****The worthy MJ pointed out the GOP wanted to get rid of ICC. They didn't. Clinton did.***
No, he did not. He changed the name and formed the STB. On Thu, Nov 11, 2010 at 10:57 AM, GregfromBoston <[email protected]>wrote: > Yep! Ditto Secretary of War, which became SecDef. > > Nonetheless, neither ICC nor STB have ever been cabinet posts. > > The worthy MJ pointed out the GOP wanted to get rid of ICC. They > didn't. Clinton did. > > The myriad of cabinet positions republicans wanted to get rid of, is > down to one, and nothing happened. > > Big stuff, The "putting the Genie back in the bottle", metaphor > should be clanging bells left and right. Alas . . . > > On Nov 11, 10:40 am, Mark <[email protected]> wrote: > > Abolished in name only. They simply changed the name. > > > > The *Surface Transportation Board* > > [1]< > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surface_Transportation_Board#cite_note-0> > > of > > the United States is a bipartisan, decisionally-independent adjudicatory > > body organizationally housed within the U.S. Department of > > Transportation< > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Department_of_Transportation>. > > The STB was established in 1996 to assume some of the regulatory > functions > > that had been administered by the Interstate Commerce > > Commission<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interstate_Commerce_Commission> > > when > > the ICC was abolished. Other ICC regulatory functions were either > eliminated > > or transferred to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety > > Administration< > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Motor_Carrier_Safety_Administration> > > or > > to the Bureau of Transportation > > Statistics< > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bureau_of_Transportation_Statistics> > > within > > DOT. > > > > BTS was created in 1992 under the Intermodal Surface Transportation > > Efficiency Act< > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intermodal_Surface_Transportation_Effici...>. > > Since 1998 when the Transportation Efficiency Act for the 21st Century > was > > enacted in 1998, an external advisory council, the Advisory Council for > > Transportation Statistics (ACTS), has advised the BTS director on the > > quality and objectivity relating to BTS data and analysis. ACTS meetings > are > > open to the public and held 2-3 times per > > year.[1]< > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bureau_of_Transportation_Statistics#cite...> > > The > > Deputy Secretary of Transportation established the Committee on > > Transportation Statistics (CTSTAT) in January 2000 to assist in bringing > > together data and statistical experitise. BTS chairs the committee, but > all > > operating administrations take part, as well as the DOT Inspector > > General< > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Office_of_Inspector_General_for_the_Depa...>, > > DOT Chief Information Officer, and the DOT Assistant Secretaries for > Policy > > and Budget Programs.[2]< > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bureau_of_Transportation_Statistics#cite...> > > On > > February 20, 2005 BTS became part of the Research and Innovative > Technology > > Administration< > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Research_and_Innovative_Technology_Admin...> > > . > > > > The *Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration* (*FMCSA*) > > regulates<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regulatory_economics> > > the trucking industry in the United > > States< > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trucking_industry_in_the_United_States>. > > It was established as a separate administration within the U.S. > Department > > of Transportation< > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Department_of_Transportation> > > (DOT) > > on January 1, 2000, pursuant to the Motor Carrier Safety Improvement Act > of > > 1999. FMCSA is headquartered in Washington, DC and employs more than > 1,000 > > people in all 50 States and the District of Columbia, all assigned to > > improving the safety of commercial motor vehicles (CMV). > > > > On Thu, Nov 11, 2010 at 8:12 AM, GregfromBoston <[email protected] > >wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > 1996 Republican Platform > > > That is why we will abolish the Department of Education, end federal > > > meddling in our schools ... > > > > > 1992 Republican Platform > > > We will also abolish the Interstate Commerce Commission, ... > > > > > Of course there is THIS campaign promise which would certainly serve > > > to ABOLISH much of the Government: > > > > > 2004 Republican Platform > > > We believe that good government is based on a system of limited taxes > > > and spending. Furthermore, we believe that the federal government > > > should be limited and restricted to the functions mandated by the > > > United States Constitution. The taxation system should not be used to > > > redistribute wealth or fund ever-increasing entitlements and social > > > programs. > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > Thats ONE (and I agree - Dept Ed was and is redundant). No Reagan and > > > neither Bush. > > > > > The ICC was never a cabinet position and was abolished in 1995. Guess > > > who the president was? It was HIS idea. Phase 2, Government > > > Reinvention (see 1995 SOTU). Clinton shut down more government > > > agencies than any president in history. Bully for him. > > > > > You were saying? > > > > > -- > > > Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. > > > For options & help seehttp://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum > > > > > * Visit our other community athttp://www.PoliticalForum.com/ > > > * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. > > > * Read the latest breaking news, and more. > > > > -- > > Mark M. 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