[harpseal]

Personally I am endorsing this plan for the quality of inspections and I really just want those who are importing to pay the cost of detailed inspection of every container. My tariff proposals are in my 13 point plan I am endorsing this proposal as a user fee for security of our shores and as a means of funding vital Coast Guard operations that are currently funded out of the general fund. In short I am suggesting going to a user fee based sytem for a more complete check of all inbound cargoes to the USA whether overland, by sea or by air. Sea and air I want inspected on teh high seas or before depature.

[Muleteam1]

>>Personally I am endorsing this plan for the quality of inspections and I really just want those who are importing to pay the cost of detailed inspection of every container.<<

Any American who savors their freedom supports adequate inspection of imported cargoes that could pose a danger to American life and society. However, your plan for cargo inspection is simply too extravagant from my own perspective. Government works best in a free society when it seeks to be a "speed bump", and not a traffic cop. As a former Federal regulator, and as a proponent of nonintrusive government, I have always said, "the action that works best in government is the least action that works."

Muleteam1