Posted on 06/02/2016 10:22:57 AM PDT by jazusamo
A landmark California bill gaining steam would make it illegal to engage in climate-change dissent, clearing the way for lawsuits against fossil-fuel companies, think-tanks and others that have “deceived or misled the public on the risks of climate change.”
The first-of-its-kind legislation — Senate Bill 1161, or the California Climate Science Truth and Accountability Act of 2016 — is scheduled for floor action Thursday after clearing Senate committees in April and May.
The measure would allow state and local prosecutors to pursue claims against climate-change skepticism as a violation of the state’s Unfair Competition Law [UCL], as well as extend the four-year statute of limitations for such claims retroactively to Jan. 1, 2021.
“This bill explicitly authorizes district attorneys and the Attorney General to pursue UCL claims alleging that a business or organization has directly or indirectly engaged in unfair competition with respect to scientific evidence regarding the existence, extent, or current or future impacts of anthropogenic induced climate change,” says the state Senate Rules Committee’s floor analysis.
While the measure enjoys broad support by a bevy of environmental groups, the bill has also been described as an effort to ban free speech on climate change as well as chill donations to free-market groups.
Stephen Frank, editor of the conservative California Political Review, called the bill a “totalitarian statement by Democrats that the First Amendment is now dead.”
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Unconstitutional.
The Constitution now says whatever the hell five out of nine Supreme Court Justices want it to say.
Currently, there are four far left wing liberals on SCOTUS, two conservatives, two in the squishy middle, and one vacancy. Three Justices will be over 80 years old when the next President takes office.
Be afraid. Be very afraid.
This ‘law’ is a blatant and example of 1st Amendment destruction.........................
You got me thinking about those lyrics to Silent Running:
Swear allegiance to the flag
Whatever flag they offer
Never hint at what you really feel
Teach the children quietly
For some day sons and daughters
Will rise up and fight while we stand still
Government sponsored “science” will be the ideology behind the new inquisition—with about as much validity to its claims.
I totally agree.
Unfortunately, what the Constitution actually says is now totally irrelevant. All that matters is what five Supreme Court Justices want the Constitution to say.
Its unconstitutional because it puts the government in the business of enforcing political correctness.
Not that has ever mattered to the Democrats.
Bump!
These people are stupid, they don’t realize that this law could be turned against them. There is so much bad information being put out by their side that is easily refutable.
When did the Washington times become satire?
All Galileo had to do, after he dared speak truth, was recant. Luckily he did not live in Jerry Brown's California.
California Democrat: All of our businesses are leaving the state! Oh my God what could possibly be wrong?
I know! We need to seize these businesses for the government to run! They can’t run then!
Then we can make everybody rich by paying a minimum wage of $100!
WINNING!
We’ve become a very un-serious country.
The religion of ‘climate fraud deniers’ will tolerate no dissent!
They are deathly afraid of a debate, because they will lose.
More democrats = less freedom.
I haven’t thought about that in years. Thank you.
All the other states should then pass laws allowing lawfare against those that "deceived or misled the public on the risks of socialism".. sauce for the goose, mofos.
Probably just a yellow leaf embossed on a crescent.
Yet one more reason to look down on california. What a joke.
Yes, but in this case instead of the Star of David, it will the Sun.
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