Beam Me to Planet Gore !
Posted on 12/30/2009 10:23:40 AM PST by BP2
| France’s Constitutional Council has rejected a tax on carbon emissions strongly backed by President Nicolas Sarkozy that was to take effect Friday. But his ruling conservative party said the measure would be redrafted so it could be passed into law next year. The council ruled late Tuesday that the bill contained too many exemptions for polluters, broke with past practices and threatened to make tax collection unfair. The ruling is a blow to Mr. Sarkozy, who has sought to burnish his green credentials by holding international talks next year to seek agreement on emission cuts following the Copenhagen climate conference. Environmental groups have said they expect the talks to be held in Paris.
The tax was set at €17 for each ton of carbon dioxide.
Members of opposition Socialist party, many of whom said the tax would damage citizens’ purchasing power, said the defeat was personal one for Mr. Sarkozy because he had cultivated an image of aggressively on fighting emissions on the international stage but was unable to put in place workable policies at home. |
(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...
OK, SCOTUS — you want to follow Euro law — here’s one to start with. No carbon tax in America either.
| "The council ruled late Tuesday that the bill contained too many exemptions for polluters" That's good, old-fashioned NYT editorializing in News stories for ya. Is it "pro-choice" or "anti-choice"? A lot of what we read in the newspaper is dictated by the language contained in the originating news release (e.g., by the White House) or the personal bias of the editor and/or the writer ... |
“The ruling is a blow to Mr. Sarkozy, who has sought to burnish his green credentials”
He’s a conservative like Ahhnold is...
There are some important disctinctions there as to how we may want to use additional, clever means to fight bammy. Like tax “fairness” and constitutionality of the individual mandate, et al.
Thanks for the response. While I agree that the media spins constantly, I’m not convinced this is evidence of it to the point that it nullifies the comment I highlighted.
Conn - 11
Mass - 9
New Hampshire - 12
New York - Not numbered, but in the dozens.
North Carolina - 26
Penn - 12
Rhode Island - 21
South Carolina - 3
Virginia - 20
It wasn't a strictly Virginia show.
Regarding the literal compelling of Amendments constituting the Bill of Rights immediately upon the seating of the first Congress, it certainly was a Virginia show. Their ratifying the Constitution was predicated upon it. The Bill of Rights was drafted on Christmas Day, 1789.
Virginia alone could not and did not compel Congress to do its bidding.
VA ratified the Constitution, then sent proposed amendments as the other states did.
:’)
Sarkozy a conservative? He’s probably about as “conservative” as Arnold Schwarzenegger. I’m sure Sean Hannity would support him for re-election, were an actual conservative to run against him and the Socialist candidate in France, however.
How about this, Sar-ko-zeeeee: cut spending, reduce the regulation, and make France a free republic!
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.