The 1920 Jones Act (still in effect) is one of the most volcanic and incendiary Federal Laws that few know or talk about
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The late Senator John McCain is the major reason why Arizona is an abject Swamp of Election Corruption and the McCain Mafia Uni-Party legacy is why the villainous Katie Hobbs was able to steal the governorship.
Senator McCain was right about one thing. The Jones Act proponents were the most ferocious part of the Swamp according to Senator McCain, and he once said, the “maritime lobby is as powerful as any organization I have run up against in my political career. So all I can do is appeal to the patron saint of lost causes.”
“The Maverick” did try to take on the Jones Act, but fell short. You want to mobilize the Jones Act fanatics? Just dare to question the Jones Act and thus the Jones Act Supporters. They make the CIA and FBI look docile.
After experiencing explosive reactions at forums, I’ve posited that the better way forward is to work on a Jones Act 2.0 to create a Golden Age of American Maritime Commerce. There is the nice sounding, “SHIPS for America Act” introduced in 2024 and seems to have strong bi-partisan support.
As we’ve learned though - be very suspicious of nice sounding pieces of legislation. This proposed legislation is noble, but misses the mark on numerous key factors. But that is gist for another post.
To address the Jones Act, what is needed is a triggering event to change the current dynamic where the largest economy in the world has only 80 U.S. Flag merchant vessels among the 10,000 or so merchant vessels of the world.
If you’ve lived in Hawaii or Alaska or have relatives there, you know the outrageous price of everything - a large causal factor is the Jones Act.
The Hawaiian Rum Company has filed a lawsuit challenging the Jones Act, citing Constitutional violations. I don’t drink or endorse drinking, but the Hawaiian Rum Company may have the case that will finally allow sane and rational discussions on changes and updates to the Jones Act that will help spark a Golden Age of American maritime trade dominance.
Prices of goods and services in Hawaii, Alaska, Puerto Rico, Panama, and Greenland will drop dramatically. And we’ll be able to talk freely again about the Jones Act without the advocates putting you on the list.
