[Turret Gunner A20]

I think it was a dumb idea in the first place.

And the Congressman is probably right.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Just another bastard offspring of Algore & Co.

[Constitutionalist Conservative]

the Constitution doesn’t authorize Congress to do anything remotely like banning a product that has been used safely and efficiently for more than 100 years in favor of Chinese-imported compact fluorescent light bulbs that pose considerable health and safety risks.

Should have stopped after the word "product".

[pgyanke]

Wait... you mean our Founding Fathers didn’t give Congress the authority to tell citizens what products they are allowed to purchase?!

[Virginia Ridgerunner]

Buyer’s remorse from a bunch of idiots.

[Cletus.D.Yokel]

“Extensive cleanup is required by the Environmental Protection Agency for simply breaking a bulb. When a bulb, which contains mercury, is broken, according to the EPA, the room must be evacuated for 15 minutes and aired out with windows, but not before all glass is removed, placed in a sealed glass jar and disposed of outside. Any remaining glass must be picked up with tape. In addition, central heating or air conditioning units must be turned off.
Wait… Environmental Protection Agency must be called for a broken bulb?”

The EPA does not have a mandate to regulate private property owners. Sweep it up and throw it in the trash. Nuff done, nuff said.

[Parmy]

About d-— time. And, there is a bunch of other stuff they have legislated that also is unconstitutional.

[rjsimmon]

Extensive cleanup is required by the Environmental Protection Agency for simply breaking a bulb. When a bulb, which contains mercury, is broken, according to the EPA, the room must be evacuated for 15 minutes and aired out with windows, but not before all glass is removed, placed in a sealed glass jar and disposed of outside. Any remaining glass must be picked up with tape. In addition, central heating or air conditioning units must be turned off.

Every fluorescent bulb contains mercury. Each time a bulb breaks, every office in the U.S. would have to shut down if this were true. The amount in each bulb is minute.

[Oldpuppymax]

Of course, only a complete moron would call a govt agency in for any reason, under any circumstances. It would give some squinty-eyed beaurocrat the perfect opportunity to condemn someone’s house for dropping a case of the damn things.

[pillut48]

Light Bulb/Energy Bill Congressional comments Very good!! Everyone should see this info.

[Zakeet]

So What!

Show me where Congress has the right to enact welfare transfer payments, become involved in housing projects, rule the country's educational system, require minority quotas, fund health care benefits, and generally ignore the 9th and 10th amendments to the U.S. Constitution.

Why start with light bulbs when there is so much more that needs to be fixed first?

[Political Junkie Too]

Rep. Ted Poe, R-Texas, says his objection is very basic – the Constitution doesn’t authorize Congress to do anything remotely like banning a product that has been used safely and efficiently for more than 100 years in favor of Chinese-imported compact fluorescent light bulbs that pose considerable health and safety risks.

You mean they can't find anything in the General Welfare clause, or the Commerce clause?

-PJ

[thackney]

Recommend by the EPA, not required.

http://www.epa.gov/mercury/spills/index.htm#fluorescent

[rhombus]

It takes a little longer for those CFL’s to flicker on above some people’s thick heads.

[Logical me]

Here is the real rub. After 2014, we will have the bulb police to inspect every home, business, etc. to make sure compliance. Some places this miracle bulb just is not efficient and not configured in size to work. What then? This is pure liberal BS.

[Chili Girl]

AMEN!

[Timocrat]

They regulated the size of the flush in our toilets why should they stop now after such an astonishing success.

[SMM48]

General Electric is deeply saddened.

[The Great RJ]

Obama says we should ask other countries if we want to keep our homes at 72 degrees. Wait until Congress passes a new law regulating thermostats in private homes.

[Gritty]

"Was ist das? Sie broke ze new kurly bulp und didn't call us immediately!!??"

[gathersnomoss]

Hmmm, sound anything like a communist state? These egotistical hot air balloons are way over the line.