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December 20, 2007 6:10 AM PST
EPA says 17 states can't set emission rules for cars
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Energy bill signed into law by Bush pre-empts standards set by states, EPA says. Automakers applaud, environmental groups vow to sue.
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We are fighting a war to promote democracy (Remember? Just like the one in Vietnam) that is really a war for oil and many people have lost their lives. Our air is filled with pollutants causing asthma and cancer (on a foggy morning wipe off your car windshield with a white cloth and see how it turns black - really try it - we all are breathing that crap every single day). Our water is polluted in many places and filled with chemicals like bromates that are cancer causing substances. We need our oil reserves for DEFENSE not offense. We got our first heads up in 1973 during the oil embargo. That was 34 years ago. Basically nothing was done. And nothing was learned. How sad.
I don't know what planet these legislators live on but there are quite a few cars that exist at this very moment that meet these standards of 35mpg -- (mostly imports, and im not just talking about hybrids either) -- my 2001 VW Jetta diesel gets ave of 44mpg (the EPA sticker said 50MPG) what the heck! This MPG increase should take effect 2010 or sooner not 2020... for heavens sake if its the year 2020 and we still have cars (not trucks) that just get a lousy 35 mpg that would be a total shame - 10 years should at least get you to nearly double say say around 60+ mpg (there are some exotic cars that even today get this good of millage).
Second this legislation took power from the states to enact its own auto emission requirements from 17 states, (nearly all densely populated states) - if were ever going to try to cut back on the amount of natural resources we as a nation consume -- (last i recall it think the American population goes through 22 million barrels of oil a day) - and guess where all that $ goes - overseas, to countries like Saudi Arabia, Venezuela, etc...
Hence the reason for our meddling in other countries like Iraq, you think if we really wanted to help people w would have helped the people in Darfur... (but then again theres no oil there...) this is going to be a hot topic in the coming election - this is just one more reason we need Ron Paul in there to reduce the power from the federal govt, get ti out of the hands of special interests, and corporations and return it to the states and the people. And until this but until power is restored to the people, which over the years has been stolen from us on both sides of the political spectrum (with unions, health care & defense companies being prime examples) - the American people will continue to be treated like dogs until the quest for greed and control ceases. So its time to face reality, and acknowledge that things have gone too far for some time now and there is little hope in the current system, which is why it is imperative for us not to divide the vote but to participate by running in local and state elections, changing the system from within by always voting to reduce the power of the federal government, and return power to the states and to the people. We are now outsiders, our country as been taken from us long ago - if you still you think you live in a nation of "we the people", and think that we live in a free country think again... our only real recourse in taking back out county is from within, and in working the system as best we can for the sake of freedom.
-- Go Ron Paul
- in 1991 I had a 40 mpg mitsubishi 2 door.
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by inachu
December 27, 2007 7:36 AM PST
- Wish i still had it.
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