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AFAIK, internal waterways does not literally mean inside the US. Internal means routes between US ports. A foreign vessel could still sail between two deep wate
by MoreSEMI 4y ago
AFAIK, internal waterways does not literally mean inside the US. Internal means routes between US ports. A foreign vessel could still sail between two deep water ports for example, if the act were repealed.
- Maursault 4y agoDoes the nomenclature exclude water routes within the US, and only refer to coastal port to port routes? If not, you have constructed a straw man.
- MoreSEMI 4y agoFair enough I guess? From the comment it sounded like it was arguing that repealing the jones act would only make sense if foreign ships could navigate internal waters ways. It was more aimed at clearing up misunderstanding than creating a strawman.
- Maursault 4y agoI'm not sure how you could have interpreted it that way. My argument is that those that recommended repealing the Jones Act had not considered detrimental consequences. Notwithstanding, repealing the Jones Act would still permit foreign ships to navigate internal waterways. Just because it would also permit port to port navigation does not eliminate the possibility of supertankers running aground in major waterways.