Calculate your one-day Carbon Belch !
Posted on 06/05/2008 4:56:21 PM PDT by Man50D
Call your Senators and Urge them to Vote NO on S. 3036!
After promising to allow an open and lengthy debate on America's Climate Security Act (S. 3036), Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) filed cloture to proceed to final passage, allowing NO AMENDMENTS and only ONE DAY for debate of a massive energy tax increase on American consumers. The Senate will vote on cloture tomorrow, Friday morning, June 6th!
The latest word is that Senator Reid is actively working to gain over 50 votes for cloture. We cannot allow this many Senators to vote YES. Environmental groups will spin this as a victory. We need your calls to get your Senators' phones ringing off the hook in opposition to this bill!
This chart, constructed by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, illustrates the massive increase in bureaucracy as mandated by an amendment which was offered by Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA). The amendment contains over 300 new regulations and mandates.
If this bill passes, not only will gas prices increase by at least $0.53 per gallon, jobs will be lost all over the country, with the South being hit the hardest. This chart, constructed by the Heritage Foundation, details the economic effects this bill will have on each geographic region of the U.S.
The Lieberman-Warner-Boxer cap-and-trade bill certainly proves that green is the new "red." It aims to deliberately cripple the American capitalist system and destroy our economy as we know it!
The Senate will vote on the cloture motion to proceed to final passage tomorrow morning, June 6th! Call your Senators' Capitol Hill offices now and tell them to vote NO on the Lieberman-Warner-Boxer bill today!
Further reading:
"We Don't Need a Climate Tax on the Poor," by Senator Jim Inhofe (R-OK)
D-Day II?
There’s no way Bush would sign this IMO. I think its great they are giddy with excitement and sending these bills through now, before the election.
time to scramble the troops, my FRiend
I agree. Passing junk like this gives the GOP a better chance in Nov.
maybe it’ll open a few people’s eyes about what things could be like.
Veto pen
Found this one in the rules:
EPA shall exclude from emission compliance petroleum based liquid fuel imported from a NAFTA country that has enacted
GHG emission reductions.
ie none of this bull applies to Canadian or Mexican oil.
Congress critter ping!
I strongly disagree. When November comes, it is only the fact that Republicans were on board that is remembered, as in 2006.
You beat me. My comment was going to be "You have got to be ****ing me."
What the hell happened to democracy and sanity. Global Warmism is the biggest fraud in human history. On a practical basis, it the covering excuse for every micro-managing socialist cockroach to seize vast power.
This is the first attempt at this bill. Chances are, it will not pass this time and will be vetoed if sent to President Bush. However, it will test the opposition, see where the roadblocks are and give the libs something to shoot at. If they can get enough votes to pass this the next time, both Presidential contenders will allow if elected President.
Our only hope is with Congressional Conservative Republicans and getting more elected.
Important ping
I have been calling... but will do more... but my gripe is that Mc CAin did not bother to be there to even vote... that would of been a good campaign issue.. but he is a rino, and not much difference in the two parties..
How is McCain going to vote on this?
I think the citizens of the USA should sue for debate....
No we are not screwed. Congress is screwed come Nov. They think we can’t get them out. Well, we can.
“When November comes, it is only the fact that Republicans were on board that is remembered, as in 2006.”
Republicans are on board where? The Dims control Congress.
They did acknowledge this bill would raise gas prices but said it they had some concessions for consumer relief in it.
“Don’t you worry, my fellow Americans. Nosiree. Ahm still the president and I still got me this here “veto pen”.
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