what follows is my letter to my Congress Critter, Lee Terry, NE...
The Waxman Markey Bill, set for a Friday Vote is lunacy.
Since mz Pelosi thinks it can be passed THIS WEEK; may I suggest a was to cripple or kill it? ...Get a number of your Republican colleges to publicly, Very Publicly, state that You and
they would be willing to support this Bill, as a valid experiment, with only 2 SIMPLE Amendments. Amendments based on the concept of “Leading by Example”.
#1.ALL Elected members of the Federal Government, current and Retired shall live under ALL the mandatory reductions in greenhouse-gas emissions in this Bill. Failure to do so, will be fined/punished at the maximum rates for any others covered by This Bill. Cases/charges filed against those of the Elected Class SHALL always move to the front of the Docket in the appropriate Court.
#2. The District of Columbia SHALL achieve it’s Goals BEFORE any other locality is investigated or fined. “Locality” shall include A State, City, Town, County, S.I.D or any other government entity.
Offer Pelosi and the rest of the Privilege-chasing Elitist Left the chance to “Lead by Example”; they will FOLD!
I know, you have only Days to do it. But THIS is Important.
Public Servant shall be PUBLIC MASTER.
Do as I say, not as I Do.
Obey, without Question....That isn’t my America!
Interesting story. My brother works for NPPD. He is a shift manager at a power plant down by Lincoln. A couple of weeks ago we were talking about this issue. My brother got very animated and very angry (he is a Repub but isn't as into conservative politics as my other brother and me so it was very out of character). He said that he was told in leadership meetings that cap and trade will increase the average Nebraskan's annual electricity bill by 300-400%. He said he was gonna start writing letters to the editor and calling in to radio shows so people know what this means for the average joe.
That really opened my eyes hearing it from him cuz he knows the electricity generating business inside and out (he has worked in the industry since 1975) This thing has the potential to put the final bullet in the dying corpse of our national economy. It sure would be good to hear about it in the media (har har) before it gets ramrodded through the House of Representatives on Friday.
Good suggestions. If this thing gets in to law, every Republican running for office next year should promise to repeal it.