Posted on 01/31/2008 2:28:42 PM PST by Extremely Extreme Extremist
Ron Paul, Republican congressman from Lake Jackson who is running a long-shot bid for president, has filed a bill in the House of Representatives to prevent the proposed Trans-Texas Corridor from receiving federal dollars.
The TTC is a large transportation network championed by Gov. Rick Perry and the Texas Department of Transportation that would carve a wide swath out of central Texas to add highway lanes, rail lines and other infrastructure to major trade routes in the state.
Paul, who represents District 14, has long opposed the concept. Among the goals of the TTC are improving trade between the U.S. and its North American neighbors. Paul, who opposes U.S. membership in the United Nations, has said the TTC is part of a broader effort to form a North American organization that could supplant aspects of U.S. law and policy.
Paul has further stated his opposition to the superhighway being built by private companies, who would control aspects of the corridors and would charge fees for its use.
“I am particularly concerned about the use of eminent domain to take private land for the construction of this highway,” said Paul, “and this bill would prevent the federal government from participating in this heinous practice.”
Thus far, planning is under way for two major routes of the corridor: TTC-35 (to run along I-35 in Central Texas) and TTC-69 (to run along the path of the future I-69 along the Gulf Coast).
The corridor proposal has run into much criticism. In January, TxDOT officials travelled the state for a series of “town hall meetings,” which were intended to foster discussion about the TTC and what state leaders say are its benefits. The meetings, including one in Rosenberg, brought out large numbers of opponents.
Paul's district includes western and northern Fort Bend County, including Simonton, Fulshear and Cinco Ranch. He faces two primary opponents in his District 14 re-election bid, and is a candidate in the Republican presidential primary.
PING * snicker *
Immigration ping.
Let Freedom Ping!
And we wouldn't want to do that. LOL!
Trans-Texas Corridor PING!
(Even though Paul did appropriate some money for I-69.)
Being a DECLINE TO STATE voter in California means I can choose the independent ballot and not have a say in either the Rep or Dem primary, or I can ask for a Dem ballot. I think I’ll ask for the Dem ballot and write in the name of Ron Paul. That’ll learn ‘em!
Ron Paul is loved by all of our enemies.
After watching the dynamics of the GOP nomination head towards a McCain win over Romney, like many I started pondering how or if I would vote come November.
I share the disdain for McCain most others here at FR have for him, yet it’s still not as much as I have for Hitlary and the RATS in general.
I can easily see Ron Paul running 3rd party given his funds. I even started looking more closely at him.
At last nights debate in California I saw the need to look no further. He’s still a freaking lunatic of the scary kind.
He says one thing, does another.. how is this new? I wonder if he has any new earmark request for the TTC? Maybe worth looking into.. maybe some of the highway construction companies are donors?
some, to the tune of over $13Million
So could it receive money from private donations?
Is that edited???????????
I photoshopped it. I was lucky to have all of the tones match without any tweaking.
(Even though Paul did appropriate some money for I-69.)
I wonder when and if ever Paul introduced a bill that got passed in Congress.
Paul should be required to travel by horse and buggy and have all his goods delivered by mule drawn Constagos or Studebakers.
I’d be curious to see what was more tollerable for FReepers; Ron Paul’s foriegn policy or McCain’s liberalism. It’d make a good poll.
That's the beauty of opposing it. If Cintra/Zachry puts-up $10B of its own money, it's evil. If Uncle Sam puts-up money for it, it's evil.
I thought it was a real picture. Great job
You should have just said your Ghost Writer did it and deny any affiliation with the photoshopped image.
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