MAJOR PARTY PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES UNWILLING TO PLEDGE SUPPORT FOR AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE

Presidential candidates John McCain and Barack Obama have failed to pledge their support for American independence, indicating they may favor continuing President Bush's policy of gradually merging the United States, Mexico, and Canada into a North American Union (NAU), said Howard Phillips, Chairman of The Conservative Caucus (TCC).

Last month, TCC sent each candidate a request to pledge his opposition to the NAU and support for American independence. Neither has replied nor made any public statement on the issue.

"It appears that both John McCain and Barack Obama intend to lead the nation through a third term for George Bush", said Phillips. "Not only has each of them failed to express opposition to the NAU, but both have supported an immigration policy that would virtually erase our borders. Likewise, both support continuation of NAFTA [North American Free Trade Agreement], which also greatly weakens control of our borders."

Phillips warned that a North American government, much like that of the European Union, would gain supremacy over the U.S. Constitution unless the trend toward the NAU is stopped.

The Conservative Caucus led in the formation of the Coalition to Block the North American Union in 2006 and launched the NAU War Room in 2008. Howard Phillips serves as Chairman of the Coalition.