I'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 conse

I'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.