Posted on 08/31/2007 6:32:37 PM PDT by NormsRevenge
SAN FRANCISCO - The Bush administration can go ahead with a pilot program to allow as many as 100 Mexican trucking companies to freely haul their cargo anywhere within the U.S. for the next year, a federal appeals court ruled Friday.
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals denied a request made by the Teamsters union, the Sierra Club and the nonprofit Public Citizen to halt the program.
The appeals court ruled the groups have not satisfied the legal requirements to immediately stop what the government is calling a "demonstration project," but can continue to argue their case.
The trucking program is scheduled to begin Thursday.
In court papers filed earlier this week, the Teamsters and Sierra Club argued there won't be enough oversight of the drivers coming into the U.S. from Mexico.
They also argued that public safety would be endangered in a hasty attempt by the government to comply with parts of the North American Free Trade Agreement.
The trade agreement requires that all roads in the United States, Mexico and Canada to be opened to carriers from all three countries.
Canadian trucking companies have full access to U.S. roads, but Mexican trucks can only travel about 20 miles inside the country at certain border crossings such as ones in San Diego and El Paso, Texas.
I managed to get the eye lid flutter down too. With the combination of both-he couldn't resist. :)
You’re right. Some are too close to the picture. A little step back and looking in the right direction, and it’s crystal clear. Some like to argue about the details about the train, while the train itself just keeps on rolling. At the end of the day, you’re out of breath and the train has made furthur ground. That’s one way I try to understand those folks.
I don’t think one needs to be a liar to understand who’s a liar.
I don’t think one must be a sell-out to all things American to know what a traitor is, either.
*gasp*
BQ is bringing borax, I’m bringing roach motels, what are you bringing in? lol
Great analogy.
Maybe, as a further example, use the analogy of Mexican trucks instead of trains...maybe they’ll understand that??? : )
It’s a secret. If I told you, I’d have to...you know... : )
OMGosh! Now that is truely awsome! Very, very good point!!!
As do I. But how many will see it and still not recognize what they are seeing?
*giggle*
Drive it in, especially later when there’s evidence mounting, likely daily, about all the deaths being cause by drunken driving Mexicans in their dilapidated trucks.
Oh, I just saw this is the thread I posted on the other day - all the photos at the beginning were cracking me up. It’s not funny but still... :0)
The code read and it has been deciphered. All is going to plan.
guess the teamsters got told, huh. Even they don’t have what it takes to take down the illegal alien traficking.
guess the teamsters got told, huh. Even they don’t have what it takes to take down the illegal alien traficking.
that would be racist.
Very funny pics. It’s also good to laugh, though this is truly not comedy. I wish it but were!
Too funny! Well, since men and women will be separated, our hubbies won’t know :0) What goes on in the “shelters,” stays in the “shelters”... /bad BQ
I’d say it’s safe to say...the majority. Reports can’t figure it out, so there left with “A meeting was held” and that’s all they know to print. We need leadership that sees it and will stop it. Until we get that, it’s statas quo.
That was a very good question btw.
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