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EPA, Texas go to war over carbon-emission rules (What can a state do if it loses in court?)
Hotair ^ | 12/26/2010 | Ed Morrisey

Posted on 12/27/2010 12:41:21 PM PST by SeekAndFind

And so it begins, and on the most fertile red-state territory in the nation. Texas, which got four more seats in the House through the 2010 Census reapportionment, has had its air-quality rules superceded by the EPA as part of its aggressive new action on carbon emissions. Governor Rick Perry promises a fight:

The federal Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday effectively declared Texas unfit to regulate its owngreenhouse gas emissions and took over carbon dioxide permitting of any new or expanding industrial facilities starting Jan. 2.

The EPA also set up a framework for regulating greenhouse gas emissions in seven other states: Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Idaho, Kansas, Oregon and Wyoming. In addition, the agency set a timetable on establishing regulated levels of greenhouse gas emissions.

The action will give the EPA permitting authority over refineries, power plants and cement facilities in Texas, the agency said, but will not affect small pollution source facilities, such as restaurants and farms.

Well, perhaps not directly, but the increase in energy prices and shortages created by the EPA imposition of what will essentially be carbon taxes will impact businesses throughout the Texas economy, as well as consumers who ultimately pay the costs of the regulatory regime. Rick Perry has signaled a court fight to stop the EPA and the Obama administration:

Texas is the only state that has refused to implement the new rules. President Barack Obama is pressing ahead with the regulations after Congress failed to pass legislation capping carbon emissions. Perry, a Republican, calls the rules overreaching by the federal government that will cripple his state’s economy.

“The EPA’s misguided plan paints a huge target on the backs of Texas agriculture and energy producers by implementing unnecessary, burdensome mandates on our state’s energy sector, threatening hundreds of thousands of Texas jobs and imposing increased living costs on Texas families,” Katherine Cesinger, a Perry spokeswoman, said in an e-mailed statement.

The timing is certainly interesting. The EPA made this move two days before Christmas, when most people had stopped paying attention to political news. The EPA’s move thus got missed by most of the national media, even though it demonstrates well the Obama strategy in 2011 to win through regulation what it could not win through legislation. And by focusing on Texas, where Republicans have a chance to redistrict with practically no interference from Democrats, the move will certainly incentivize the GOP to limit as much as possible the representation of Democrats in their Congressional delegation as the Republican-controlled House attempts to stymie the EPA’s regulatory innovation.

This also will vault Rick Perry to the highest level of national politics, even as he continues to insist that he won’t run for President. With a third term as governor in hand and a perfect political battle opening in front of him, though, the opportunity may be too much to resist for a man who could possibly unite conservatives and the GOP for a big run against a stumbling Obama in 2012.


TOPICS: Breaking News; Business/Economy; Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: 10thamendment; capandtax; carbonemission; carbontrade; democrats; destroytheepa; donttreadonme; envirofascism; environment; epa; globalwarming; globalwarminghoax; obama; statesrights; teapartyrebellion; texas; tyranny
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To: SeekAndFind
Bookmark and thanks for your graphic on post 71, it explains alot.

I hope you had a merry Christmas and have a prosperous new year!

101 posted on 12/27/2010 3:36:48 PM PST by theymakemesick ( islam - inspired by Satan www.prophetofdoom.net)
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I hope you Texans keep your Governor's feet to the fire. It seems this Administration's m.o. to go after Texas in the most negatively impacting ways.

Oh, and if you split off from the States, can I have an invite? I have a couple references from my service days from Texas ;)

102 posted on 12/27/2010 3:42:36 PM PST by Michael Barnes (Guilty of being White.)
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To: Lancey Howard
enumerates certain, specific, limited powers to the federal government. Everything else, you see, is left to the states.

It's time for the states to start refusing to cooperate and exercise those rights. It they don't, I'm telling you, this country is doomed.

103 posted on 12/27/2010 3:47:34 PM PST by mojitojoe (In itÂ’s 1600 years of existence, Islam has 2 main accomplishments, psychotic violence and goat curr)
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To: SeekAndFind

Surprised at MS and LA.


104 posted on 12/27/2010 3:49:39 PM PST by mojitojoe (In itÂ’s 1600 years of existence, Islam has 2 main accomplishments, psychotic violence and goat curr)
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To: TV Dinners
Agreed... write your congressman... although I doubt they will care enough to read your concerns.

Many people call them, and the staffers hang up on them if their position does not agree with the politician's.

105 posted on 12/27/2010 3:57:00 PM PST by Mark17 (California, where English is a foreign language)
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To: SeekAndFind

We might have to give in in the end, but at least we’ll
go down with a fight! We need to win this battle! The EPA
has seriously over-reached!


106 posted on 12/27/2010 3:59:34 PM PST by luvie (Whenever Obama wins (and humiliates us!), America loses. No compromises...take our country back!)
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To: TV Dinners
Although, Texas (and Texans) could probably survive without federal funds for many projects.

Screw the Feds. We've got enough oil and other resources we don't need them.

However, they do need us. I'd let the bastards freeze in the dark if it were up to me.

107 posted on 12/27/2010 4:02:38 PM PST by unixfox (Abolish Slavery, Repeal The 16th Amendment!)
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To: Java4Jay

I’ve got General John C. Calhoun (South) and General John C. Caldwell (North) blood running through my veins, but I’ve always sided with the South, and would gladly put my deeds behind those words if ever given the honor.


108 posted on 12/27/2010 4:03:52 PM PST by dagogo redux (A whiff of primitive spirits in the air, harbingers of an impending descent into the feral.)
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To: The Comedian

I just got to have one of those T-shirts!


109 posted on 12/27/2010 4:04:30 PM PST by unixfox (Abolish Slavery, Repeal The 16th Amendment!)
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To: isthisnickcool

Perry’s definitely a literal RINO - he switched from RAT - but Greg Abbott’s the real deal. Think he’s even a FReeper.

If Perry MUST take POTUS, I’d be thrilled, ecstatic if Abbott took the Governorship.


110 posted on 12/27/2010 4:06:50 PM PST by txhurl (This Is Not America.)
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To: Windflier

That’s the one!


111 posted on 12/27/2010 4:06:50 PM PST by SouthTexas (A Merry and Blessed Christmas to All!)
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To: SeekAndFind

From What I heard, Texas is one state that can divide into 7 Republics.Which would earn Two senators per Republics. true or False?


112 posted on 12/27/2010 4:07:09 PM PST by Sir Beowolf (We The People!)
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To: RightOnline

If Perry was not a open-borders RINO he would push it. Maybe he will try but I doubt it.


113 posted on 12/27/2010 4:07:27 PM PST by Frantzie (American TV = owned by the Saudis and elites - keep watching & losing your freedom)
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To: Sir Beowolf

5. We lost our ‘legal’ right to secede when we cut the deal to re-enter the union, but we reserved the right to split into 5 sub-states, each with 2 senators. If push ever really came to shove we could take back the Senate.


114 posted on 12/27/2010 4:11:04 PM PST by txhurl (This Is Not America.)
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To: Lancey Howard

RINO Bush clan. I did a lot to get GW elected making thousands of GOTV calls because Kerry was a disgusting POS who dishonored Vietnam Vets. Still - the Bush clan are one worlder RINOs.

Pete DuPont would have been a much better President than Poppy.


115 posted on 12/27/2010 4:11:28 PM PST by Frantzie (American TV = owned by the Saudis and elites - keep watching & losing your freedom)
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To: Rich21IE

Hussein is a Saudi puppet. His job is to islamify America and to make us permanent energy serfs/dhiminis to the Saudis who pretty much control the 6 US TV networks.


116 posted on 12/27/2010 4:16:20 PM PST by Frantzie (American TV = owned by the Saudis and elites - keep watching & losing your freedom)
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To: Frantzie

You are completely and totally misinformed, misguided and ignorant.

Your cessation of TV has left you deprived and deluded


117 posted on 12/27/2010 4:19:51 PM PST by bert (K.E. N.P. N.C. D.E. +12 .....( History is a process, not an event ))
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To: marron

Whatever happened to the Arizona governor? Never hear about her anymore.

Did they get to her?

Did she back down?

Is she being ignored?


118 posted on 12/27/2010 5:06:11 PM PST by Chickensoup (I am no longer Republican or Democrat, I am Conservative.)
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To: SeekAndFind
(What can a state do if it loses in court?)

Tell the Feds to wiz up a rope?
119 posted on 12/27/2010 5:07:16 PM PST by Nowhere Man (General James Mattoon Scott, where are you when we need you? We need a regime change.)
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To: SeekAndFind

What can we do? Secede!


120 posted on 12/27/2010 5:08:53 PM PST by austingirl
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