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Even if it is illegal?
How is the moratorium illegal?
Even if it is illegal?
How is the moratorium illegal?
He understands, but disrespects the law. So his socialism is purposeful.
The problem is that an instant switch would have costs associated with it that most people could not afford. You can't simply tell everyone that they have to get a hybrid car TODAY. It is too expensive for most Americans. You can't insist that everyone buy solar panals for their homes. They are too expensive for the average person. So, sad to say, we need to continue drilling for the foreseeable future. In doing so, we need to do it on our own soil in as safe conditions as possible. Drilling closer to shore is MUCH safer and easier than drilling further out...
i would certainly not advocate a instant switch to be forced upon the american public, but youve surely heard the urban legends of oil and auto companies(and certainly others industry defacto leaders) "stifling" advancements by immediately buying the idea from the inventor/entrepreneur to maintin the status quo.
another urban legend.. years back there was some evangelist that made claims about a huge oil find in alaska, in which the company that leased the area quickly covered up to maintain the value of oil on the market(not unlike the diamond cartels and the hoards they have)..
when i look now all i find is the "gull island' controversy that i find as much fact as fiction and i cant tell which is which..(same ol' "one indian lies and the other tells the truth, but which is which" thing.
who knows, but i am aware there are many "tapped and capped" wells(right here in central illinois, let alone the rest of the US) just waiting until its most profitable to be re-opened. (btw, right here, right now, we get about $60+ per barrel)
i think the moratorium is a great idea, and the judge sucks.
i have to ask..
what is your thoughts on the last administrations comments and actions regarding civil liberties and the constitution? i recall a few moments that really stood my hair on end.
1. the patriot act. (which to date has not been changed/altered no matter the claims made by some to adress it)
2. bush's comment regarding the constitution being "just a g.d. piece of paper".(after being publicly confronted about its ambiguity)
3. outing of the undercover agent.
4. the firing/dismissal of us attorneys.
each of which would create bloody rage in the streets in this overcharged political environment.
back then the fear of govt and the "youre with us or youre against us" oppressive speech seemed such that many simply buried their heads for fear of being the next one on the chopping block.
whereas today it seems very much in reverse, with fear of facing political retribution to almost everything thats been proposed.(good, bad or indifferent its damned if you do and damned if you dont)
IMO, the above items and a few others are what people voted against last election, moreso than anything else. the bar was really lowered and the people wanted "change" in govt.. though im pretty sure the current out-of-balance administration isnt what they wanted.
in any case, itll soon change and many will again realize there is not a true public servant among the entire self serving bunch.(right, middle or left) they all owe someone something.
my only fear in the upcoming elections is the newly unbridled monetary influence that a corporation can have.(particularly those with nothing more than a corporate base in the US)
Good. I hope you carry on with the same bravado and posturing next time you are standing at the gas pump. Remember, now, it was that damned, dirty Louisianna oil rig worker that just made you run out that tank of gas and then turn around and pay the company that employed him for another one.
Do you get light headed from the lack of oxygen way up there on your pedastal?
For the reasons cited by TWO courts already?!?!?