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OK-SAFE Documents Sovereignty - Complete independence and self-government.
Free Enterprise - an economic and political doctrine holding that a capitalist economy can regulate itself in a freely competitive market through the relationship of supply and demand with a minimum of governmental intervention and regulation.
The 100 Ideas Initiative is all about building for the future and anticipating the needs that will allow Oklahoma to continue to prosper in our second century.
Rep. Judy Morrison of Shawnee wants the Congress to withdraw from the North American Free Trade Agreement and oppose a NAFTA “super highway” along I-35. Organizations from Oklahoma and Texas testified in favor of Morrison’s resolution. It also is supported by the Teamsters Union and U.S. Rep. Nancy Boyda, a Topeka Democrat.
Kansas HCR 5033 - US withdrawal from the SPP and NAFTA "On Monday, March 17, 2008 I was able to be part of testimony given to two committees of the Kansas State Legislature, supporting HCR 5033 by Rep. Judy Morrison (R), a bill urging the US withdrawal from the SPP and NAFTA."
REAL ID Act of 2005 – Public Law 109 -13
"On Monday, March 17, 2008 I was able to be part of testimony given to two committees of the Kansas State Legislature, supporting HCR 5033 by Rep. Judy Morrison (R), a bill urging the US withdrawal from the SPP and NAFTA." – Amanda Teegarden
1. Plaintiffs bring this action to obtain declaratory and injunctive relief to prevent implementation of Sections 7 and 9 of the Oklahoma Taxpayer and Citizen Protection Act of 2007, H.B. 1804 (“H.B. 1804” or “the Act”), on the ground that they are preempted by federal law and unconstitutional under the Supremacy Clause of the United States Constitution.
Call To Action Plan - at 2007 DAS Tulsa Conference
Take an action to support OK-SAFE's 2008 Legislative Agenda; • Defund the Security and Prosperity Partnership (SPP) federal government activities.
• Stop enactment of Public-Private Partnership legislation in Oklahoma. (Oklahoma must not be #24.)
• Withdraw Oklahoma from membership in NASCO
Call To Action Plan - at 2007 DAS Tulsa Conference
Take an action to support OK-SAFE's 2008 Legislative Agenda; • Defund the Security and Prosperity Partnership (SPP) federal government activities.
• Stop enactment of Public-Private Partnership legislation in Oklahoma. (Oklahoma must not be #24.)
• Withdraw Oklahoma from membership in NASCO OK-SAFE Position Paper on Public-Private Partnerships - Government Sanctioned Monopolies PPPs, whether between relatively small public and private entities, or large units of government partnered with domestic or international consortiums, have created a dangerous system: an un-level playing field for U.S. businesses, centralized planning and the concentration of powers, and insulation from Public accountability. This is a system of insiders and outsiders, of government selected winners and losers.
“Rest assured, I will vote against the construction of a NAFTA Superhighway, as it would potentially limit control of our borders and erode our national sovereignty.” – Congressman Sullivan message at DAS Conference 2007
OK-SAFE’s crack researchers began to be consulted by Oklahoma Lawmakers, who started to take the matter seriously.
“A. 1. The Legislature finds that the enactment into law by the United States Congress of the federal REAL ID Act of 2005, Public Law Number 109-13, is inimical to the security and well-being of the people of Oklahoma” – Senate Bill No. 464
“establish card security criteria based on performance?not technology; and grant the (U.S.) Secretary of Homeland Security the flexibility to recognize innovation at the state level.”
Report of the Independent Task Force on the Future of North America. To that end, the Task Force proposes the creation by 2010 of a North American community to enhance security, prosperity, and opportunity. We propose a community based on the principle affirmed in the March 2005 Joint Statement of the three leaders that “our security and prosperity are mutually dependent and complementary.” Its boundaries will be defined by a common external tariff and an outer security perimeter within which the movement of people, products, and capital will be legal, orderly, and safe. Its goal will be to guarantee a free, secure, just, and prosperous North America.
The Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient, Transportation Equity Act.
(1) BORDER REGION.?The term ‘‘border region’’ means any portion of a border State within 100 miles of an international land border with Canada or Mexico.
(2) BORDER STATE.?The term ‘‘border State’’ means any State that has an international land border with Canada or Mexico.
b) ELIGIBLE USES.?Subject to subsection (d), a State may use funds apportioned under this section only for? (1) improvements in a border region to existing transportation and supporting infrastructure that facilitate cross-border motor vehicle and cargo movements;
(2) construction of highways and related safety and safety enforcement facilities in a border region that facilitate motor vehicle and cargo movements related to international trade;
(3) operational improvements in a border region, including improvements relating to electronic data interchange and use of telecommunications, to expedite cross border motor vehicle and cargo movement;
(4) modifications to regulatory procedures to expedite safe and efficient cross border motor vehicle and cargo movements; and
(5) international coordination of transportation planning, programming, and border operation with Canada and Mexico relating to expediting cross border motor vehicle and cargo movements.
Continental Prosperity in the New Security Environment
Inhofe Comments on illegal immigration. “In contrast, I am against rewarding people with American citizenship when they sneak into our country without permission. When people illegally cross our borders, they show a defiance and disrespect of the laws of the United States . Also, they cut in front of many American workers who should be the first to fill American jobs as well as potential legal immigrants who are dutifully waiting in line for an opportunity to work in the United States.”
2. Future expectations.
a. Economic growth in North America is expected to double the freight coming into U.S. ports and to increase freight shipments by 70 percent over the next decade. b. North America does not currently have competitive global transportation capabilities. The increase in Asian trade alone should make public and private stakeholders reconsider the requirements in infrastructure and regulatory procedures.
The 2004 North America International Trade Corridor Partnership Executive Summary.
“We will deepen the ties among us, not weaken them. We will improve cooperation among our communities. The economic vitality and social integration of our communities demand open, dynamic and secure borders. We encourage our respective governments to dedicate sufficient resources to create ‘smart’ and efficient borders. Likewise,we urge our governments to assist us in forming a North American Transportation and Infrastructure Committee that will formulate a strategic vision for an integrated regional logistics system.” - From the Kansas City Declaration
The 2004 North America International Trade Corridor Partnership report.
"North American cross border flows are primarily about joint production, not trade. For example, more than a billion dollars of goods cross the US-Canada borders daily, a quarter which is automotive. But we don’t buy cars from each other. We build them together."
Triumvirate the North American Model Parliment.
The Triumvirate will bring together a hundred university students, from Canada, Mexico and the United States, in order to simulate, during five days, a parliamentary meeting between North American national and sub-national parliamentarians. Participants will be assigned one of the three following roles: legislator (representing a country other than their own), journalist or lobbyist. This year’s themes are the creation of a customs union, water management, human trafficking and telecommunications in North America.
The Blue Skyways Collaborative Framework.
The overarching mission of the Blue Skyways Collaborative is to improve the quality of life in North America’s Heartland, including the border areas with Canada and Mexico, by reducing air pollution through voluntary collaboration and innovations in fuel and energy use.
Remarks by Norman Y. Mineta, Secretary of Transportation, made at North America's superhighway coalition transportation forum. "But that is only part of what is involved. The Bush Administration’s reauthorization bill – the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, and Efficient Transportation Equity Act (or SAFETEA) – makes fundamental changes in the way America invests in its transportation infrastructure, changes that can help you develop your corridor." "We split the Federal Highway Administration’s Corridors and Borders Program and refocused the new programs on planning. The Corridors program is designed to encourage multi-state and multi-modal planning. The Borders program will encourage bi-national planning to enhance improvements at our land border crossings."
The International Mid-Continent Trade and Transportation Corridor. Corridors of the Future Proposal. The Coalition’s primary mission is to develop the world’s first international, integrated, and secure muti-modal transportation system along the International Mid-Continent Trade and Transportation Corridor (I35,29,94). The goal is to strategically position the existing Corridor in the global market as the most efficient and secure international transportation system in North America, while maximizing economic activity, increasing trade competitiveness and improving quality of life along the entire NASCO Corridor.
"Well, we finally got the SAVI / NASCO agreement finished! This is fantastic news, and thank you so much to Rider Scott, George Blackwood, and Jim Bergfalk for all of your work on this. You made the Board proud!!!" "The revenue sharing was agreed to and finalized and worked out much better than the original formula. We are looking at $6.00 per transaction as opposed to $0.25." "This is a huge moment for NASCO. The culmination of 13 years of planning and preparing. This partnership is the first step and foundation for our Trade Corridor Management System. We should all be very happy." - Tiffany Melvin
Map of Preliminary Corridor Alternative Routes for the Oklahoma to Mexico/Gulf Coast Element from the February - March 2005 Public Meetings
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