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Perry Points to ‘Idiotic’ U.S. Rule That Doesn’t Exist
Wall St. Journal ^ | Jonathan Weisman

Posted on 08/29/2011 10:08:06 PM PDT by Tempest

For a small-government conservative on the presidential campaign stump like Texas Gov. Rick Perry, a new federal regulation forcing farmers to get commercial drivers licenses would make a perfect example of Barack Obama’s Washington run amok.

But there is no such regulation.

During his debut in Iowa Sunday night in Waterloo, then again at on Monday at the Iowa State Fair Monday, Gov. Perry brought up the phantom “obscene, crazy” regulation in Texan terms.

“If you’re a tractor driver, if you drive your tractor across a public road, you’re gonna have to have a commercial driver’s license. Now how idiotic is that?” he thundered to the fair crowd in Des Moines, with the rejoinder, “What were they thinkin’?”

Here’s what they were thinking. Earlier this year, the State of Illinois began regulating certain kinds of farmers as commercial motor vehicle drivers, a move that caused a lot of consternation in the Illinois farming community, seeing as it would require stiff new driving tests, periodic drug testing and other hurdles. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration stepped in to clarify whether the states had the right to do what Illinois had done, and on May 31, the U.S. Department of Transportation issued a public notice asking for comment on the commercial licensing of farm equipment.

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KEYWORDS: farmersdrivingtests; idiot; perry; ricardo
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1 posted on 08/29/2011 10:08:10 PM PDT by Tempest
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To: Tempest

Maybe he should have spoken with Pat Quinn!


2 posted on 08/29/2011 10:12:36 PM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (There's gonna be a Redneck Revolution! (See my freep page) [rednecks come in many colors])
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To: Tempest

Here’s another thread on this article with the proper BARF alert: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2766457/posts

You might begin reading at post #3.

;-)


3 posted on 08/29/2011 10:13:12 PM PDT by SumProVita (Cogito, ergo...Sum Pro Vita. (Modified Decartes))
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To: Tempest
Earlier this year, the State of Illinois began regulating certain kinds of farmers as commercial motor vehicle drivers, a move that caused a lot of consternation in the Illinois farming community, seeing as it would require stiff new driving tests, periodic drug testing and other hurdles. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration stepped in to clarify whether the states had the right to do what Illinois had done, and on May 31, the U.S. Department of Transportation issued a public notice asking for comment on the commercial licensing of farm equipment.

Okay, so the rule did exist, then was struck down? And commenting on this as an example of a dumb rule is a major gaffe?

I guess they don't make gaffes like they used to.

4 posted on 08/29/2011 10:15:14 PM PDT by Steel Wolf ("Few men desire liberty; most men wish only for a just master." - Gaius Sallustius Crispus)
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To: Tempest

“UNDATED (WSAU) The Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation is arguing a federal plan to require farmers to get a commercial drivers license is over-reaching and unnecessary. That group is joining Wisconsin Agriculture Secretary Ben Brancel and more than 20 U.S. Senators in speaking out against the idea.”

http://wsau.com/news/articles/2011/aug/08/farm-bureau-opposed-to-new-drivers-license-requirements/


5 posted on 08/29/2011 10:15:20 PM PDT by horsappl
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To: Tempest

I read this is being proposed right now in Montana...


6 posted on 08/29/2011 10:16:20 PM PDT by goodnesswins
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To: Tempest

>> a new federal regulation forcing farmers to get commercial drivers licenses

This was a real, perceived threat.


7 posted on 08/29/2011 10:20:15 PM PDT by Gene Eric (Your Hope has been Redistributed. Here's your damn Change!)
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To: goodnesswins
It might have been the rick Perry rumor mill/hype factor. you might want to read the whole article if you get a chance.
8 posted on 08/29/2011 10:22:01 PM PDT by Tempest (Google: Rick perry bi-national healthcare)
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To: Steel Wolf

“Earlier this year, the State of Illinois began regulating certain kinds of farmers as commercial motor vehicle drivers, a move that caused a lot of consternation in the Illinois farming community, seeing as it would require stiff new driving tests, periodic drug testing and other hurdles. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration stepped in to clarify whether the states had the right to do what Illinois had done, and on May 31, the U.S. Department of Transportation issued a public notice asking for comment on the commercial licensing of farm equipment.

Okay, so the rule did exist, then was struck down? And commenting on this as an example of a dumb rule is a major gaffe?

I guess they don’t make gaffes like they used to. “

Boy, are they ever grasping at straws! This goes right up there with “Perry owned stock in a video store chain in the mid-1990s that happened to have an adult video section”-proving I guess that he’s a hypocrite? Pervert? Something like that. The establishment (represented by the WSJ in this case) must really be afraid of this guy.


9 posted on 08/29/2011 10:22:24 PM PDT by lquist1
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To: Tempest

Tempest, You’ve been flailing away at Perry for how long now and you still have yet to land a single punch?

Pathetic.

Perry looking better and better in my eyes as Tempest’s post count goes up.


10 posted on 08/29/2011 10:22:43 PM PDT by rjeffries
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To: Tempest

You should try educating yourself. This was pushed by the Federales. They are backing off because of the outrage it created during a campaign year for Obummer. I see no evidence where it won’t be slid in somewhere at a later date.

http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=45493


11 posted on 08/29/2011 10:22:54 PM PDT by Lazlo in PA (Now living in a newly minted Red State.)
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The author is Jonathan Weisman: "Jonathan was a volunteer in the Peace Corps in the Philippines from 1988 to 1990. He graduated from Northwestern University with degrees in history and journalism in 1988 and spent a year at Sussex University in Britain studying African history and economic development."

He joined the Journal in Sept 2008 and came from the Washington Post.

The historical record is very clear here and the author is wrong and plainly guilt of yellow journalism. Samuel Dijk commented on the article with thoughtful facts at hand, something the hysterical lefties on the blog cannot do:

I think the writer of this article may have gone beyond his grasp of the issue. Max Baucus, the Democratic Senator from Montana, has also been complaining about the proposed regulations. For instance, in a press release, he stated that “The proposed guidance recommends that commercial driver’s licenses be mandatory for driving or hauling a long list of farm equipment, including horse trailers as short as 16 feet. “FMCSA also suggests doing away with the 150-mile exemption for hauling commodities. FMCSA asserts that because those commodities are likely to cross state lines at some point, trips to the grain elevator count as part of the journey and are therefore interstate commerce.” See http://baucus.senate.gov/?p=news&id=614

So, who is wrong here? Governor Perry, Senator Baucus,and Senator Tester– or the journalist who wrote this article?

The fact is that the number of new economy-destroying regulations proposed and implemented by Obama's wrecking crew is at an all-time high.

12 posted on 08/29/2011 10:23:32 PM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom
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To: Tempest

Wow, a two week old article that was already shown to be false. You are at rock bottom.


13 posted on 08/29/2011 10:23:41 PM PDT by KingKongCobra
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To: Tempest

You know what, Tempest?

I think I’ma vote for Perry just to help make him your president.


14 posted on 08/29/2011 10:23:41 PM PDT by chris37 (representative)
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To: rjeffries

And Tempest has stormy eyes
That flash at the sound of lies
(with apologies to the author of “Windy”)


15 posted on 08/29/2011 10:25:22 PM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (There's gonna be a Redneck Revolution! (See my freep page) [rednecks come in many colors])
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To: Tempest
Federal Legislation Could Force Farmers To Get a Commercial Driver’s License

http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/rules-regulations/administration/rulemakings/notices/FMCSR-Farm-vehicles-Off-Road-Agricultural-Equipment.pdf

16 posted on 08/29/2011 10:25:42 PM PDT by smokingfrog ( sleep with one eye open ( <o> ---)
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To: Tempest

Good grief. All the farming states up north are up in arms about this new proposed regulation...my son’s father-in-law in Indiana already has their county council group committee working against the issue. How do 14 year old grandkids that help plow his fields and move equipment across the roads get a freaking CDL license?


17 posted on 08/29/2011 10:27:51 PM PDT by RowdyFFC
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To: HiTech RedNeck; Tempest

LOL.. I’m just visioning Tempest discovering this article and jumping out of his chair and screaming “I GOT HIM!!! HAHA WAIT TIL THEY SEE THIS”.

LOL. Too Comical. Rick Perry is a STUDDDD!


18 posted on 08/29/2011 10:30:31 PM PDT by rjeffries
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To: Tempest

Don’t you remember the farmer in Iowa asking Urkel about this proposed regulation and Urkel got to say that it was “canceled” and would not be implemented............for a while?


19 posted on 08/29/2011 10:31:29 PM PDT by arrogantsob (Why do They hate her so much?)
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To: goodnesswins

California too.

Its part of the plan to run everybody out of farming, because it will soon be impossible to do.


20 posted on 08/29/2011 10:32:17 PM PDT by hedgetrimmer
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