Economic toll in Texas worsens as trucks remain stopped at Mexico border

[j brown's body]

"Economic fallout worsened Thursday even as Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) moved incrementally to roll back new inspection rules for commercial trucks entering from Mexico, with some companies saying they aren’t able to fulfill orders because trucks are stuck in multi-mile backups at a number of entry points.

...Instituted in response to the Biden administration’s announcement that a pandemic-era impediment to immigration would be discontinued, Abbott’s state inspections caused thousands of trucks to back up for as much as eight miles at ports of entry. Trucks containing household goods, car parts and other shelf-stable goods have been delayed, tangling up supply chains that involve hundreds of thousands of jobs on both sides of the border. Multiday backups could lead much of the fruit and vegetable cargo to spoil, rendering it worthless.

Abbott, a two-term Republican up for reelection in November, has said he wants Mexican governors to reach individual agreements with him to increase safety inspection of trucks crossing the border. “This is sending a message to both the president and Congress: Texas is tired of being the unloading dock for illegal immigrants crossing the border. The new unloading dock is going to be Washington, D.C.,” Abbott said Thursday in Chihuahua."


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This spectacle seems like a high price to pay just to "own the libs." But the right-wing has shown us time and time again, no price is too high.

 

[Mycroft]

"Economic fallout worsened Thursday even as Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) moved incrementally to roll back new inspection rules for commercial trucks entering from Mexico, with some companies saying they aren’t able to fulfill orders because trucks are stuck in multi-mile backups at a number of entry points.

...Instituted in response to the Biden administration’s announcement that a pandemic-era impediment to immigration would be discontinued, Abbott’s state inspections caused thousands of trucks to back up for as much as eight miles at ports of entry. Trucks containing household goods, car parts and other shelf-stable goods have been delayed, tangling up supply chains that involve hundreds of thousands of jobs on both sides of the border. Multiday backups could lead much of the fruit and vegetable cargo to spoil, rendering it worthless.

Abbott, a two-term Republican up for reelection in November, has said he wants Mexican governors to reach individual agreements with him to increase safety inspection of trucks crossing the border. “This is sending a message to both the president and Congress: Texas is tired of being the unloading dock for illegal immigrants crossing the border. The new unloading dock is going to be Washington, D.C.,” Abbott said Thursday in Chihuahua."


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This spectacle seems like a high price to pay just to "own the libs." But the right-wing has shown us time and time again, no price is too high.

As usual, you ignore the part that Mexico, their leaders and their truckers play in this.

Folks, this is what spin and fake news looks like.

 

[BlueTex]

"Economic fallout worsened Thursday even as Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) moved incrementally to roll back new inspection rules for commercial trucks entering from Mexico, with some companies saying they aren’t able to fulfill orders because trucks are stuck in multi-mile backups at a number of entry points.

...Instituted in response to the Biden administration’s announcement that a pandemic-era impediment to immigration would be discontinued, Abbott’s state inspections caused thousands of trucks to back up for as much as eight miles at ports of entry. Trucks containing household goods, car parts and other shelf-stable goods have been delayed, tangling up supply chains that involve hundreds of thousands of jobs on both sides of the border. Multiday backups could lead much of the fruit and vegetable cargo to spoil, rendering it worthless.

Abbott, a two-term Republican up for reelection in November, has said he wants Mexican governors to reach individual agreements with him to increase safety inspection of trucks crossing the border. “This is sending a message to both the president and Congress: Texas is tired of being the unloading dock for illegal immigrants crossing the border. The new unloading dock is going to be Washington, D.C.,” Abbott said Thursday in Chihuahua."


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This spectacle seems like a high price to pay just to "own the libs." But the right-wing has shown us time and time again, no price is too high.

"Abbott, a two-term Republican up for reelection in November, has said he wants Mexican governors to reach individual agreements with him"

Has congress consented to these agreements Abbott is negotiating? Where are all the great defenders of the constitution?

Article I Section 10 | Constitution Annotated | Congress.gov | Library of Congress

constitution.congress.gov

No State shall, without the Consent of Congress, lay any Duty of Tonnage, keep Troops, or Ships of War in time of Peace, enter into any Agreement or Compact with another State, or with a foreign Power, or engage in War, unless actually invaded, or in such imminent Danger as will not admit of delay.

 

[BlueTex]

As usual, you ignore the part that Mexico, their leaders and their truckers play in this.

Folks, this is what spin and fake news looks like.

Do you support Abbott violating the constitution by entering into these agreements with Mexican governors?

 

[Gateman_Wen]

"Economic fallout worsened Thursday even as Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) moved incrementally to roll back new inspection rules for commercial trucks entering from Mexico, with some companies saying they aren’t able to fulfill orders because trucks are stuck in multi-mile backups at a number of entry points.

...Instituted in response to the Biden administration’s announcement that a pandemic-era impediment to immigration would be discontinued, Abbott’s state inspections caused thousands of trucks to back up for as much as eight miles at ports of entry. Trucks containing household goods, car parts and other shelf-stable goods have been delayed, tangling up supply chains that involve hundreds of thousands of jobs on both sides of the border. Multiday backups could lead much of the fruit and vegetable cargo to spoil, rendering it worthless.

Abbott, a two-term Republican up for reelection in November, has said he wants Mexican governors to reach individual agreements with him to increase safety inspection of trucks crossing the border. “This is sending a message to both the president and Congress: Texas is tired of being the unloading dock for illegal immigrants crossing the border. The new unloading dock is going to be Washington, D.C.,” Abbott said Thursday in Chihuahua."


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This spectacle seems like a high price to pay just to "own the libs." But the right-wing has shown us time and time again, no price is too high.

Starving his voters to own the libs. A true republican hero.

 

[Gateman_Wen]

As usual, you ignore the part that Mexico, their leaders and their truckers play in this.

Folks, this is what spin and fake news looks like.

You do realize that Texas' governor doesn't have the power to negotiate internationally, right?

 

[ttwtt78640]

Do you support Abbott violating the constitution by entering into these agreements with Mexican governors?

Yes, since Biden will not do so. If compacts among (between?) the US states (or foreign states) are unconstitutional (your claim in post #3) then how is the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact constitutional?

National Popular Vote Interstate Compact - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Other examples exist as well:

Examples of compacts include the:

• Colorado River Compact (allocating water among seven western states),
• Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (a two-state compact),
• Multistate Tax Compact (whose membership includes 23 states and the District of Columbia),
• Interstate Oil and Gas Compact,
• Interstate Corrections Compact,
• Mutual Aid Compact,
• Great Lakes Basin Compact (to which the Canadian province of Ontario is a party along with various states), and
• Multi-State Lottery Compact (which operates the Powerball lotto game in numerous states).

9.16 Myths about Interstate Compacts and Congressional Consent

9.16.1 MYTH: Interstate compacts are exotic and fishy. 9.16.2 MYTH: The topic of elections addressed by the National Popular Vote compact is not an appropriate subject for an interstate compact. 9.16.3 MYTH: The National Popular Vote compact is defective because Congress did not consent to it...

www.nationalpopularvote.com

 

[Mycroft]

Do you support Abbott violating the constitution by entering into these agreements with Mexican governors?

I'll leave it up to the DOJ to decided if he's violating the constitution or not.

I certainly won't take YOUR word that he is.

Therefore, your question is dismissed.

 

[Mycroft]

You do realize that Texas' governor doesn't have the power to negotiate internationally, right?

If you think so, you should demand the Biden pukes do something about it, don't you think?

I'm not so sure what you say is true, so I'll just dismiss your question.

 

[ttwtt78640]

You do realize that Texas' governor doesn't have the power to negotiate internationally, right?

Neither does the POTUS (technically), but such international executive ‘deals’ (which are technically not treaties) can remain in force despite lacking Senate ratification.

Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

In recent decades, presidents have frequently entered the United States into international agreements without the advice and consent of the Senate. These are called "executive agreements." Though not brought before the Senate for approval, executive agreements are still binding on the parties under international law.

U.S. Senate: About Treaties

www.senate.gov

 

[MTAtech]

"Abbott, a two-term Republican up for reelection in November, has said he wants Mexican governors to reach individual agreements with him"

Has congress consented to these agreements Abbott is negotiating? Where are all the great defenders of the constitution?

Article I Section 10 | Constitution Annotated | Congress.gov | Library of Congress

constitution.congress.gov

No State shall, without the Consent of Congress, lay any Duty of Tonnage, keep Troops, or Ships of War in time of Peace, enter into any Agreement or Compact with another State, or with a foreign Power, or engage in War, unless actually invaded, or in such imminent Danger as will not admit of delay.

Congress can't even do that.

United States v. Pink :: 315 US 203 (1942)​

“No State can rewrite our foreign policy to conform to its own domestic policies. Power over external affairs is not shared by the States; it is vested in the national government exclusively. It need not be so exercised as to conform to state laws or state policies, whether they be expressed in constitutions, statutes, or judicial decrees. And the policies of the States become wholly irrelevant to judicial inquiry when the United States, acting within its constitutional sphere, seeks enforcement of its foreign policy in the courts.”

 

[MTAtech]

"Economic fallout worsened Thursday even as Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) moved incrementally to roll back new inspection rules for commercial trucks entering from Mexico, with some companies saying they aren’t able to fulfill orders because trucks are stuck in multi-mile backups at a number of entry points.

...Instituted in response to the Biden administration’s announcement that a pandemic-era impediment to immigration would be discontinued, Abbott’s state inspections caused thousands of trucks to back up for as much as eight miles at ports of entry. Trucks containing household goods, car parts and other shelf-stable goods have been delayed, tangling up supply chains that involve hundreds of thousands of jobs on both sides of the border. Multiday backups could lead much of the fruit and vegetable cargo to spoil, rendering it worthless.

Abbott, a two-term Republican up for reelection in November, has said he wants Mexican governors to reach individual agreements with him to increase safety inspection of trucks crossing the border. “This is sending a message to both the president and Congress: Texas is tired of being the unloading dock for illegal immigrants crossing the border. The new unloading dock is going to be Washington, D.C.,” Abbott said Thursday in Chihuahua."


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This spectacle seems like a high price to pay just to "own the libs." But the right-wing has shown us time and time again, no price is too high.

So Gov. Abbott thought that he'd pander to his base and act tough on immigration, and then it backfired. Traffic backlogs miles long as Texas inspectors checked every vehicle entering the state. This not only hampered delivery of goods to Texas, but the entire nation.

Beto O’Rourke wouldn't do such a stupid thing.

 

[TomFitz]

"Economic fallout worsened Thursday even as Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) moved incrementally to roll back new inspection rules for commercial trucks entering from Mexico, with some companies saying they aren’t able to fulfill orders because trucks are stuck in multi-mile backups at a number of entry points.

...Instituted in response to the Biden administration’s announcement that a pandemic-era impediment to immigration would be discontinued, Abbott’s state inspections caused thousands of trucks to back up for as much as eight miles at ports of entry. Trucks containing household goods, car parts and other shelf-stable goods have been delayed, tangling up supply chains that involve hundreds of thousands of jobs on both sides of the border. Multiday backups could lead much of the fruit and vegetable cargo to spoil, rendering it worthless.

Abbott, a two-term Republican up for reelection in November, has said he wants Mexican governors to reach individual agreements with him to increase safety inspection of trucks crossing the border. “This is sending a message to both the president and Congress: Texas is tired of being the unloading dock for illegal immigrants crossing the border. The new unloading dock is going to be Washington, D.C.,” Abbott said Thursday in Chihuahua."


Link

This spectacle seems like a high price to pay just to "own the libs." But the right-wing has shown us time and time again, no price is too high.

No, they’ll pay $10 for a loaf of bread and sit glued to Fox News as the bus pulls up in front of their offices so the Fox “reporters“ hardly have to get out of their chairs to “report” the “news” that is being spoon fed to them to present to their audience.

 

[ttwtt78640]

So Gov. Abbott thought that he'd pander to his base and act tough on immigration, and then it backfired. Traffic backlogs miles long as Texas inspectors checked every vehicle entering the state. This not only hampered delivery of goods to Texas, but the entire nation.

Beto O’Rourke wouldn't do such a stupid thing.

I agree, mainly because he will never become the governor.

 

[Peacenik]

"Economic fallout worsened Thursday even as Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) moved incrementally to roll back new inspection rules for commercial trucks entering from Mexico, with some companies saying they aren’t able to fulfill orders because trucks are stuck in multi-mile backups at a number of entry points.

...Instituted in response to the Biden administration’s announcement that a pandemic-era impediment to immigration would be discontinued, Abbott’s state inspections caused thousands of trucks to back up for as much as eight miles at ports of entry. Trucks containing household goods, car parts and other shelf-stable goods have been delayed, tangling up supply chains that involve hundreds of thousands of jobs on both sides of the border. Multiday backups could lead much of the fruit and vegetable cargo to spoil, rendering it worthless.

Abbott, a two-term Republican up for reelection in November, has said he wants Mexican governors to reach individual agreements with him to increase safety inspection of trucks crossing the border. “This is sending a message to both the president and Congress: Texas is tired of being the unloading dock for illegal immigrants crossing the border. The new unloading dock is going to be Washington, D.C.,” Abbott said Thursday in Chihuahua."


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This spectacle seems like a high price to pay just to "own the libs." But the right-wing has shown us time and time again, no price is too high.

AKA, how to get truckers to vote liberal.

Oh darn.

Stepped in it again, Gov Abbott!

 

[Peacenik]

So Gov. Abbott thought that he'd pander to his base and act tough on immigration, and then it backfired. Traffic backlogs miles long as Texas inspectors checked every vehicle entering the state. This not only hampered delivery of goods to Texas, but the entire nation.

Beto O’Rourke wouldn't do such a stupid thing.

Bravo Beto!

 

[RealityNow]

Do you support Abbott violating the constitution by entering into these agreements with Mexican governors?

He is certainly violating the Constitution

quote

Powers of Congress
Article I
Section 8

To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes; (strike through words should be striken)

Section 9
No Preference shall be given by any Regulation of Commerce or Revenue to the Ports of one State over those of another: nor shall Vessels bound to, or from, one State, be obliged to enter, clear, or pay Duties in another.

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Texas cannot function as if its an "Independent Nation", nor can it assume or usurp the powers of Congress.

Abbott has to go. He continue to enact policy and laws that violate the Constitution.

 

[tacomancer]

This whole trend of shutting down international borders when people can't get the political outcomes they want has gotta go.

 

[RealityNow]

This whole trend of shutting down international borders when people can't get the political outcomes they want has gotta go.

Get rid of nuts like Abbott ...

 

[NuffSaid]

I see that some here are all cheering for reducing the supply chain just for political stunts.

I wonder the next time Laura Ingram shows a picture of empty shelves, she'll have the balls to blame Abbott for this.

 

[NuffSaid]

No, they’ll pay $10 for a loaf of bread and sit glued to Fox News as the bus pulls up in front of their offices so the Fox “reporters“ hardly have to get out of their chairs to “report” the “news” that is being spoon fed to them to present to their audience.

But in the same breath they'll blame the $10 loaf of bread on Biden.

 

[LouC]

"Economic fallout worsened Thursday even as Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) moved incrementally to roll back new inspection rules for commercial trucks entering from Mexico, with some companies saying they aren’t able to fulfill orders because trucks are stuck in multi-mile backups at a number of entry points.

...Instituted in response to the Biden administration’s announcement that a pandemic-era impediment to immigration would be discontinued, Abbott’s state inspections caused thousands of trucks to back up for as much as eight miles at ports of entry. Trucks containing household goods, car parts and other shelf-stable goods have been delayed, tangling up supply chains that involve hundreds of thousands of jobs on both sides of the border. Multiday backups could lead much of the fruit and vegetable cargo to spoil, rendering it worthless.

Abbott, a two-term Republican up for reelection in November, has said he wants Mexican governors to reach individual agreements with him to increase safety inspection of trucks crossing the border. “This is sending a message to both the president and Congress: Texas is tired of being the unloading dock for illegal immigrants crossing the border. The new unloading dock is going to be Washington, D.C.,” Abbott said Thursday in Chihuahua."


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This spectacle seems like a high price to pay just to "own the libs." But the right-wing has shown us time and time again, no price is too high.

Hypocrisy thy name is Republican.

Abbott is grand standing for his base and trying to gin up xenophobic fear and loathing before the election with folks outside his base. Why not? He saw in 2016 how well it worked for Trump. I have no reason to doubt Abbott is not just looking to win a third term but to use that to launch a run for the White House in 2024.

If folks lose jobs or don't get the parts they need etc. he can blame President Joe Biden, not justly mind you, but that never stopped a determined politician.

 

[tres borrachos]

As usual, you ignore the part that Mexico, their leaders and their truckers play in this.

Folks, this is what spin and fake news looks like.

You know, you can probably find a Cliff's Notes version of the Constitution so you understand why Abbott can't do this. Maybe even with pictures in it.

 

[tres borrachos]

No, they’ll pay $10 for a loaf of bread and sit glued to Fox News as the bus pulls up in front of their offices so the Fox “reporters“ hardly have to get out of their chairs to “report” the “news” that is being spoon fed to them to present to their audience.

They are stupid enough to pay $10 for a loaf of bread if they think it owns the libruls.

 

[Fletch]

"Economic fallout worsened Thursday even as Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) moved incrementally to roll back new inspection rules for commercial trucks entering from Mexico, with some companies saying they aren’t able to fulfill orders because trucks are stuck in multi-mile backups at a number of entry points.

...Instituted in response to the Biden administration’s announcement that a pandemic-era impediment to immigration would be discontinued, Abbott’s state inspections caused thousands of trucks to back up for as much as eight miles at ports of entry. Trucks containing household goods, car parts and other shelf-stable goods have been delayed, tangling up supply chains that involve hundreds of thousands of jobs on both sides of the border. Multiday backups could lead much of the fruit and vegetable cargo to spoil, rendering it worthless.

Abbott, a two-term Republican up for reelection in November, has said he wants Mexican governors to reach individual agreements with him to increase safety inspection of trucks crossing the border. “This is sending a message to both the president and Congress: Texas is tired of being the unloading dock for illegal immigrants crossing the border. The new unloading dock is going to be Washington, D.C.,” Abbott said Thursday in Chihuahua."


Link

This spectacle seems like a high price to pay just to "own the libs." But the right-wing has shown us time and time again, no price is too high.

Have you posted an OP that decried the economic fallout from Bidens neglect at the border and the 2 million illegal crossings over the last year? No, of course you havent. You only start whining when someone tries to fix the problem your incompetent, shit-for-brains president caused.