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Constitutionally, Federal regulation of Metro is clearly legal -- because Metro is an inter-state transportation system (US Constitution, Article 1, Section 8). This property fundamentally differentiates Metro from many other systems (e.g. Cal-Train or the San Jose CA Light-Rail system).

I'd welcome more Federal involvement, because clearly the current leadership (board included, not just the GM and his staff) are NOT getting the job done properly. It is silly and embarrassing that Metro has such a high fatality rate, for either passengers or workers.

A good start would be for Congress immediately to pass (and the President to sign) an act putting the Federal Government in charge of regulating, inspecting, and enforcing safety for all inter-state public transportation systems. This should also require all inter-state public transportation systems to immediately implement all NTSB directives.

(The vexing constitutional question of how to regulate or oversee public transportation within any single state is irrelevant for Metro and could be considered at greater length before initiating legislation.)

by IAD Flyer on Feb 23, 2010 10:16 am • link • report

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