Posted on 09/07/2007 1:19:47 AM PDT by xtinct
Mexican trucks are rolling over the U.S. border, freely bound for anywhere in America, and it seems that nothing -- not furious Teamsters nor angry environmentalists, not even Congress -- can stop them.
Are the drivers properly licensed and sober or well-rested with the legal amount of down time? Do they speak English or understand U.S. road signs? Will the trucks be carrying illegal immigrants, drugs, terrorists, nuclear or biological weapons or other contraband? Will they belch tons of banned pollutants into Americas air? Will lower-paid Mexican drivers put American truckers out of work? Will the trucks gut the tax base which supports the U.S. highway infrastructure?
Frankly, no one knows. But, like it or not, the trucks are rolling. Its a done deal.
When the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco denied an appeal from the Teamsters, the Sierra Club and other groups on Aug. 31, it opened the way for a test program pushed by the Bush administration to begin.
Initially, the Department of Transportation plans to allow 44 Mexican long-haul semis to participate in the first 30 days, but the program quickly will expand, to allow 100 Mexican trucking companies to send 1,000 trucks streaming across the border.
(Excerpt) Read more at newsmax.com ...
The agreement was eventually taken up by his successor, Bill Clinton, and ratified by the U.S. Congress in November 1993
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I didnt know that Ronald Reagan was CFR.
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His name ain’t on the list...
Interesting article, yorkie!
Sad bttt.
I was checking whether Ronald Reagan was a member of CFR. I can see Donald Reagan as a member, but I am seeing Ronald as not being a member.
Maybe that is why an assassination attempt. Just maybe?
I was checking whether Ronald Reagan was a member of CFR. I can see Donald Reagan as a member, but I am seeing Ronald as not being a member.
Maybe that is why an assassination attempt. Just maybe?
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I think that guy(Hinkley?) was just a nut-job,,,
I cannot find anywhere that Reagan had anything to do with
the CFR...I can’t find any Reagan on that list,,,
still lookin’...
I went to a site called KnowYourRINO.com. It states Reagan was not a member. But...who was Reagans VP? GHW Bush.
Reagan was the first non member since JFK.
Interesting. And yes. Hinckley was a nutjob. At least Jodie Foster thinks so.
Hmm, I see that. That still does not make him a CFR member. GW isn’t one that is known to be either.
One thing I have heard is that many Republicans did not like Reagan. I really don’t know why. My guess was that he was too conservative on too many issues, mainly social.
I do know Daddy Bush and Bubba share the same associations. Members of all three councils.
GHWB was not Reagan’s choice if I remember rite,,,
The Party gets the blame for that,,,
They did not like each other,,,
Reagan was a very wise man...
I really can see no importance in going back and attaching who is responsible for what at this point. I wonder why it seems so relevant to some to point Reagan out? Odd.
It won’t change a thing, nor will it justify, or make right in any way, what is going on now.
silly me
odd that
It does appear he is out in the forefront on this matter....blazing a trail ahead of anyone else.
yw
that’s something, isn’t it?!
It wont change a thing, nor will it justify, or make right in any way, what is going on now.
silly me
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No my FRiend,,,Your not silly at all,,,
I think we all use Reagan as a/the model...
I think we all know what we must do next primary season...
Indylindy, regarding the illegals swarming into our country by the thousands, and now the Mexican trucks, I believe our government’s new edict for us all,
is to “Shut Up, Sit down, and Pay Your Taxes!”
If everyone is forced to work for lower wages, where is the tax money for the government going to come from? They might even have to take a cut in their huge salaries and million dollar pensions.
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