If the North American Union happens...?

Question

What happens to our right to bear arms? Canadian and Mexican citizens are both not allowed to legally bear arms. How could they make this work? Would our constitution still stand in light of this Union? Bearing arms as well as a gazillion different things has crossed my mind. Minimum wage, social security are a couple others. With that said, Im not a gun person, never have been, and never thought I would be. I now am looking at this Union and wondering if I should bear arms now before I lose the chance. Is it possible to have this Union with 2/3 of it not legally not being able to bear arms and let a 1/3 keep their right to do so?

Answer 1

If the North American Union happened -- it would first require either that Canada and Mexico dissolve as countries and join the US as states -- or it would require that the US dissolve and that the Constitution cease to be in effect.

The Constitution prohibits anything like the NAU -- so either it would stay and the other countries would go -- or it would go, and we'd draft a new constitution for the new nation that gets created after the US is dissolved.

Answer 2

It's a disaster waiting to happen. Mexico is the only one of the three countries that stands to gain anything significant by it, and the U.S. stands to lose a lot. Practical considerations don't matter, though, because it's not about what's best for you and me. It's all about what's best for power-hungry politicians. Consider this: The American people are mostly against it, while the leadership of both the Republican Party and the Democratic Party is all for it. Aren't they supposed to be representing us? They haven't been representing anyone but themselves in a very long time. Ron Paul is the only presidential candidate from either of the major parties that has both the backing and the integrity to put the rest of the republocrats in their places. I doubt he'll win the nomination, let alone the presidency, but I hope he gets both. Otherwise, the U.S.A. is already dead, and the republocrats are just worms feeding of its corpse. -yk

Answer 3

This is happening!

The North American Competitiveness Council, part of the Security and Prosperity Partnership, was established by the American, Canadian and Mexican governments already at the June 2006 trilateral meeting in Cancun, Mexico.

Deep integration between Canada and the United States is not a theory or a fear ... it is a reality. I could talk your ear off about it.

This week's crisis is a US demand for passenger manifests (including credit card info & back-ground checks) of all Canadian Airlines going to Latin America.

This new ruling is despite the fact we already changed our airline security proceedures earlier this year, to meet the USA's demands.

For several years now, task forces, working groups, commissions, coordinating committees and cross-border consultations have been working to harmonize Canada-U.S. programs and procedures.

This has led to an incremental and systematic harmonization of Canadian and American regulations and standards governing health, food safety, and all aspects of the environment.

This harmonization process has been central to the demands of the big-business community in Canada.

They contend that's the only way to secure trade across the border and continued access to the U.S. market is to merge trade and border policies, including all regulatory, environmental and inspection systems.

The USA said to Canada, my country, "Security TRUMPS trade". No doubt Mexico was told the same thing (or worse).

The longest undefended border in the world, between us canadians and the USA is Undergoing a big mutual military build up.

I just heard a news report, the other day, that our RCMP officers at the Canadian border wth the US have access to US military airplanes "on demand", for our mutual security.

I couldn't believe my ears. When did our mounties join the US military???

Answer 4

Not likely to happen -- US can't even agree to make same commitment to reduce greenhouse that the rest of the world is making--instead Bush wants to set up another discussion panel. There is no way US will join something like this without getting the other 2 countries as states. We just don't play well with others unless we are getting everything our way.

If you decide to get a gun, I suggest a bolt-action shotgun. The noise of loading a shot will usually scare the pants off anyone who isn't drugged out of their mind. They are not easy to steal, conceal or ignore, and if we ever lose power for an extended period, you can use them for hunting.

Answer 5

They've been talking about this for years. I don't think it's going to happen, not in our lifetime anyway. One reason is the example you are giving. A second, economic reasons. And these are among many. I wouldn't lose sleep over it.

Answer 6

It's already started.

How many Amero's to the Dollar?

Answer 7

if all you're concerned with is the second amendment, forget it...that one is mostly already lost...there will be a whole new set of rules if the NAU happens...oh, i forgot to tell you, it already did happen, they just have to implement it in stages so we don't notice it...and get upset.

Answer 8

not to worry, as none of the 3 countries (mexico, canada, u.s.) is willing to cede sovereignty...the most that can happen is a trade partnership