[anymouse]

Sen. Cornyn is a former judge and Texas Attorney General. His opposition to this Democrat led legislation is that he understands the law. He knows that the stupid NAFTA treaty supersedes Congressional law, rightly or wrongly inspired. And stated that Mexico will be able to successfully legally exact retribution for the US violating terms of the NAFTA treaty.

What should be done is that the US should give Mexico (and Canada) notice that we intend on abrogating the NAFTA treaty and if they want to renegotiate a fair trade treaty, we would be open to that at their earliest convenience. But you have to have a President willing to do this.

Of course Congress could propose a Constitutional amendment to overrule NAFTA, but the chances of that are slim as well. So are chances of a court case challenging the NAFTA treaty to make it to the USSC.

We got in this mess when Congress allowed NAFTA to be “fast tracked” and not subject to State ratification.

[ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas]

>>Sen. Cornyn is a former judge and Texas Attorney General. His opposition to this Democrat led legislation is that he understands the law.<<

Cornyn was one of the "good guys" who killed amnesty, so why is he supporting this boondoggle? He said that the Dorgan amendment would be overturned by the courts. We shall see. He said his own amendment "would have ensured that every single Mexican truck and operator entering the United States met every safety and identity requirement that U.S. trucks are required to meet." This statement is very misleading. Yes, you could look at any driver records that exist for mexican drivers, but since Mexican police extract bribes rather than issue a ticket, no significant records will exist except in extraordinary cases.

>>He knows that the stupid NAFTA treaty supersedes Congressional law, rightly or wrongly inspired. And stated that Mexico will be able to successfully legally exact retribution for the US violating terms of the NAFTA treaty.<<

NAFTA is not a treaty, (note: North American Free Trade Agreement) but "creative" judges who want to legislate may deem it to be.