Antiquated Law Preventing Foreign Naval Aid for Gulf Oil Spill Says CN

Jeff Poor
June 9th, 2010 5:05 PM
When a protectionist law is enacted and nearly a century later it is inhibiting a recovery from major ecological catastrophe, it's probably time to scrap it or at least temporarily waive it. But instead a nearly century old provision known as the Jones Act of 1920 is wielding the wrath of unintended consequences. According to the Heritage Foundation, this protectionist measure was put in place…