Corsi's most recent previous "sky is falling" panting was about a grand North American Union silently replacing the U.S.
...appears he's retreating to lesser black-helicopter conspiracies now.
"With all the obstacles that still need to be overcome, our government must heed the OIG's warnings from the January 2005 audit," Galen Munroe, a spokesperson for the Teamsters Union told WND in an email. "The motor carriers in Mexico need to adhere to the same regulations and standards that our companies and drivers are subject to. Unfortunately, this seems to be a near impossible task with Mexico's current infrastructure."
The safety hazards being scrutinized by the FMCSA are in addition to ongoing environmental concerns. Commenting on the 2004 Supreme Court decision in Department of Transportation v. Public Citizen, legal analyst Noah Sachs noted the adverse consequences likely to follow this decision:
As a result of the ruling, thirty thousand or more Mexican trucks – which are generally older, more polluting, and less safe than their U.S. counterparts – will be allowed to conduct long haul trucking operations to locations across the United States. Recent government studies estimate that eighty to ninety percent of the Mexican truck fleet was manufactured before 1994.
In a preliminary environmental review, FMCSA concluded that their emissions "can be expected to translate into incremental increases in premature deaths" and "an enhanced incidence of respiratory diseases" in the United States. A 2002 U.S. EPA study reported a "persuasive" link between inhalation of diesel exhaust and cancer...
Corsi's most recent previous "sky is falling" panting was about a grand North American Union silently replacing the U.S.
...appears he's retreating to lesser black-helicopter conspiracies now.
Why isn't this a BIG deal? Its a long read but a great horror story.
http://spp.gov/report_to_leaders/index.asp?dName=report_to_leaders
Corsi was on Michael Savage show last nite. This NAFTA SUPER HIGHWAY stuff is getting out there
Let US citizens set up and run truck maintenance shops just outside the border. Charge the Mexiscam trucks that want to run 20 miles plus past the border a minimum $1500 / year base plate fee and buy US insurance just like US carriers.
Let the Mexiscam trucks be inspected (just like US trucks) every 30 days as they enter into the US. If safety violations are found, the Mexiscam trucks have to turn around and go back into Mexico for repairs or pay for US citizen owned repair services on US soil. If they return with the same safety infraction(s), then $500 fine per infraction. If found trying to enter again a third time with the same infraction(s), uncorrected, the truck and its cargo are impounded.
I say, let the Mexiscam trucks feel the pinch of of operating at $2.04/mile like the US truckers. They may just decide to stay in Mexico.
Almost forgot, the Mexiscam truckers must possess a valid US CDL too and have documented class time in the US (30 hrs) to cover all rules of the road as US truckers....US logs, etc., the whole 9 yards.
If they want to compete, let them play by the same rules. BTW, if more than 1 log-hours (10 hr driving per day max) infraction per 30 days period, US driving privileges are suspended for 1 year.
I think the above is a good starting point.
Bush should just go on national t.v. and tell us all that the U.S. now belongs to Vicente because Vicente said so...