Can the NAFTA Superhighway be Stopped?
By STEVEN HIGGS CounterPunch December 18, 2007 U.S. District Judge David Hamilton’s ruling on a citizens’ lawsuit against the I-69/NAFTA Highway should be a call to action for Americans who care about the future of life on the planet and the fate of their democracy. The 58-page ruling exposes the nation’s environmental protection laws as laughable frauds and offers insight into the political mindset that earned Indiana its 49th-place ranking in Forbes Magazine’s October 2007 “Greenest States” list. “Indiana received across-the-board low marks,” the influential business magazine said. Hamilton’s decision also details how federal laws are flouted and manipulated by the public-private forces of greed and environmental devastation in corrupt, toxic backwaters like Indiana. In rejecting a challenge from citizens and citizen groups, Hamilton, recommended for appointment to the bench by former Indiana governor and vice presidential hopeful Sen. Evan Bayh, concluded that a highway-selection pr
