A resolution adopted by both legislative houses ends with:
"Be it resolved by the legislature of Alabama, both houses thereof concurring, that we hereby respectfully urge the Congress of the United States to remove all trade, financial and travel restrictions relating to Cuba.
"“Be it further resolved, that official copies of this resolution shall be forwarded to the President of the United States, to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President of the Senate of the United States Congress, and to each member of the Alabama Congressional Delegation with the request that this resolution be officially entered in the Congressional Record of the Congress of the United States of America."
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I try to give credit where credit is due.
El Macho Grande,
I salute, but do not share, your optimism that the policy toward Cuba will change with a democratic administration. The democrats pander to the rich Cuban expatriates in pursuance of the Florida and New Jersey electoral college votes to about the same degree as do the republicans. Perhaps, as with Nixon going to China, it will take a republican to finally end the silly USA Cuban policy.
Remember that Clinton tightened up travel and economic restrictions after the Cubans shot down the “Brothers to the Rescue” planes that had intruded into Cuban air space. The Cuban government had repeatedly asked to USA government to prevent the Brothers to the Rescue from launching their repeated forays into Cuban airspace from Florida and the Clinton administration repeatedly refused to act. When the Cubans finally shot down the two planes Clinton made a big PR show of getting tough on Cuba.
I imagine the USA response if two light planes emerged from Cuba and entered USA air space. I doubt USA officials would be as patient.
As for democrats abolishing the Fatherland Security Administration and ending the war on drugs, I can only ask – what are you smoking? Whatever it is, I further salute you.
That would indeed be sweet, but is about as likely as Incurious George ever admitting that he made a mistake.
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