Posted on 07/07/2015 9:14:19 AM PDT by rktman
As President Obama prepares to complete sweeping regulations aimed at tackling climate change, at least five Republican governors, including two presidential hopefuls, say they may refuse to carry out the rules in their states.
The resistance threatens to ignite a fierce clash between federal and state authorities, miring the climate rules in red tape for years. The fight could also undermine Mr. Obama’s efforts to urge other nations to enact similar plans this year as part of a major United Nations climate change accord.
Republican strategists say that rejection of Mr. Obama’s climate policy at the state level could emerge as a conservative litmus test in the 2016 election. Two of the governors who have said that they might defy the regulations — Scott Walker of Wisconsin and Bobby Jindal of Louisiana — are among at least four Republican governors who are expected to vie for the presidential nomination.
Other governors who have issued threats over the rules include Greg Abbott of Texas, Mike Pence of Indiana and Mary Fallin of Oklahom
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They should declare them sanctuary states, exempt from EPA regs.
Here on the east coast New York to Mass. we’ve had the coldest winter in decades, not to mention record snowfalls, and here we are in July and the temps barely hit the 80s, mostly staying in the 70s when usually it should be in the mid to high 90s. This global warming/climate change/extreme weather is THE biggest scam since PT Barnum charged people a nickel to see the Cardiff giant which is where the saying “There’s a sucker born every minute” comes from. Today that saying has changed: “Everyone is forced to be a sucker by the government”.
If cities can defy Federal immigration law and suffer no consequences, I don’t see why governors can’t tell the Feds to pound sand. If more local and state officials just say “hell no” the Feds would have to back down. What are they going to do, invade all the defiant states? Yes they can withhold Federal funds, but the states can withhold funds going to the government. Snarl up the works. Beats having another civil war.
Grab the Federal Lands within the State.
As jojo biden would say: “One word. Federal funding.”
If cities can defy Federal immigration law and suffer no consequences, I don’t see why governors can’t tell the Feds to pound sand.
The same goes for state legislators too.
Just say “NO!”.
It must be primary season, or the Chamber of Cronies doesn’t like these particular regulations, or haven’t figure out yet how to use it to crush their competition.
They are threatening the states with huge fines if they do not comply.
And the states can reply: NO federal tax remittance from our state, and our state citizens will NOT be required to submit taxes to the federal government. If you want that money, send someone to get it, otherwise the feds can eff off.
Two can play at this game.
And to all of the fed employee bootlicking fed trolls here on FR, all it will is ONE state to give the feds the middle finger to have the fed exortion racket to come tumbling to the ground.
The states need to issue an ultimatum to the feds: get your shit together, or get thrown out. Washington DC and all of their ilk need US more than WE need them. Keep that in mind.
That this hasn’t happened is why the Republicans are the Stupid Party. They keep suing the government, trying to pass little laws here and there, and calling for a Article V convention. Just ignore the tyrants. If they don’t, eventually the real Americans left in the country will either have to physically replace our leaders, or accept our slavery.
That only helps cronies. Most states send more to the feds than they get back. It’s just that the money going in comes from everyone and the money coming back goes to special interests.
I have thought the same thing about homo marriage. Piss on the feds. We are a sanctuary city/county/state for Christ.
I think you have your maps mixed up.
That’s the global voting pattern map, with red being those who choose freedom. From government bulls-—.
If a state's plan is rejected by EPA or the state doesn't submit a plan, then EPA has legal authority to write that state's plan. When the EPA does it, they don't have to consider cost/benefit.
Then it becomes EPA granting permits to individual emitters. In Louisiana, refineries are a key business so the state plan would consider that, but EPA would not.
And the states can tell the fed to stck these “huge fines” right in the same place as the idiotic regulations.
When you subtract what they send in tax revenue, Wisconsin takes in a net 29 billion from Fedgov. Walker better do what he’s told. Louisiana, on the other hand, sends 13.6 billion to Fedzilla. Jindal can do whatever he wants. Just let the Feds keep all their federal funds, he can just hold all the taxes.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_taxation_and_spending_by_state
Doesn’t matter. At some point the states must stand up for their citizens and industry.
Have you seen the increase in your electric rates. Mine have jumped 25% in the last month as they have been closing the coal fired plants in the state. We are getting crushed by the EPA and Obamacare regulations.
My bill is inconsequential in the grand scheme of things, but the costs of electric to major industry and retail will create massive increases in the cost of products, all products and drive even more industry to low regulation countries like China and Mexico.
OK!! Everybody pay attention!
Lesson for today:
1. The sun is 1,300,000 times as big as the earth.
2. The sun is a ball of fire that controls the climates of all its planets.
3. The earth is one of the sun’s planets.
4. The earth is a speck in comparison to the size of the sun.
5. Inhabitants of the earth are less than specks.
Study Question: How do less-than-specks in congress plan to control the sun?
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