Opinion of the Great Lakes Compact

[TJ in Wisco]

The US states in the Great Lakes Basin, along with Ontario and Quebec agreed to The Great Lakes Compact, in which the most notable provision is that the diversion of water away from the Great Lakes Basin is forbidden unless approved by the Great Lakes Commission. The prevents Great Lakes states from selling water to other parts of the country where good old H2O is a bit harder to come by.

[Free Palestine]

FF, unfortunate it can't be legally binding because of the cunstitution.

And that's regardless of what I really think of the nature of the agreement.  I always support the states going out on their own in some way.

[True Federalist]

Why wouldn't it be legally binding?  It's a Congressionally-approved compact.  The only parts Congress disapproved were those that made Ontario and Quebec members.

[Free Palestine]

Why wouldn't it be legally binding?  It's a Congressionally-approved compact.  The only parts Congress disapproved were those that made Ontario and Quebec members.

Oh.  I didn't know that.

[Ѕenator Αverroës]

I grew up on Lake Ontario. The compact has always seemed like a good idea to me.

[Sibboleth]

I grew up on Lake Ontario.

On a boat?

[Ѕenator Αverroës]

I grew up on Lake Ontario.

On a boat?

Frequently.

[Cincinnatus]

Considering a I live very close to both Lake Erie, and Lake Ontario, I tend to view the compact positively.

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Has anyone checked which direction the Chicago River is flowing?

[Rooney]

What do they need that much water for anyway? It is very suspicious...

[Snowguy716]

Freedom compact.  If you want Great Lakes water, come to the Great Lakes.  If you wanna farm rice in Texas and complain when it doesn't rain for a year?  Be my guest.