[papasmurf]

“I would never allow an unsafe truck on our highways, particularly Texas highways,”

He’s lying.

As of Friday, there is still no way for me to verify the credentials, i.e. insurance, authority to operate, and safety histories. Nor is it possible, even, for a Mexican Carrier to certify a driver under 49 CFR Part 391.xx.

This whole mess is only to serve the interests of big, and I do mean BIG, business and the inevitable corruption that will follow.

Add this as a chapter in the book of...”How America Was Sold...With No Money Down”.

[TomGuy]

The two aggravating things about this amendment are:

First, the list of co-sponors, and

Second, the list of Senators voting NAY or not voting:

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S.AMDT.2797
Amends: H.R.3074
Sponsor: Sen Dorgan, Byron L. [ND] (submitted 9/10/2007) (proposed 9/10/2007)

AMENDMENT PURPOSE:
To prohibit the establishment of a program that allows Mexican truck drivers to operate beyond the commercial zones near the Mexican border.

TEXT OF AMENDMENT AS SUBMITTED: CR S11350

STATUS:

9/10/2007:

Amendment SA 2797 proposed by Senator Dorgan. (consideration: CR S11305-11312; text: CR S11305)

COSPONSORS(6):

Sen Clinton, Hillary Rodham [NY] - 9/10/2007
Sen Obama, Barack [IL] - 9/10/2007
Sen Brown, Sherrod [OH] - 9/10/2007
Sen Specter, Arlen [PA] - 9/10/2007
Sen Inouye, Daniel K. [HI] - 9/10/2007
Sen Landrieu, Mary L. [LA] - 9/10/2007

===

Senators voting NAY or Not voting:

NAYs ---24
Allard (R-CO) Bennett (R-UT) Bond (R-MO) Bunning (R-KY) Burr (R-NC) Cochran (R-MS) Cornyn (R-TX) DeMint (R-SC)	Dole (R-NC) Domenici (R-NM) Grassley (R-IA) Gregg (R-NH) Hagel (R-NE) Hutchison (R-TX) Kyl (R-AZ) Lieberman (ID-CT)	Lott (R-MS) Lugar (R-IN) Martinez (R-FL) McConnell (R-KY) Murkowski (R-AK) Stevens (R-AK) Sununu (R-NH) Vitter (R-LA)

Not Voting - 2
Craig (R-ID)	McCain (R-AZ)

===

So, explain again why we must vote R????

[John Leland 1789]

I don’t know all of their motivations. I’m sure some are pandering to unions. Others may have taken right signal.

But I am looking to see if my senators voted for the ban, and if they did, they will get my B I G THANK YOU!

[Loud Mime]

The bill number appears to be wrong:

00333 11-Sep H.R. 3074 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 2811

Agreed to Motion to Table Coburn Amdt. No. 2811; To prohibit the use of funds made available under this Act for bicycle paths so that the funds can be used to improve bridge and road safety.

00332 11-Sep H.R. 3074 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2842 Rejected Cornyn Amdt. No. 2842; To ensure that every motor carrier entering the United States through the cross-border motor carrier demonstration program is inspected and meets all applicable safety standards established for United States commercial motor vehicles.

00331 11-Sep H.R. 3074 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2797 Agreed to Dorgan Amdt. No. 2797; To prohibit the establishment of a program that allows Mexican truck drivers to operate beyond the commercial zones near the Mexican border.

00330 11-Sep H.R. 3074 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 2810 Agreed to Motion to Table Coburn Amdt. No. 2810; To prohibit funds appropriated under title I from being used for earmarks until all structurally deficient and functionally obsolete bridges have been repaired, with limited exceptions.

00329 10-Sep H.R. 3074 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2792 Agreed to Murray Amdt. No. 2792; To expand the extension of authority of the Secretary of Transportation and provide additional obligation authority for the highway bridge program.

[dbacks]

It curries favor with Conservative, too.

[Cagey]

In recent years, the Teamsters have supported Republican candidates including Ronald Reagan and President Bush (the first President Bush).

This is indeed good news. Now there’s much more work to do to stop this invasion and hopefully soon, we’ll have a President who gets it because the current one sure doesn't.

[Halgr]

Oh I bet there will be some “Free Traders” show up on this thread....

But the rest of us are awakening to the fact that NAFTA is bad ju ju.

[Old_Mil]

(Blocking the trucks helps Dems curry favor with organized labor)

Regardless, blocking the trucks is the right thing to do. That's one way you can tell the difference between a conservative and a Republican. A conservative will be elated when someone - anyone - acts to shore up the motherland (regardless of the motive). A mere Republican, however, will be saddened that given this turn of events, Joe CEO might not be able to afford his third vacation home.

[meyer]

"Blocking the trucks helps Dems curry favor with organized labor"

It also gives them a leg up in the eyes of conservative voters that don't want the amnesty wool pulled over their own eyes.

[yield 2 the right]

In short, Is this really good news or okay news or bad news or a combo of all three?

[wastedyears]

The Senate doing something right!

[neodad]

Another one for the “broken clock is right twice a day” file.

[Ron H.]

How about just repealing NAFTA!

[MHT]

Hip-hip-hooray! They did something right.

[angkor]

Sen. John Cornyn.... the attempt to block the trucks appeared to be about limiting competition and may amount to discrimination against Mexico.

Uh huh. Say Cornyn, when you call someone a "discriminator", is that the same as calling them a "racist"?

"I would never allow an unsafe truck on our highways, particularly Texas highways," he said.

We are waiting anxiously for Inspector Cornyn to take his place with the Texas Dept. Of Transportation any moment now.

[Candor7]

Mexican Trucks need to pass the same safety checks that US trucks do ( Esp. brakes), and abide by the same loading laws.

[snowrip]

It’s about damned time the Senate grew some balls.

[Steamburg]

I think this is the right decision for all the wrong reasons.

Food for thought: This concept could catch on. If this helps the Dems in 2008, then they can adopt Hitler’s Play book and round them up. Just replace Jew with Mexican and load up the rail cars.

[ATOMIC_PUNK]

Well Petraus put them in their place now it’s time to find a new way to punish Bush they could care less about the Mexican Trucks ! their just looking for some payback ! don't forget what todays democrat is !

[STE=Q]

“...and may amount to discrimination against Mexico.”

It’s more like “discrimination” against the traitors that want the American people to “say ah” as they ram Mexico — the juggernaut of the NAU in train — down our collective throats!