This is his bad idea:
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin says his office is “drawing up” plans to pull Customs and Border Protection agents from airports in “sanctuary” cities, which would make it illegal for international flights to land there.
The threat comes in response to protests outside an immigrant detention center in Newark, N.J., where demonstrators claim conditions are inhumane. Mullin dismissed those claims and doubled down, pointing to Newark’s airport, which handled 24.5 million international passengers last year.
NYC metro airports receive 50 million passengers a year from international flights. San Francisco recieves nearly 16 million/year. LAX, 11.77 million. You can find the numbers for other such airports inf you care. We're probably talking about 75 million passengers a year coming through those aiports. And Mullen's going to fuck with them at a time when this country is one of the few in the world to see drops in tourism (Russia's likely the other one).
Besides that, a number of those international flights are the subject of agreements with other governments. Cancel those landing rights and US airlines might find their slots canceled as well.
Markwayne couldn't outsmart a one-door mailbox. But sure, go ahead, Markwayne, fuck with the global air transport system. Let's see how bad it can get.
But he won't, because Markwayne doesn't have the balls.
Stunning idiocracy / kleptocracy / kakistocracy. At least we still have Kimmel to lampoon it: https://youtu.be/g_MBX1Mu4EQ?t=73
ReplyDeleteNot that it would matter to this corrupt administration, but Mullin's idea would violate the U.S. Constitution, Article 1, Section 9, which states in part, "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."
ReplyDeleteMarkWayneRottingMelon couldn't pass a test for stupidity. The constant lashing out and willingness to try and fight someone are his go to responses.
ReplyDeleteDuring a Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions hearing, Mullin confronted Teamsters President Sean O'Brien over a series of insulting social media posts. O'Brien had previously mocked the senator online, calling him a "greedy CEO who pretends like he's self-made."
"In reality, just a clown & fraud. Always has been, always will be," O'Brien wrote on X. "Quit the tough guy act in these Senate hearings. You know where to find me. Anyplace, Anytime cowboy."
Mullin responded during the hearing by referencing the posts and challenging O'Brien directly. "Sir, this is a time. This is a place," Mullin said while holding up printouts of the tweets. "You want to run your mouth, we can be two consenting adults. We can finish it here."
O'Brien replied: "OK, that's fine. I'd love to do it right now." Mullin stood up from his seat before Senate committee chairman Bernie Sanders quickly intervened.
"Sit down, you're a United States senator," Sanders told him. "This is a hearing and God knows the American people have enough contempt for Congress."
A T**** toady and lackey.
My dad was a goddamn Republican, but I will always adore him for getting the family out of fucking Oklahoma the year before I was born.
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Lutnick and Bessent are dumber than Mullin. Admittedly we are talking about fine distinctions.
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