A message from Don Goldwater
On Friday, November 16, Governor Napolitano issued a news release announcing the formation of a partnership between Arizona and the state of Sonora, Mexico, to promote business interests.
It is unconstitutional for any state to form an agreement — even with another state, not to mention a foreign government. There are good reasons for this. For example, when Utah and Colorado formed a water agreement, they had to have the approval of Congress because the water flowed into Arizona and it wouldn’t be fair for those states to, say, cut off water to Arizona. That’s just an example. States CANNOT make agreements with other states or with foreign countries.
We need to flood the Governor’s office for the next three days with phone calls opposing this partnership. If this is allowed to pass, it just takes us one step closer to the merger of the United States, Mexico, and Canada. Please make at least one phone call per day. Just tell them that you oppose the agreement because it s unconstitutional.
“No state shall enter into any Treaty, Alliance, or Confederation … No state shall, without the consent of Congress … enter into any Agreement or Compact with another state, or with a foreign power ….” (U.S. Constitution, Article 1, Section 10)
GOVERNOR JANET NAPOLITANO
If the link is broken please cut and past the following mailing address to get to the Governor:
http://azgovernor.gov/Contact.asp
602-542-1381 (FAX)
602-542-4331 (Main office)
928-708-0982 (Northern Arizona Office)
520-628-6580 (Southern Arizona Office)
602-542-2248 (Constituent Services)
602-542-1586 (General Counsel)
602-542-1304 (Chief of Staff)
