Posted on 06/29/2009 7:47:12 PM PDT by energylover
The American Clean Energy and Security Act is critical to our nation, saving the environment, and curtailing global warming! At least that is what the nation voted for, in part, in the last election. And, moving with change in the air, the Congress has produced a sweeping important piece of legislation that will effectively address the climate issue and drive the necessary change, right?
Not so sure? 1,500 pages of legislation suggests a lot of deep thoughtful thinking. I am reminded by a Mark Twain quote, “I didn't have time to write a short letter, so I wrote a long one instead.”.
After my last posting from Sunday summarized key elements of the legislation, I got a lot of interesting Emails. The short summary is ACESA is a bill with way to many very detailed (Nanny) solutions mixed together in one big piece of legislation, which as observed by Mark Twain may represent a lack of time. But what is the rush? Are the polar caps melting? Is a hurricane coming?
I am told that the bill was rushed through for purely marketing reasons. Pelosi et. al., apparently in anticipation of upcoming world wide climate discussion in Copenhagen, wanted to get the bill passed in the house so that the US can demonstrate moral leadership on the climate issue. But, I am told by DC insiders, she and Waxman know the bill as it stands will never get through the Senate! Furthermore, she apparently let several democrats with marginal re-election changes to vote No on the bill (you mean the american people may not be For higher utility bills in a recession). Its all politics.
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