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24 de Mayo, 2007
In Memory of Mrs. Nueces
Categorized under Frontera , Ley | Tags: borders
I'M NOT SURE why it matters at this point...but the brief consideration, or appearance of respect for past treaties is—though quaint—a sweet one.
HARLINGEN, Texas -- A planned, much-debated fence along the U.S.-Mexico border designed to keep illegal immigrants from crossing the Rio Grande river could skew the border and violate a 1970 treaty, a binational commission said.The treaty declared the international boundary at the midpoint of the river and prohibited construction of anything that could deflect or obstruct the water flow and harm the other side.
A US-Mexico Commission Fears Border Fence May Flout 1970 Treaty, enn.com
And you know how much we care about "harm done to the other side."
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Comentarios (7)
Cero dijo:
This is fantastic. :-)
Palabras por Cero spat forth on el 24 de Mayo, 2007 at 03:28 PM
nezua limón xolagrafik-jonez dijo:
thank you, cero.
Palabras por nezua limón xolagrafik-jonez spat forth on el 24 de Mayo, 2007 at 04:05 PM
Richard at Mex Files dijo:
This is a major worry up here, above Presa Falcon. Besides depending on an unobstructed river for our (and our cattle and wildlife's)drinking water, this ain't gonna sit well with the very large and powerful tourism industry this way. Who wants to white water raft down a fence-line.
And, rivers being what they are, they tend to move a bit. Remember Chamizel?
Palabras por Richard at Mex Files spat forth on el 24 de Mayo, 2007 at 08:18 PM
nezua limón xolagrafik-jonez dijo:
yeah, chamizal. that damn rio grande. this is the problem with "owning" mother nature.
and the cattle and wildlife...this is what is NEVER considered when building walls and fencing rivers up and off. hell, they're just animals, right? hardly alive.
Palabras por nezua limón xolagrafik-jonez spat forth on el 25 de Mayo, 2007 at 07:46 AM
Amanda dijo:
I'm glad this was reported on, though not enough people will read it or hear about it. But it reminds us what a border really is: an imaginary line.
Palabras por Amanda spat forth on el 25 de Mayo, 2007 at 12:43 PM
nezua limón xolagrafik-jonez dijo:
well said amanda.
Palabras por nezua limón xolagrafik-jonez spat forth on el 25 de Mayo, 2007 at 06:36 PM
tizoc dijo:
cool a post from my hometown, this article brings to light the entire disregard for reason and consequence in the sudden infatuation with 'homeland security'. How would the rest of America like living with army tanks and AK-47s in their streets and getting searched on the way to work for no reason on a whim. And now an eyesore of a wall? I hope a flood or hurricane destroys this barricade so it too will be neglected and forgotten Katrina-style.
-pardon the vitrol but this is truly becoming the norm for this part of 'Amurka'
Palabras por tizoc spat forth on el 1 de Junio, 2007 at 06:34 PM