California Tries ‘Trump-Proofing’ Its Climate Policies

The New York Times ^ | Oct. 12, 2024, 5:00 a.m. ET | Coral Davenport

[E. Pluribus Unum]

California officials have been working for months on a plan to “Trump proof” the state’s leading edge environmental and climate policies, in the event that former President Donald J. Trump returns to White House and follows through on his promise to gut them.

Whether California succeeds could affect more than a dozen other states that follow its emissions rules, and could have global impact because the state’s market muscle compels auto makers and other companies to conform to California standards.

The strategy now being crafted in Sacramento includes lawsuits designed to reach wide-ranging settlements with industries that generate greenhouse gases, and new rules and laws that rely on state authority and would be beyond the reach of the administration.

Mr. Trump, who considers climate change a “hoax,” has promised to weaken every major federal climate regulation, as he did in his first term.

But he is also expected to try to blow up California’s climate policies, which have set the pace for the rest of the nation and the world. The state is requiring about three-quarters of new trucks sold there after 2035 to be zero emissions. And in a request that is pending, California wants permission from the Biden administration to enact one of the most ambitious climate rules of any nation: a ban on the sale of new gas-powered passenger vehicles in the state after 2035.

Both rules are far tougher than federal policy and could have influence beyond the United States, given California’s standing as the world’s fifth-largest economy. China and the European Union have already adopted parts of California’s car and truck tailpipe emissions reduction programs.

[oldplayer]

“No matter how much you hate these people, it’s not enough.”
Dan Bongino

[CatOwner]

No matter how bad the left gets, the rest of the country can’t or won’t stop them. Death by a thousand freedom losses.

[noiseman]

Let them. If California wants to lock-in their insanity and misery permanently, who cares? That’s along the lines of “If I don’t get my way, I’ll hold my breath till I turn blue.” Go ahead, knock yourself out.

And in response, we need to build a wall around California and prohibit them from leaving the state and polluting the rest of the country with their idiocy.

[Libloather]

...tailpipe emissions reduction programs.

Ban bean burritos.

[Billthedrill]

“Our market is big enough to drive the country, so we’re going to make it smaller with more rules.” Oh...kay...

[Lockbox]

California can do what ever it wants. If Trump guts these global warming laws in the other 49 states, the California is toast! People leave, businesses leave and those left in California will pay a Hugh burden! Go for it California!

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

These scumbags are going to ruin Florida. Is it time yet to start dragging them out into the street and beating them?

[Drago]

That would be OK if truly isolated to CA, but 12+ other states adopt CARB rules right after they are implemented. Spreads like cancer:

https://ww2.arb.ca.gov/sites/default/files/2022-05/§177_states_05132022_NADA_sales_r2_ac.pdf

[Organic Panic]

Let California suffer.

[bakeneko]

It will soon become a new litmus test as to whether a company is American, and not a globohomo front; whether or not they are willing to say “We will not do business in California”.

[Sgt_Schultze]

I’d like to see some type of federal regulation or law requiring cities or states which mandate so-called “green” electric generation, that they must obtain any excess needs from the grid at “green” energy prices. They shouldn’t be able to hamper their citizens with unattainable goals, and then get bailed out with technology they have explicitly forbidden. Mandating “green” energy pricing would right-size the cost of their rules.

There should also be one federally acknowledged recipe for gasoline and prohibition on states mandating new formulations. The economies of a single formulation vs 30 would benefit out pump prices.

[Amendment10]

Thank you for referencing that article E. Pluribus Unum.

"California Tries ‘Trump-Proofing’ Its Climate Policies"

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FR: Never Accept the Premise of Your Opponent’s Argument

Renegade California state government "leaders" are not the main problem in this climate hoax issue imo.

More specifically, the very corrupt, post-17th Amendment ratification Congress is not only not doing its duty to guarantee Californians a republican form of government, but Congress is also not lifting a finger to do its 14th Amendment duty to make laws that discourage renegade states like California from abridging the constitutionally enumerated rights of ordinary California citizens.

• "Article IV, Section 4: The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican Form of Government [emphasis added], and shall protect each of them against Invasion; and on Application of the Legislature, or of the Executive (when the Legislature cannot be convened) against domestic Violence."

Excerpted from 14th Amendment:

• "Section 1: All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States [all emphases added]; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws."

• "Section 5: The Congress shall have power to enforce, by appropriate legislation, the provisions of this article."

In this example, California elites are not only ignoring California constitution citizen power of referendum, but more importantly, elites are also wrongly ignoring the enumerated 10th Amendment-protected power of the people.

• "10th Amendment: The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States [all emphasis added], are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people."

• "Article IV, California Constitution

  Section 1

  The legislative power of this State is vested in the California Legislature which consists of the Senate and Assembly, the people reserving to themselves the powers of initiative and referendum [emphasis added]."

In fact, Justice Louis Brandeis had introduced his "laboratories of democracy" metaphor to emphasize the 10th Amendment power of the people.

"[...] a single courageous State may, if its citizens choose, serve as a laboratory; and try novel social and economic experiments without risk to the rest of the country." —Justice Louis Brandeis, Laboratories of Democracy.

The bottom line is this. All Democratic and Republican Trump supporters in the nation need to come to the rescue of citizens being oppressed under the boots of renegade state "leaders."

in fact, since Congress and likewise renegade states have repeatedly proven that they are enemies of the people imo, it is now up to Democratic and Republican Trump supporters to effectively "impeach and remove" ALL (exceptions?) state and federal lawmakers and executives in November.

In other words, it's up to us Trump supporters to take the first MAJOR step in draining the swamp by supporting hopeful Trump 47 with a new, Constitution-respecting Congress, new state lawmakers too, not only so that he will not be a lame duck president from the first day of his second term, but will support him to quickly finish draining the swamp.

Again, if worthless Congress was actually doing its constitutional duties, then we wouldn't have renegade states like California and similar states.

Finally, let's not allow the anti-Trump media try to fade our memories of what we witnessed on July 13.

• BREAKING! The Department of Homeland Security knows of at least FIVE assassination teams currently in the US that are targeting President Trump. (9.19.24)

• You Can Actually See the Bullet Hole............ (7.13.24)

• Biden admin accused of 'colluding' with Big Tech to censor Donald Trump's 'raised fist' assassination attempt picture on Meta and Google (7.31.24)

• Down the Memory Hole: Google Hides Autocomplete Suggestions Related to Trump Assassination Attempt (7.28.24)

[MinorityRepublican]

Let them. If California wants to lock-in their insanity and misery permanently, who cares? That’s along the lines of “If I don’t get my way, I’ll hold my breath till I turn blue.” Go ahead, knock yourself out.

And in response, we need to build a wall around California and prohibit them from leaving the state and polluting the rest of the country with their idiocy.

The only catch is that Oregon and Washington will want to join California. Then Hawaii will demand independence. But we'll tell them "no" because we need the navy base there.

[EQAndyBuzz]

Why after 2035? Why not Jan 1, 2025?

[Vaduz]

Agree the sane hates stupidity it can spread and California proves it.