I urge the citizens of Bee County to boycott the county commissioners until their total IQ rises to 130.
There was a call for a nation-wide boycott of Exxon-Mobil last week. The reasoning; let the largest oil company feel the hit in the ol' pocketbook and they will lower gasoline prices forcing others to follow suit.
I almost ran out of gas last night passing up the Exxon station where I used to shop until I joined this boycott.
From the Bee-Picayune
http://www.bee-picayune.com/front1.shtml
Judge Martinez introduced a resolution to ask Bee County citizens to refrain from purchasing gasoline from Exxon Mobil until prices return to at least $1.30 per gallon. “We want to send the message that we’re committed to doing whatever we can,” he said. “This is something we can do as a group.”
Exxon and Mobil were the two largest oil companies in the United States and recently merged into one, according to Martinez, who called the current price of gas outrageous.
Rodriguez questioned if a boycott would impact local gas station owners. The judge said that a reduction in the price would help business owners since consumers would have money to spend inside the store, not just at the pump.
“This is a bigger issue than Bee County,” Stasny said. She expressed concerns over the way the resolution was worded and the mention of specific businesses. She did not find the resolution appropriate and withheld her vote.
“This is your chance. You stand with the oil companies or Bee County,” Martinez said. “There is no other way but to start at the grassroots. That is what we are doing here.”
The commissioners, without Stasny’s vote, approved the resolution.