Blames Bush for power lines

To the editor: Whatever happened to the Constitution? The concluding Amendment of the Bill of Rights states unequivocally “The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution … are reserved to the states respectively, or to the people.” The headlines in the October 5 edition of The Pike County Courier announced “Feds approve controversial power corridors.” Here in the Delaware Valley, there is no controversy at all — the people are unanimously opposed to the power corridor and the 600,000 volt power line that has been proposed by NYRI Inc, a for-profit corporation largely owned by foreign investors form Canada and elsewhere. Supposedly, New York and Westchester need the extra power, but Con Edison says they have enough capacity into the foreseeable future. Moreover, New York has an enormous amount of potential power from its 24/7 tides and waves that can supply New York’s needs past the year 3000. In fact, a turbine is already being installed in the East River and others are planned at Hellgate. The National Interest Electric Transmission Corridors designation for the mid-Atlantic region covers all or parts of eight states. It is yet another example of the Bush-Cheney (B-C) administration riding roughshod over the decision making powers of the states and local governments and the people themselves. So much for a “conservative” political philosophy. It would be more accurate to use the term “reactionary” or “corporate-government conspirators” in describing the residents of the White House. Thomas Jefferson, where are you in our hour of need? Mort Malkin Milanville