is what we need. If your toe started twitching, if your ears started to flutter, if your finger started to shake, you'd know something is wrong and you'd seek help. Well, let's say your body is the Federal government and your toe, your ears and your finger are the states. The Federal government is sick with STATE BACTERIA! And it's causing our system to twitch, flutter and shake. PA, IL, CA, AZ and all the rest are eating away at a system that is out of date, inefficient and where every creepy politician has their hand in the till. Obviously, I'm not a believer in state's rights. Back in 1776 (our 1st revolution) when the formation of state's rights was a unique idea - we had 13 to contend with. But now they're out of control. They're 50 of the buggers plus Washington, DC. States are a pain in the ass. They're run by wealthy lying baby-kissing Governor's who don't know their ass from their elbow. They are greedy little ambitious bastards "ta" boot, who don't give a shit about trucking or truckers. Most of the them are lawyers. Below them in the slime pit are state legislatures comprised of whiny annoying do-gooder's with tunnel vision influenced by rich lobbyists, religious groups and individuals who blame truckers for all their problems. Interstate commerce, specifically interstate trucking is NOT the business of the states, but of the FEDERAL government. Interstate trucking should be governed by FEDERAL laws, not state laws. And, for those truckers that sit around bullshitting around the counter saying it is controlled by the Feds, no, I'm sorry, you're dead wrong, it is NOT. That's why we're in the mess we're in now. That's why we have a 55 mph speed restriction on an interstate highway, that's why every STATE weigh station is different, that's why you can't drive a 53 ft trailer in this STATE but you can in another, that's why we have dual speed limits - and on and on goes the bullshit list. Interstate commerce, specifically trucking, must be governed by a new FEDERAL department - flush the exciting bureaucracy - the FMCSA, etc. - and establish a new and SIMPLE set of laws that SUPERSEDE all state laws overseen by a new carefully organized FEDERAL department with the power to tell the states to go screw themselves. Bottom line is, I want the states (bacteria) to have NO control over INTER STATE trucking. Get them out of the mix. They can screw the INTRA state trucking companies and drivers, but should have nothing to do with INTER state trucking. I don't care if I95 or I5 or I65 goes through your state, it's not you're concern. You need not worry about it anymore. It is now the business of the FEDERAL government, not the state. You can have control over the cars, buses, RV's and all INTRA state traffic, but not INTER state trucking. This will all be covered under a NEW Federal Motor Carrier Reform Act, details of which I'll be covering in later posts. The picture credit is http://www.cheektowagacentral.org/webpages/mslib/photos/Revolution.gif
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
A Federal Motor Carrier Reform Act...
is what we need. If your toe started twitching, if your ears started to flutter, if your finger started to shake, you'd know something is wrong and you'd seek help. Well, let's say your body is the Federal government and your toe, your ears and your finger are the states. The Federal government is sick with STATE BACTERIA! And it's causing our system to twitch, flutter and shake. PA, IL, CA, AZ and all the rest are eating away at a system that is out of date, inefficient and where every creepy politician has their hand in the till. Obviously, I'm not a believer in state's rights. Back in 1776 (our 1st revolution) when the formation of state's rights was a unique idea - we had 13 to contend with. But now they're out of control. They're 50 of the buggers plus Washington, DC. States are a pain in the ass. They're run by wealthy lying baby-kissing Governor's who don't know their ass from their elbow. They are greedy little ambitious bastards "ta" boot, who don't give a shit about trucking or truckers. Most of the them are lawyers. Below them in the slime pit are state legislatures comprised of whiny annoying do-gooder's with tunnel vision influenced by rich lobbyists, religious groups and individuals who blame truckers for all their problems. Interstate commerce, specifically interstate trucking is NOT the business of the states, but of the FEDERAL government. Interstate trucking should be governed by FEDERAL laws, not state laws. And, for those truckers that sit around bullshitting around the counter saying it is controlled by the Feds, no, I'm sorry, you're dead wrong, it is NOT. That's why we're in the mess we're in now. That's why we have a 55 mph speed restriction on an interstate highway, that's why every STATE weigh station is different, that's why you can't drive a 53 ft trailer in this STATE but you can in another, that's why we have dual speed limits - and on and on goes the bullshit list. Interstate commerce, specifically trucking, must be governed by a new FEDERAL department - flush the exciting bureaucracy - the FMCSA, etc. - and establish a new and SIMPLE set of laws that SUPERSEDE all state laws overseen by a new carefully organized FEDERAL department with the power to tell the states to go screw themselves. Bottom line is, I want the states (bacteria) to have NO control over INTER STATE trucking. Get them out of the mix. They can screw the INTRA state trucking companies and drivers, but should have nothing to do with INTER state trucking. I don't care if I95 or I5 or I65 goes through your state, it's not you're concern. You need not worry about it anymore. It is now the business of the FEDERAL government, not the state. You can have control over the cars, buses, RV's and all INTRA state traffic, but not INTER state trucking. This will all be covered under a NEW Federal Motor Carrier Reform Act, details of which I'll be covering in later posts. The picture credit is http://www.cheektowagacentral.org/webpages/mslib/photos/Revolution.gif
