Posted on 06/19/2022 11:45:35 AM PDT by DFG
The federal government could take action against U.S. airlines on behalf of customers, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said Saturday.
Many Americans have endured delays, cancelations, and other travel complications during the coronavirus pandemic, and in recent months, after many pandemic-related travel restrictions were lifted.
Following Buttigieg’s own flight being canceled, forcing him to drive from Washington to New York, he said his department has authority to enforce action against airlines that do not sufficiently maintain consumer-protection standards, potentially requiring them to hire more staff.
"That is happening to a lot of people, and that is exactly why we are paying close attention here to what can be done and how to make sure that the airlines are delivering," Buttigieg said during an interview with The Associated Press Saturday.
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So their solution would be to train more foreign student pilots who don’t care about the vaccine side effects or how to land a plane.
Need more ATCs? Pete will just wave his fairy wand and they will be instantly trained.
Buttgigg needs to be a towel-boy in a gay sauna-bath.
He’s not qualified to be anything else.
he didn’t run. he was appointed!
Notice that Pete spoke out after getting HIS flight canceled.
They like those words “power” and “force.”
This is all because Buttplug had a flight canceled. Those Democrats are vicious and vindictive.
That’s what communist dictators do.
FR: Never Accept the Premise of Your Opponent’s Argument
The authority? Because Buttigieg said so.
The constitutional reality is that alleged election-stealing, pirate Democrats don't have the express constitutional authority to do what misguided (imo) Buttigieg is claiming imo.
"From the accepted doctrine that the United States is a government of delegated powers, it follows that those not expressly granted, or reasonably to be implied from such as are conferred, are reserved to the states, or to the people. To forestall any suggestion to the contrary, the Tenth Amendment was adopted. The same proposition, otherwise stated, is that powers not granted are prohibited [emphasis added]." —United States v. Butler, 1936.
Insights welcome.
Also, Trump's red tsunami of patriot supporters are reminded that they must vote twice this election year. Your first vote is to primary career RINO incumbents. Your second vote is to replace outgoing Democrats and RINOs with Trump-endorsed patriot candidates.
Again, insights welcome.
Thats a good idea. I wonder which state would do that first. Maybe Florida?
Pete is an unmitigated idjit.
Isn’t that only b/c politicians and elites use it?
Heck, I’d take a good train if it meant no airport harassment.
LOL, yep, that about covers it and yes, you've got the right freak!
—United States v. Butler, 1936. Insights welcome.
Apparently words like ‘shall not be infringed’ or ‘The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people’, don’t mean what we think they mean.
“Isn’t that only b/c politicians and elites use it?
Heck, I’d take a good train if it meant no airport harassment.”
While I do think cynically too, I think it has more to do with the cities on the route - particularly NY and DC, and somewhat Boston and Philadelphia. NY, especially, has an excellent subway/bus feeder system to the Amtrak terminal in Manhattan (along with a very high population density), while the other cities also have decent feeders. Plus, the right-of-ways have been in place forever, so no problem there.
How about the airlines make it so you can’t buy a ticket until they are certain they have any staff to fly, like the day before. Then there can be a mad dash to buy the tickets and get on the plane. That should fix everything.
“Buttigieg says feds have power to force airlines to hire more workers amid travel delays”
definitely within the scope of Directive 10-289 ...
“He also encouraged the executives to stress-test their travel capabilities to avoid another repeat of Memorial Day, which was riddled with flight disruptions. The executives agreed and said they would be taking steps to increase their service.” And then when the got to the parking lot, they all agreed Pete is a douchebag.
FORCE, DEMAND, REQUIREMENTS, BAN, REGULATE, DIVIDE, SLAVE LABOR, THREATEN, FEES, CHEAT, ATTACK.
Isn’t democracy great?
I’ve heard that idea floated, nationalize the oil industry and the same for airlines, the govt will tell you when and where you travel...and how much you pay.
Hitler kept the trains running on time...
Is this really the kind of government that we want?
Asking for a friend
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