Posted on 08/18/2010 10:31:49 AM PDT by SmithL
Last month, this column revealed that legislation to remove serpentine as California's state rock was more than the symbolic gesture it appeared to be.
Sponsored by an organization with close financial ties to law firms that specialize in asbestos liability lawsuits, Senate Bill 624 flatly declares that "serpentine contains the deadly mineral chrysotile asbestos, a known carcinogen, exposure to which increases the risk of the cancer mesothelioma (and) California has the highest rate of mesothelioma deaths in the nation."
Those words could bolster lawsuits by those exposed to serpentine, but they also raised the hackles of geologists who said they were untrue. One form of asbestos can sometimes be found in serpentine, they said, but does not pose a cancer threat.
The bill's history also was questionable. When Sen. Gloria Romero, D-Los Angeles, brought SB 624 before the Senate, it pertained to composting. But a day after Senate passage, its contents were stripped out and replaced by the state rock provisions – a technique commonly used to slip bills under the radar.
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It would appear that Romero is trying to save face. She got herself involved in something unseemly and is trying to avoid a complete retreat by dropping the bill.And there you have it.
all the more reason to make the ca legislature part time, with mandated balanced budget the ONLY thing to be dealt with during the legislative session. all the rest of the falderall can be done IF there is time left in the session.
They should make the state rock the interior of barbara boxer’s head.
The California state rock should be crack.
Vacuum is not a known variety of rock.
Their state rock should be Copralite (fossilized poo.)
There are so many good choices.
Nancy Pelosi
Arnold Swartzinegger
Barbara Boxer
Dianne Feinstein
I could just go on and on.
I see California has solved all their financial problems now..........................
So why won't Dan tell us who this is? He afraid of 'em?
Who cares about THAT? What happens if they are unable to pass such a “spending plan” until say... 2020? Not much, right?
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