Truckers protest Abbott

[Samm]

@tnt

@Samm

Nonsense, if all loads coming north are delayed 30 hours, the supply chain will be back to normal once the first 30 hours has expired. The only thing that changes is that a business would have to place their order for goods 30 hours earlier than they were used to.

Unless it’s fresh food in those trucks.

That’s what refrigeration is for.

[Samm]

@tnt

@Samm

Sure, why not?

Nobody answered the question, where are you guys getting this 30 hours thing from? It does not take anywhere near that long to inspect a truck.

So those tomatoes now cost 30 hours more to deliver.

Yay inflation!

How many tomatoes are on one truck?

[Samm]

@tnt

@Samm

So which is it, a 30-hour delay or not enough inspectors?

Huh?

It’s a 30 hour delay because they don’t have enough inspectors.

Did you look at the OP? Haven’t you seen the lines of trucks waiting to be inspected?

The math does not support your position.

[Samm]

@tnt

@zantax

Odd, my bags seem to be subject to search at every airport.

let us know when a state agent checks your bags at the airport.

They don’t need to. TSA is doing an adequate job at our airports (and not very many people smuggle in inside baggage.) At the border, however, INS and CBP and other Agencies responsible of securing our border, are slacking off (at the direction of the Administration) on the job.

[biggestal99]

@zantax

Odd, my bags seem to be subject to search at every airport.

Of course that is a voluntary search.

You consent to it.

Nobody is forcing you to fly.

Now if someone came to you home and did the same thing you’d have a point.

But flying, strictly a voluntary search with consent.

Allan

[WuWei]

[WuWei]

Who is forcing people to drive trucks?

[biggestal99]

@WuWei

Who is forcing people to drive trucks?

Nobody. However when you drive you don’t give up your rights as flyers do.

Car stops have been litigated in SCOTUS on numerous occasions.

Allan

[WuWei]

@biggestal99

Nobody.

Glad we could agree.

[Samm]

@biggestal99

@zantax

Odd, my bags seem to be subject to search at every airport.

Of course that is a voluntary search.

You consent to it.

Nobody is forcing you to fly.

Now if someone came to you home and did the same thing you’d have a point.

But flying, strictly a voluntary search with consent.

Who is forcing people to come across the border?

[Samm]

@biggestal99

@WuWei

Who is forcing people to drive trucks?

Nobody. However when you drive you don’t give up your rights as flyers do.

Car stops have been litigated in SCOTUS on numerous occasions.

It’s not just about driving, it’s about driving across a national boundary. When you drive across the border to another country, you must consent to the laws and regulations of that country. It’s the same as flying. If you don’t like the rules, don’t do it.

[Guntsu]

Points moot now Abbot caved

[WuWei]

Mexican Governors, Abbott Ink Deals to Close New Texas Border Checkpoints

[zantax]

@biggestal99

@zantax

Odd, my bags seem to be subject to search at every airport.

Of course that is a voluntary search.

You consent to it.

Nobody is forcing you to fly.

Now if someone came to you home and did the same thing you’d have a point.

But flying, strictly a voluntary search with consent.

Allan

Nobody is forcing trucks to cross the border. Seriously, not good at this.

[gooddad409]

@Samm

@tnt

@WuWei

Reasonable suspicion

So drug and migrant smugglers are already subject to random safety checks by TX state patrol. Why would they put the drugs - or people! - anywhere near the components of a safety check?

But hey, we seem to know the answer - they have inspected 3,400 trucks and have not mentioned any drugs or migrants found.

Why would it? They are looking for mechanical/safety issues, right?

What exactly are you so jacked up about over this?

Probably opposes the narrative/talking pts that were assigned.

[gooddad409]

@Samm

@TheDoctorIsIn

@Samm

Nobody answered the question, where are you guys getting this 30 hours thing from? It does not take anywhere near that long to inspect a truck.

I’m pulling these numbers out of nowhere, but it may help to explain.

Let’s say that it takes 15 minutes to inspect a truck. Let’s say there are 4 inspection bays, allowing for 16 trucks inspected each hour.

Then, let’s say there are 500 trucks trying to cross the border each hour.

Do you see it now?

I stopped reading after “I’m pulling these numbers out of nowhere.”

That’s kind of the norm for them. Pulling numbers out of no where. Good to hear them finally admit it though.

[biggestal99]

@WuWei

Glad we could agree

You missed the codicil. You have to be a licensed driver to drive a car.

There is no such thing as a airplane passenger license.

Allan

[WuWei]

You really need to look that word up in the dictionary.

[biggestal99]

Amendment to my statement that clarifies nobody.

Allan

[biggestal99]

@biggestal99

Amendment to my statement that clarifies nobody.

Allan

You missed the codicil.

Allan