Apparently everything is signed, sealed and delivered - construction starts next year and this foreign company has a 50 year lease.
One other article that is a MUST read is
The NAFTA Super Highway by Phyllis Schlafly
http://www.eagleforum.org/column/2006/aug06/06-08-23.html
Given what the Spanish cowards did in Iraq, not a time to reward them with this government corporate welfare project.
Don't we have Americans that would build things?
Leaving aside questions about the SPP, why would any foreign company be given the right to collect tolls on this highway for FIFTY years?
First, this looks like a Texas deal. What does the President have to do with it? Or is this a case of "it's all Bush's fault?"
What exactly is giving you the most grief? You don't like roads? You don't like TOLL roads? Or you don't like foreign owenership? Because it is the last on the list, the solution is easy. An all American consortium needs only to come up with the cash and the deal's theirs.
Finally, who are you that you think a businees deal needs your (or even my) consent?
Bush had nothing to do with this. It is all that RINO Rick Perry's doing.
Looks like the Canadian's aren't too happy with Spain over their Toll Roads.
http://www.nupge.ca/news_2004/n13au04a.htm
From the article:
" An arbitrator ruled earlier this year that the consortium has the right, spelled out in a 600-page contract negotiated and signed by the Harris government, to set whatever tolls it likes until the deal expires in 2098."
Ouch! Sir, that will be $30 use 'our' toll road.
ping
This is a Texas deal; do you not believe in states' rights?
As long as it's private money and doesn't cost taxpayers, they can do whatever they are capable of doing.
Bush seems to be selling off the Country to any foreign power who has the money.
"Emminent Domain" is shaping up as the reason for a second American Revolution.
Save up your Tea Bags.
NAU-slanted ping.
I guess you would have been against that also if you were living at that time.
Trans-Texas Corridor PING!
I also appended this article to a previous TTC post.
I don't know if this little ditty was mentioned or not but, when these *foreign* companies begin construction, they will bring in employees from all over the world. You think there's a lot of illegals in this country now!
How simple would it be for terrorist to get a free ride into the US in the form of a nice construction job? Especially, a company in a country who would rather 'appease' than fight!
Did you see this? There is so much wrong, I don't know where to start. We really need a superhighway running through the heart of our country, from the drug capital of Mexico, up to Canada. And we need it so bad, we'll hire a Spanish firm to build it, and let them use emininent domain to take land away from Americans for it. We've already corrupted both coasts, so let's run this baby up through what little is left of the real America. And let's replace American truck drivers with doped up Mexicans who run rickety trucks six days straight with no sleep, for 25 days a month. Any ideas on what we can do to make this even better?
Shadow government?.... Not only that but the MsM has totally spiked this story.. Why?... How can the MsM and this administration be on the same team?.. Queer indeed..