Under the Clean Air Act, an "endangerment" finding means that the EPA will have to grant a waiver to those states (such as California) that want to regulate greenhouse-gas emissions from automobiles. The EPA has already agreed to do so. When "pollutants" that "endanger" human health and welfare are regulated, the EPA must expand its regulatory program to include "stationary" sources. The EPA has already announced that it will do so. This is where Obama wants to get off the "endangerment" train, with the ability to regulate stationary and mobile sources (i.e., industry and cars) with almost complete discretion. These "endangerment" powers give the president tremendous leverage in a number of complex negotiations.Back in the pre-Internet days, when Al Gore was still rusted shut in the Enchanted Forest and begging for oil, people used to have random quote macros and stuff built into their term software, so posting on BBSes would have a seriously diverse collection of signature lines. One of these (which I couldn't find today when I looked) went something like this (and I'd love to know the author):
What is happening to this country? Political Correctness has run amok.
Taken a step further, each human being is producing CO2, therefore the EPA can dictate the size of gatherings (no tea parties - too much pollution), the size of your brood (too many children in the hospital at one time will create a hazard, so we will limit this highly dangerous toxin by issuing licenses to reproduce), and eventually the years of life you may live (as soon as you reach your allotted CO2 level, you lost all health care intervention).
This is not just industry, it’s 100% control. And they will incrementally get there a step at a time and people will get on this forum and bitch - while continuing to watch it happen.
BTW, Should an asteroid hit three weeks before the 2010 election, should a sudden outbreak of the flu sweep the nation in October 2012, should anything happen that would give this administration any reason to suspend our right to vote, it should be taken as a purposeful act of Treason against the People of this Country. The Pentagon should be drawing up contingencies for this occurrence right now. If asked by the media or the CIC why this is necessary, simply show them a mirror and walk away.
don’t worry. they’ll award indulgences to favored classes, who will in turn rent them out.
