August 29, 2007
Lois Herbst

And we are called "conspiracy nuts" when we discuss the SPP.  Below is the message I sent to the White House re the SPP Summit. 
 
If you can answer any of the questions in my message, I would be pleased to hear from you.  If I misstated anything, please inform me right away.

Message sent to the White House follows:
 
I have read and studied the SPP for two years.  My congressional delegation does not discuss this program with their Wyoming constituents in town meetings.  Have you discussed the program with Congress?  Is there congressional oversight, budget, and involvement in the SPP?

I find it hard to believe that a Republican President would make agreements with other countries without discussion with Congress.  I have checked the websites showing that there are committees/departments under the Department of Commerce working on this program that has not received Congressional oversight.  If I am wrong, please advise me.

I have personally protested the use of the term North American Beef Industry by the USDA.  My organization, the Wyoming Stock Growers Assn., wrote to Secretary Ann Venneman protesting combining our beef industry with that of Canada and Mexico.  Now Secretary Johannes and the USDA lets the multi-national corporate conglomerates dictate policy that negatively impacts agriculture in the United States.  The trade agreements that our country agrees to under the World Trade Organization negatively impacts and erodes the sovereignty of the United States government.
 
Where can I find publicity releases on the SPP Summit as I would like to read what the United States of America citizens are being told regarding their future?

As a veteran of military service, and a member of a family where five of eight siblings served in the military starting with Pearl Harbor, I resent the efforts of our government to make us part of the North American Union using shadow government organizations such as the Council on Foreign Relations Task Force on the Security and Prosperity Program, the Trilateral Commission and the Bilderberg group.  Why isn't there more discussion of our congressional and government figures and their involvement with these non-elected, non-accountable groups?  If a United States senator attends a meeting of the Bilderberg group, is the expenses paid by United States taxpayers, and does the senator give a report on the meeting that is available to the taxpayers?
 
I really don't think this message will be read, but as I often tell errant teenagers, at least someone has told you of the right things you should be doing.
 
Lois G. Herbst