TTC(TransTerroristCome-on-in) Perry’s KEEP MEXICO MOVING Project
Lois Kohlhorst, State Rep Newsletter
The attached letter from our State Representative, Lois Kohlkhorst, is mainly on the subject of the TTC. It states that the comments submitted right now on the TTC website, www.keeptexasmoving.com, are very important to pass how we feel onto the purse strings for this boondoggle, the feds. The town hall meetings were “information Only” and now comments submitted on the official website or at one of the official meetings verbally or in writing are official public record. They will be used to determine the path forward. We all need to tell them what we believe.
I thought that I was going to go to an information meeting in Bellville and impart the revelation to them that this project only helps Mexico. I was surprised that they started out their spiel saying just that as the intent of the highway. If you look on their website they call the I-35 Corridor a “Corridor form Mexico to Oklahoma”, and they call the the I-69 corridor a “Mexico to Northeastern Texas Corridor” (Although it is actually to Southeast Cananda). Both are designed to bypass Texas and supplant Texas transpotation and shipping interests. Mexico is improving and building ports which will take business from US ports, Mexican trucking companies will have a huge Boom and all this will be provided by our Governor to them on a silver platter at Great expense to Texans.
We all have to put comments into the website now if you cannot go to one of these meetings.
I submitted the following at the Feb 26 meeting in Sealy:
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TTC Not in Texas’ Interest: SHAME on Perry and his Whole AdministrationOpinions of: Rick Minter, Sealy, Texas 77474; Feb 26, 2008 I attended the last TTC information fest to let the Perry Machine know that what they were doing is NOT in Texas’ interest, but instead in the interest of Mexico and foreign parties. I was unpleasantly surprised to find out; that was the design intent of the project. The State not only knew this but they meant to design it that way. SHAME on THEM. Mexico is expanding ports and rail systems to take business away from the US and Texas and Perry is providing the infra-structure to this end at OUR expense. He must be confused which side of the border he is paid to attend to. SHAME on HIM. PERRY and Company are :- Using Texas money to promote,- The Taking of Texans’ Land,- Removing Taxes from local Texas Municipalities- To build an enterprise that benefits foreign interests.SHAME on THEM We need to expand the Interstate System. The building of Interstates does not bypass smaller towns, but instead helps them grow. To aid trucking within Texas we could build bypasses around population centers within the Interstate system so they can avoid some of the traffic associated with these population centers. To transport freight we need to expand the rail systems, which are MADE to Transport Freight. They do so much more time, effort and Fuel efficiently. Why is the Texas Department of Transportation needing us to tell them this???? SHAME on THEM. The TTC tries to bypass the whole State. This Project name needs to be a little bit more descriptive. We should change it to one of the following:- The Perry-Clinton NAFTA Highway- The Texas Bypass- The Mexican Trucking Companies’ Expressway
- The Terrorist Throughway
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A friend shared this example of what he sent through the website:
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“This plan is awful. It is one thing to confiscate people’s land in the name of the public good; unfortunately this project is not done in the name of public good, but rather in the name of corporate and political greed. This project is not needed, when the state already has the land and right-of-way dedicated to highway systems that could be expanded and serve the same purpose as the TTC without confiscating and destroying homes and land. Furthermore, Rail systems are far more efficient and safer for everyone in terms of accidents and in terms of homeland security.
The people have spoken, and the people are against this enormous abuse of their property rights and the rights of their neighbors. TXdot and the Texas politicians associated with this porkbarrel should not disregard this righteous anger as something that can be “educated” out of the people. This kind of abuse caused the Boston Tea Party and TXdot had better start listening before they go the way of the British.
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Get everyone to let them know what we think.
February 29th, 2008 at 7:01 pm
pssst 64Novaman…… this is a great post! hugs… really thanks!
March 2nd, 2008 at 9:52 am
For your listening pleaser…. ” the transtexas corridor blues”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsgX8lgHp4A
March 2nd, 2008 at 5:06 pm
When they shove this down our throats, against our will, will any real Texans stand up to be counted?
I doubt it.
March 3rd, 2008 at 8:29 am
This entire TTC deal is daunting to say the least!
I surely hope folks don’t just lay down - but I fear that no level of resistance will be heard or have any effects……….
March 3rd, 2008 at 10:41 am
You all are right about your opinions. I feel the same way. No matter what we say or do is going to make a differnce. It’s going to happen whether we like it or not.