One of Rep Paul's wilder conspiracies is the North American Union, "an unholy alliance of foreign consortiums and officials from several governments" conspiring to wrest away US sovereignty, just "like the European Union" did to those poor nations of Europe, through the joining of Canada, Mexico, and the US into a political and economic union.
The Congressman believes the foundation for this conspiracy lies in the creation of a new highway:
By now many Texans have heard about the proposed "NAFTA Superhighway." What you may not know is the extent to which plans for such a superhighway are moving forward without congressional oversight or media attention.
This superhighway would connect Mexico, the United States, and Canada, cutting a wide swath through the middle of Texas and up through Kansas City. Offshoots would connect the main artery to the west coast, Florida, and northeast. Proponents envision a ten-lane colossus the width of several football fields, with freight and rail lines, fiber-optic cable lines, and oil and natural gas pipelines running alongside.
The proposed highway is part of a broader plan advanced by a quasi-government organization called the "Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America," or SPP.
Like any good conspiracy, this one is rooted in some truth: There is a proposal to build a transportation network in Texas, facilitating trade through long-haul trucking. And there is a partnership called the SPP, but its a series of summits intended to improve information sharing, primarily to combat terrorism. But Paul finds this highway and summit series just the start:
The ultimate goal is not simply a superhighway, but an integrated North American Union—complete with a currency, a cross-national bureaucracy, and virtually borderless travel within the Union. Like the European Union, a North American Union would represent another step toward the abolition of national sovereignty altogether.
As a nativist and an isolationist, it is easy to see why such a highway—let alone the broader conspiracy—distresses the Congressman. But the North American Union, unsupported by facts, is simply not going to happen.
Believing that NAFTA, or even this highway, is a Trojan horse for a currency union is absurd. But it has spurred Rep Paul to fight against eminent domain abuse, a cause in need of a leader.