Posted on 11/29/2015 2:46:26 AM PST by Cincinatus' Wife
At least 24 activists who advocate for climate change have been placed under house arrest ahead of the highly anticipated United Nations talks in Paris. France used emergency laws that were implemented after the Paris shootings to arrest the green campaigners, the French government confirmed on Saturday. Earlier, the Guardian had reported the news, noting that the warrants delivered to the activists cited state of emergency laws that were imposed after 130 people were killed in terrorist attacks earlier this month.......
......It's not that the French government thinks green campaigners are tantamount to terrorists, but rather that their actions could distract law enforcement from the most important task. "These people have no connection at all with the terrorist movement, but our forces need to be totally focused on the protection of the French people," Cazeneuve added.
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Let us not forget fat boy al gore
Let us not forget fat boy al gore
This is a tough one. Arresting (detaining) climate change whack-a-doodles makes me smile, but one the other hand arresting (detaining) whack-a-doodle activists may get me in trouble one day.
Under the rules....once you get notified with the judge’s slip...you are supposed to do house arrest on your own. If you fail that instruction...they bring out the electronic gear to monitor you. And if you fail that....they just take you into the local station until you realize the error of your behavior. They are trying to be as civil and polite about this as possible....but they aren’t kidding.
There is a chance in 90 days that it will extend for another 90 days....in case anyone was wondering.
One should also note that they can do a house search without any judge being involved. That was also part of the emergency law.
As well as, John P. Holdren, Obama’s “Science” and “Technology” Czar.
Giving away their freedom for security. Not a decent trade. In fact, that’s a really bad trade.
The deal should have been “Kick out all the muslims, and let no more in.” Period. “Also, give us back our guns.”
“on the other hand arresting (detaining) whack-a-doodle activists may get me in trouble one day.”
Frequently on FR people will suggest laws or policies to be taken against liberals without thinking about how liberal government would apply the action to conservatives. There are unintended outcomes to every law and policy. Some are worse than others. But the fewer laws and policies the better.
They’re exempt as visiting sovereign and diplomat, respectively. Impeach them, already.
Recently watched the series “Spirals” [Gears] about French law enforcement/prosecution and French law [Code-Napoleon] is MUCH MUCH different than English common law and the U.S. legal system.
Drat.
President Obama heads to Paris Monday seeking to clinch an international climate pact that would help define his legacy.
But major obstacles stand in the way of that goal, including the dispute over whether the document will be legally binding for all the countries participating or whether political pressure would be the main enforcement mechanism.
Obama is also facing pressure at home from Republicans who oppose his executive actions on climate change and want to derail the global deal organized under the United Nations' Framework Convention on Climate Change.
For a president who has made climate change a top priority of his second term - and has become the first commander in chief to take significant action to counter global warming - the Paris meeting presents a rare opportunity to make significant headway in fighting climate change.
While domestic climate policies, like Obama's carbon dioxide limits for power plants, can only have a marginal impact on global temperatures, getting the rest of the world on board can make a real difference.
"Obama 2.0 looks very different from Obama 1.0 on climate change," said Timmons Roberts, an environmental studies professor at Brown University and fellow at the Brookings Institution.
"Obama has staked a lot on Paris being a success, as can be seen by the effort his White House has put into these bilateral agreements and commitments," Roberts said, referring to recent high-profile agreements on climate change that Obama has made with the leaders of China, Brazil, Mexico and other nations.
The China deal was particularly historic, as it was the first time the Asian power has promised to limit greenhouse gases. China agreed to peak its emissions by 2030, and in return, the United States promised a 26 percent to 28 percent reduction in greenhouse gases by 2025, compared with 2005 levels.
Obama has also made a point to insert climate change language into nearly every official diplomatic communication with a foreign leader in recent months.................."
.........A key disagreement in the GOP, however, is whether to simply deny Obama's request for money, or to block Obama from using other money for that purpose. The Senate has proposed to do the former, while House Republicans want to go farther.
Paul Bodnar, director for energy and climate change at Obama's National Security Council, said protecting the funding is a top concern of Obama.
"As we've made clear, the Green Climate Fund is a priority for the president," Bodnar said, adding that the White House is optimistic that it'll get the money it needs.
Republicans' other tactic against the deal is to try to show that Obama's commitment to reductions can't stand. For the most part, that means arguing that the carbon limits for power plants, the main pillar of the commitment, is on shaky legal and political ground, and will probably be overturned by a court or Congress.
To demonstrate that, the Senate voted recently to overturn the rule, and the House will take a similar vote next month, sending it to Obama's desk for his certain veto. Opponents have also filed a lawsuit against the rule.
Megan Mullin, an environmental politics professor at Duke University, said Obama needs to convince world leaders and negotiators in Paris that those moves by his opponents are simply messaging..............."
Agreed.
Sounds logical to me.
right there with ya :)
Then again, they don’t want the tactics of these “green” activists (which are really socialists wrapped up in climate disguises) to be recognized as a terrorist invasion (which it is).
This is Martial Law !
It's not something to desire
Climate activists are idiots, not criminals and to arrest them because they don't want them to be seen or heard is like the Olympic games in China
‘define his legacy’
I believe I can help define the Kenyan affirmative action President’s legacy for him, but I imagine the Secret Service would probably come by and visit with me.
Caging liberals works.
To quote a well-known ding-a-ling...What a powerful rebuke to terrorists.
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