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Mike Showalter br> Austin, Texas /p> p> GOVERNMENT GUZZLERS br> Re: Doug Bandow's Killing Drivers, Increasing Costs : /p> p>A column after the true Libertarian's heart, Mr. Bandow's piece spotlights how close Congress is to killing-off the remaining presence of the U.S. auto industry, driving the final stake into Detroit's earthly existence, and pronouncing a death sentence on additional American citizens. br> Has anyone even asked Congress where they get the authority to set CAFE standards, much less dictate to the manufacturers how motor vehicles can and cannot be made? I find that particular power listed nowhere in my handy-dandy pocket version of the U.S. Constitution. And, no, the interstate commerce clause only gives Congress the authority to regulate the movement of goods between the various states, not the ultimate end-uses of those goods. br> -- Owen H. Carneal br> Yorktown, Virginia /p>

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