Do your job, not mine!
Published Fri, Apr 11 2008 9:27 AM
One of the federal government's constitutionally mandated duties is to regulate interstate commerce. Congress is explicitly given that power by the Constitution in article 1, section 8.
The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States;
To borrow Money on the credit of the United States;
To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes;
This week American Airlines canceled 3,100 domestic flights for safety inspections. Alaska Airlines canceled 11 today. Southwest Airlines was just fined $10.2 million, the largest aviation fine ever for failing to obey the law regarding safety and inspections, because they misled officials about whether they continued to fly planes that had fuselage cracks. In that case FAA inspectors were aware of the problem, but allowed Southwest to continue flying the planes anyway!
Meanwhile, Frontier Airlines is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy over "actions by its principal credit card processor".
"Frontier is committed to delivering exceptional customer service and we intend to continue delivering on that promise with normal operations throughout our reorganization process," said Sean Menke, Frontier president and chief executive officer.
Hmm… it seems to me that "normal operations" are a part of the reason why they're going bankrupt.
This past winter, United Airlines was canceling flights for three consecutive days. In that case, the airline blamed bad weather, and the pilots union blamed poor staffing.
Isn't it wonderful when the federal government does such a good job with the responsibilities it has been charged with? Doesn't that just give you loads of confidence that they'll do a good job when it comes to responsibilities that the Constitution doesn't authorize like National Health Care?
Keep mine privatized thank you!
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