In his latest weekly "Texas Straight Talk" column, Ron Paul announced a major victory over the Trans-Texas Corridor/NAFTA Superhighway project. According to Paul:

... the Texas Department of Transportation will recommend the I-69 Project be developed using existing highway facilities instead of the proposed massive new Trans Texas Corridor/NAFTA Superhighway.  According to the Texas Transportation Commissioner, consideration is no longer being given to new corridors and other proposals for a new highway footprint for this project.  A major looming threat to property rights and national sovereignty is removed with this encouraging announcement.

After pointing out that a large-scale public outcry against the massive highway program was decisive in stopping it, Paul stated: "If I had to guess, they will probably try to implement the NAFTA Superhighway again sometime in the future."

While I'm happy to hear the news about the Texas Department of Transportation backing down from its grandiose Trans-Texas Corridor highway plans, I'm also skeptical about how permanent this victory will be.

Still, this whole story shows just how effective informed, organized citizen groups can be in changing the course of history. The rest of us need to copy the techniques of the Texans to help solve major problems in other states, and in Congress. One way to do this is to join or organize a JBS.org Freedom Campaign Meetup group. Get started at http://meetupalliance.com/jbs and http://jbs.meetup.com.

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