Thus far, GOP Presidential candidates Ron Paul, Tom Tancredo, Duncan Hunter, and Sam Brownback have taken firm stands in opposition to the North American Union (NAU).

It is time we heard from the others.

Readers of this blog should contact Messrs. Giuliani, McCain, Romney, Huckabee, Fred Thompson, and Tommy Thompson to see where they stand on this crucial issue.

In a recent interview with "WorldNetDaily" posted on July 20, Brownback said "I do not support a North American Union. I disagree fundamentally with that and I think the United States should be governing itself and not be being governed by multilateral unions."

Ron Paul, Tom Tancredo, and Duncan Hunter are each co-sponsors of Congressman Virgil Goode’s House Concurrent Resolution 40, which states:

In September, 1973, when I had left my position as Director of the United States Office of Economic Opportunity (OEO), a testimonial dinner was held in my honor and the three principal speakers were Chuck Colson, New Hampshire Governor Meldrim Thomson, and Dr. Harold O.J. Brown.

I have followed Dr. Brown’s writings in the decades since and regard him as one of the most brilliant, articulate, and insightful Christian apologists of the last several decades.

I learned today that Dr. Brown died on Sunday, July 8, and was subsequently buried in Florida. A memorial service will be held in Charlotte, North Carolina on July 28.

In 1993, as President of The Conservative Caucus Foundation, I led a geostrategic tour of Europe which brought our group to Brussels. On that occasion, we were graciously hosted by former Tennessee Congressman Robin Beard, then serving as Assistant Secretary General of NATO.

Beard was an excellent member of Congress and a good friend. We regret his passing.

"Robin Beard, a former Republican House Member from Tennessee, died on Saturday, in South Carolina after a year long battle with a brain tumor. He was 67.

"Representing Tennessee’s 6^th district, Beard was an authority on national security issues and served on the Armed Services Committee.

"He was a Member from 1972 to 1983, when he retired after unsuccessfully running for a Senate seat. He later served as NATO’s assistant secretary general for defense support.

"At the time of his death, he was living in Charleston County, S.C., where he was running for a seat on the county’s school board. He also ran last year but was not elected.

"Beard’s colleagues have fond memories of the politician whom they describe as both friendly and easygoing.

" ‘Regardless of whether you agreed with him politically, Robin was the kind of guy who would always greet you with a big smile. When I think of him, I think of his tremendous sense of humor, which I know will be missed,’ Rep. Bart Gordon (D-Tenn.) told Roll Call through a spokesman.

"Gordon, currently in his 12^th term in office, took over Beard’s seat in the 6^th district from Al Gore, who was Beard’s immediate successor.

"Funeral services for Beard, who is survived by his wife and three children, will be held at 10:30 A.M. Thursday at the French Huguenot Church in Charleston."

(Source: Roll Call, 6/20/07)