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France's Constitutional Council strikes down carbon tax
NYT ^ | December 31, 2009 | JAMES KANTER

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.


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TOPICS: Breaking News; Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: algore; capandtrade; carbontax; climate; france; tax
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To: BP2

OK, SCOTUS — you want to follow Euro law — here’s one to start with. No carbon tax in America either.


21 posted on 12/30/2009 12:25:57 PM PST by ScottinVA (The arrogance of this Congress is staggering. November 2010 can't get here quickly enough.)
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To: DoughtyOne; All

"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"?
Is it "pro-life" or "anti-life"?
Is it "Terrorism" or "man-made disaster"?

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 ...


22 posted on 12/30/2009 12:50:18 PM PST by BP2 (I think, therefore I'm a conservative)
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To: BP2

“The ruling is a blow to Mr. Sarkozy, who has sought to burnish his green credentials”

He’s a conservative like Ahhnold is...


23 posted on 12/30/2009 1:20:37 PM PST by SeattleBruce (God, Family, Church, Country - Keep on Tea Partiers - party like it's 1773!)
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To: BP2

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.


24 posted on 12/30/2009 1:24:29 PM PST by SeattleBruce (God, Family, Church, Country - Keep on Tea Partiers - party like it's 1773!)
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To: BP2

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.


25 posted on 12/30/2009 1:26:32 PM PST by DoughtyOne (Good news. HC bill will not cover illegal aliens. Bad news. 20-35 million will be made citizens.)
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To: RegulatorCountry; C210N
The several states submitted many Amendments for consideration:

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.

26 posted on 01/01/2010 10:11:06 AM PST by Jacquerie (Support and defend our Beloved Constitution)
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To: Jacquerie

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.


27 posted on 01/01/2010 10:19:49 AM PST by RegulatorCountry
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To: RegulatorCountry

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.


28 posted on 01/01/2010 11:02:09 AM PST by Jacquerie (Support and defend our Beloved Constitution)
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To: Cincinna; Rurudyne; steelyourfaith; Tolerance Sucks Rocks; xcamel; neverdem; AdmSmith; Berosus; ...

:’)


29 posted on 01/01/2010 7:49:05 PM PST by SunkenCiv (Happy New Year!)
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To: SunkenCiv; Defendingliberty; WL-law; Normandy; TenthAmendmentChampion; FrPR; enough_idiocy; ...
Thanx !

 



Beam Me to Planet Gore !

30 posted on 01/01/2010 9:32:17 PM PST by steelyourfaith (Freedom from fat cat greedy Big Government tyranny IS a Right ... It IS the Constitution.)
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To: BP2

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!


31 posted on 01/02/2010 2:42:02 PM PST by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (Don't eat your dog; eat obnoxious, liberal humans to save the planet!)
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