Beam me to Planet Gore !
Posted on 02/28/2011 5:53:13 PM PST by shield
The Montana House of Representatives is taking control of greenhouse gas regulation from the federal government.
By a vote of 67-33, Rep. Joe Read’s (R-Ronan) Bill-550, “An Act Prohibiting The State From Implementing Any Federal Greenhouse Gas Regulatory Program…,” passed the Montana House and is on its way to the Senate.
The text of HB-550 follows:62nd Legislature HB0550.01
HOUSE BILL NO. 550
INTRODUCED BY J. READ
A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED: “AN ACT PROHIBITING THE STATE FROM IMPLEMENTING ANY FEDERAL GREENHOUSE GAS REGULATORY PROGRAM; AND PROVIDING AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE.”
WHEREAS, the 10th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States guarantees and reserves to the states and their people all powers not granted to the federal government and the guaranty of those power; is a matter of compact between the state and people of Montana; and
WHEREAS, at the time the Constitution of the United States was ratified in 1788, Article I, section 8, of the Constitution of the United States was meant and understood not to grant Congress general police powers or the power to regulate the internal affairs of the states or their people, and these internal affairs include the regulation of greenhouse gases produced by biological, mechanical, or chemical processes, including refuse and agricultural operations; and
WHEREAS, Article I, section 8, of the Constitution of the United States was not meant or understood to authorize Congress to regulate wholly intrastate manufacturing, and this intrastate manufacturing includes the regulation of greenhouse gases; and
WHEREAS, Article I, section 8, of the Constitution of the United States was not meant to authorize Congress to prohibit any aspect of interstate trade except as necessary and proper to prevent state protectionism.....
(Excerpt) Read more at southtexas.tenthamendmentcenter.com ...
YES!!!! But will the DEMO Governor sign it if it gets through?
Yewwwww, I likes dat!!!
Here’s a perfect case for fixing the mess SCOTUS began with Wickard v. Filburn.
Ping.
Well done, Montana!
need to move there..
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Chorus to Montana's State Song! Been singing it since I was a kid growing up there!
Outstanding
Luvit! Montana has recently been on point for a lot of State initiatives to rein in the federales. God Bless Montana!
I grew up in Billings and went to undergrad at MSU in Bozeman. Lived in Bozeman until moving to the liberal hellhole of Portland 13 years ago.
I love Montana
Go Grizzlies!
Pray for America
Veto proof margin!
Goooooo Montana
Give it up, Lincoln and the civil war established the federal government supremacy over the States sovereignty and FDR’s SCOTUS gave it the legal authority. Passing these laws may make you feel all warm and squishy but it don’t mean jack! They have no meaning today and are purely political theater meant to throw a bone to their constituency while not doing a damn thing to reverse whats going on.
Nice! May Montana be the first of many.
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