Return to Article: House panel pressured to defeat cargo inspection amendment
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Here we go again. The tail is wagging the dog, and big business will again dictate how it is regulated. These greedy companies are willing to risk a bomb, or drugs, or stowaways, or disease or pest infested food coming in a shipping container to continue to reap the almighty dollar.
The really sad part is that all of these decisions made by Congress relating to our security are being made based on pandering to be reelected, rather than true concern over the security of this country and the safety of its citizens.
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They don't want cargo inspected but I bet they don't have any problem with national ID cards and the other trappings of a police state. Just don't slow up the flow of goods produced using slave labor that puts money in their pockets.
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