS THE AZ LEGISLATURE OF 2008 DID WITH HCM2003? THE ARIZONA LEGISLATURE SHOULD: 1) REPEAL THE “ARIZONA INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY” (AIDA), 2) END PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS IN ADOT, AND 3) DISSOLVE THE GOVERNOR’S “CANAMEX TASK FORCE” AND ITS MEMBERSHIP IN THE “CANAMEX CORRIDOR COALITION”.

Vote “yes” on HB2149 to repeal AIDA, Arizona’s international bureaucracy.