ONE HUNDRED STARS

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BREAKING NEWS

The Nation of Earth now has a website. It's just one page for now, and I've had the page for months without adding content, but content is finally there: http://earthpatrol.googlepages.com/home

ONE HUNDRED STARS

In this post I will be presenting the case -- from my perspective -- for the North American Union. If you are offended at the very mention of such a thing, please bear with me and try to keep an open mind.

First of all, let me tell you that I am as opposed as anyone to any cryptocratic plan of merging Canada, Mexico, and the United States into a new and larger oligarchy. If they were allowed to form the union from the top down, present 'leaders' would be able to continue to trample upon the rights of the People. It would be yet another case of too few holding power over too many, and on a larger scale. No surprise that this idea would not be well-received.

If the union were to be formed from the bottom up, however, we would have the opportunity to, in effect, peaceably overthrow the national governments of all three countries -- emphasis on 'PEACEABLY'. The 99 States, Provinces, and Territories that comprise Canada, Mexico, and the United States could theoretically form a new government to replace the constitutional monarchy of Canada, the federal republic of Mexico, and the transparent oligarchy pretending to be a republic in between. This could be seen as a preemptive measure, taken to ensure the rights of the individual States, Provinces, and Territories and the rights of the People.

The title of this post refers to my idea for a flag for the North American Union (or my idea of what the NAU could be), which is a field of 100 white stars against a blue background. 10 Canadian Provinces, 3 Territories; 31 Mexican States; 50 United States, 5 Territories = 99. We'll throw an extra one in there in case I missed something...

HISTORY

Before the Mexican-American War, a large section of the current southwestern United States was part of Mexico. Disputes over the boundaries of the former Republic of Texas (itself once part of Mexico) started the war, during which some supported the idea of annexing the entire country. Mexico lost almost half of its territory to the United States. Just imagine how strong Mexico would be now, if it had retained its original borders... Or, imagine if all of Mexico had been annexed.

In 1849, the Montreal Annexation Manifesto was published by Canadians in support of breaking ties with Great Britain and joining the United States, but the movement lasted no longer than five years (though it has never completely died out). Once again, imagine.

Over the span of a decade in the middle of the 19th Century, these three countries could have become one. 150 years later, the possibility returns...

In 2005, the South American Community of Nations was formed. On April 16th of this year, its name was changed to "Union of South American Nations". Its population exceeds that of the USA by over 70 million.

These multinational unions have been popping up all over the world. Various agreements between the three major nations of North America can be considered to be precursors to a North American Union. Some say it's inevitable.

How much can we learn from the existing unions? Can we avoid the mistakes they've made? Is there a way for us to ensure a better future for all North Americans, by forming our own union? Do we dare leave it up to the heads of our current governments?

JUST MY OPINION

I say, before 'they' have a chance to put us all in a triple headlock, we should join hands between Nunavut and Chiapas, and from Guam to Newfoundland, to form a union not of our three countries, but of all our 99 States, Provinces, and Territories. This may be our one opportunity to throw the establishment out on its collective ear.

It may also be an opportunity to form a new kind of union, one with more localized representation within its supranational body. Further, it could lay the groundwork for truly representational government within a future Global Union.

Of course we do not want a Global Union, or even a North American Union, unless we can know that such a body will not contribute to the growing problem of political corruption. Quite the opposite -- what we want is to be forever free from the shadow of the "New World Order". To accomplish that, we may have to institute a new order of our own.



Views such as I have expressed above are, at the time of this writing, protected under the First Amendment. Please remember that I do not advocate violence.




Phil Smith
November 26, 2007

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