Why is DOT ignoring the law, on Mexican trucks, eh senior Booosh

[omegatrump]

We talk a lot about Laws and obeying the Laws. It seems that the government has no quelms about ignoring the law. King Horhay makes up his laws as he goes along.


http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=56499

[Timberwolf]

Ummm...omega...that's "WhoreGay"...WhoreGay W. Booooosh.

This is unbelieveable...

"However, even after you signed the supplemental into law, the Department of Transportation arrogantly declared that these standards had already been met, that no independent assessment would be needed, and that the pilot program would proceed as planned," the members of Congress said. "If Congress believed that the provisions in the supplemental had already been met, then there would have been no need to incorporate such language. The Department of Transportation should not stand above the law."
America, we have a(nother) problem...

[DesertFox]

The 'g' in Spanish, when followed by an 'e' as in 'Jorge,' is pronounced as an h. Whore hay is correct.

Yer welcome. :D

[Wolfcounsel]

Time for another knock on the rat door.

[Rhino]

We talk a lot about Laws and obeying the Laws. It seems that the government has no quelms about ignoring the law. King Horhay makes up his laws as he goes along.The Safe American Roads Act of 2007 hasn't passed Congress yet. And DOT is correct in that the standards have already been met. The standards in the Safe American Roads Act are pretty much the same standards that DOT said would apply all along, and DOT has in fact strengthened several provisions of the program at the request of Congress. The main point of contention here seems to be the independent review panel. Besides the fact that there is no requirement for such a panel, since the law has not passed, the members prescribed are three people appointed by DOT. That arguably has been done. There would also be a requirement of review by the Inspector General, which has also already been done. In fact, the IG has already certified the compliance to Congress. While I'm certainly all for enforcing strict safety compliance, all they seem to be asking for here is unnecessary bureaucratic hurdles to accomplish what has already been accomplished.

[Timberwolf]

The 'g' in Spanish, when followed by an 'e' as in 'Jorge,' is pronounced as an h. Whore hay is correct.

Yer welcome. :D
...but, WhoreGay sounds better...can we just call it a "dialect thang"?:question:

[DesertFox]

You can if Wolfcounsel sez so.

Wolfiekins?

[Rhino]

...but, WhoreGay sounds better...can we just call it a "dialect thang"?:question:Hisbonics?

[Timberwolf]

LOL

[John Galt]

Well guys, it's August the 30th today and Drudge has a link up indicating that Mexican trucks will be crossing the border in just two days.

I live within spittin distance of Texas HWY 281 and have no life. Anybody want a picture of a Mexican truck?

[Wolfcounsel]

"Hisbonics?" --Rhino

The Spanish people in Texas call it Pancho, or Tex-Mex English. For example, "I'll see you later" will translate to "Ay te watcho", which means caca. A truck is called a "troca" by the Panchos, instead of camion. And so on.

[buckeyepete]

Will it be mandatory that they have canvas bags slung from the sides of their trucks (carts) and have to pick up the donkey shit along the way?:evilgrin:

[omegatrump]

The Safe American Roads Act of 2007 hasn't passed Congress yet. And DOT is correct in that the standards have already been met. The standards in the Safe American Roads Act are pretty much the same standards that DOT said would apply all along, and DOT has in fact strengthened several provisions of the program at the request of Congress. The main point of contention here seems to be the independent review panel. Besides the fact that there is no requirement for such a panel, since the law has not passed, the members prescribed are three people appointed by DOT. That arguably has been done. There would also be a requirement of review by the Inspector General, which has also already been done. In fact, the IG has already certified the compliance to Congress. While I'm certainly all for enforcing strict safety compliance, all they seem to be asking for here is unnecessary bureaucratic hurdles to accomplish what has already been accomplished.

Sure the laws are all passed. The American Trucking industry complies with the law and has been complying with the law for years. You may be right that Horhays laws are not passed, but the law that all the rest of us are in compliance with is not in question.

Any underhanded attempt by Bush to destroy this nations transportation industry should at least have to comply with the same law that every body else does. When I drive a truck into Mexico, I need a Bond, Insurance, and a designated route with a seal on my truck doors to insure that I don't load or unload anything in Mexico. I also am subjected to countless inspections the full length of Mexico, every one of which the corrupt police or military try to extort payola, because "none of my paper work is in order".

[Rhino]

Sure the laws are all passed. The American Trucking industry complies with the law and has been complying with the law for years. You may be right that Horhays laws are not passed, but the law that all the rest of us are in compliance with is not in question.The link you posted addressed The Safe American Roads Act of 2007, hence my post. And it has not yet passed the Senate. You are also mistaken that American trucks are complying with these laws, because they aren't safety laws. They are security laws that apply only to foreign trucks, not American, so it is impossible for American trucks to be complying with them. Mexican trucks already have to comply with the other legal requirements you mentioned, such as registration and safety requirements. You need to be a bit more careful in your research.

You did get one thing right, though. The law that all the rest of us are in compliance with is not in question, because Mexican trucks are already required to comply with it too.

[BuckeyeMike]

...but, WhoreGay sounds better...can we just call it a "dialect thang"?:question:

As the one who coined "Whoregay W. Boooosh" I respectfully insist that the "g" remain ,as I have my reasons for the "g" instead of the "h". Thank you!:D

[Rhino]

Bush Administration Seeks Appeals Court Ruling Allowing Mexican Cargo Trucks in Country
Thursday, August 30, 2007

SAN FRANCISCO — The Bush administration urged a federal appeals court Thursday to let Mexican cargo trucks cross the border and freely travel anywhere in the country, arguing that to do otherwise could strain diplomatic relations between the U.S. and Mexico.

The Teamsters Union on Wednesday asked the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to stop the program...http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,295306,00.html

omegatrump on the same side as the Teamsters. Whoda thunk it. :D

[Rhino]

Court Rejects Challenge to Opening U.S. Roads to Mexican Trucks Under Bush Program
Saturday, September 01, 2007

SAN FRANCISCO — The Bush administration can go ahead with a pilot program to allow as many as 100 Mexican trucking companies to freely haul their cargo anywhere within the U.S. for the next year, a federal appeals court ruled Friday.

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals denied a request made by the Teamsters union, the Sierra Club and the nonprofit Public Citizen to halt the program.

The appeals court ruled the groups have not satisfied the legal requirements to immediately stop what the government is calling a "demonstration project," but can continue to argue their case.

The trucking program is scheduled to begin Thursday.

In court papers filed this week, the Teamsters and Sierra Club argued there won't be enough oversight of the drivers coming into the U.S. from Mexico.

They also argued that public safety would be endangered in a hasty attempt by the government to comply with parts of the North American Free Trade Agreement....http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,295520,00.html

[DoctorDoom]

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ...Color me surprised. :rolleyes:

[Trovalor]

Considering the fact that around here, I hear too frequently of someone getting into a massive accident after 4th or 5th DUI, I have no faith in the DOT actually enforcing license revocations on repeat offenders, or any other driving law for that matter.

[dPrasse]

Heck no ... DOT already knows there are drivers that speak no English on the roads driving trucks ... Thie thought of DOT doing anything this massive is laughable ...

[DesertFox]

Why is DOT ignoring the law, on Mexican trucks, eh senior BoooshWhy you asking the senior Bush? The junior Bush is president.

[Patriot Heart]

The whole thing stinks to high heaven. Yet another smackdown to American citizenry. Now crappy Mexican semitrucks and drivers can run over citizens just like the drunk illegals do with their cars.

[buzzthepug!]

You said it, Patriot Heart.

Why does President Bush hate us? Why does he want to kill us off one by one via illegal Mexican peasants who are illiterate in their own language?

Why doesn't he just unleash small pox on our country to really get the job done?