American Thinker Blog has an entry concerning the predicted “collapse” of the Great Barrier Reef due to global warming.
But like so many other environmental catastrophist warnings before it, exactly the opposite has occurred. Not only has the Reef not collapsed, it’s making a “spectacular” comeback.
I’d like a list of all the things the Warmists have predicted since 1976, for comparison to actual events. From the count in my mind, the Warmists are in a major prediction deficit.
Flourishing eagles feast on Maine’s rare seabirds.
Doh! There’s an environmental conundrum for you. What do you do when a protected species is killing off another protected species?
So, how does the judge in this case reconcile his ruling with the fact that he has no authority to make such a ruling?
More and more judges are doing this lately. The ruling is troubling for a number of reasons. First, it amounts to legislating from the bench. That’s bad enough because judges don’t have any Constitutional authority for that.
Second, the ruling cannot only apply to a certain person, the boy in this case, but can now be used as precedent in other cases which may or may not have much in common with this particular case.
Third, does the government have the right to force someone to receive treatment? In my mind, that violates some basic Rights we all have. Granted, we all have the Right to Life, but can methods to preserve life be enforced by the Court? If so, does it remain a Right?
Fourth, does the government know what is best, or do individuals know what is best for themselves? That question is posed by the attorney for the boy’s family.
On the other hand, does stupidity nullify individual rights? How about religious beliefs?
There was similar story from Utah a couple of years back where the parents of Parker Jensen disagreed with a physician’s diagnosis and refused to get chemotherapy for their son. The Jensens had to leave the State to avoid the court ruling, and were subsequently indicted on charges of kidnapping.
Parker is still alive today and in good health. The State of Utah eventually dropped the kidnapping charges against the Jensens. The Jensens tried to sue the State for damages, but were denied.
One of Glenn Beck’s 9-12 principles is that Parents are the ultimate authority for their family, not the government. How do you 912ers feel about that in light of this case?
I’d appreciate comments.
Judge rules family can’t refuse chemo for boy – Yahoo! News.
‘Gay’ gene claim suddenly vanishes. American Psychological Association revises statement on homosexuality.
A story on WorldNetDaily.com points to the National Association for Research & Therapy of Homosexuality website as the source for more information on a brochure that included this statement:
“There is no consensus among scientists about the exact reasons that an individual develops a heterosexual, bisexual, gay or lesbian orientation. Although much research has examined the possible genetic, hormonal, developmental, social, and cultural influences on sexual orientation, no findings have emerged that permit scientists to conclude that sexual orientation is determined by any particular factor or factors. Many think that nature and nurture both play complex roles. …”
More and more evidence is piling up that same-sex attraction isn’t just a genetic issue. There is choice involved.
But we already knew that.
‘Green’ lightbulbs poison workers – Times Online. “Large numbers of Chinese workers have been poisoned by mercury, which forms part of the compact fluorescent lightbulbs. A surge in foreign demand, set off by a European Union directive making these bulbs compulsory within three years, has also led to the reopening of mercury mines that have ruined the environment.”
Green kills.
Michelle Malkin has good things to say about Jason Chaffetz on her blog. She is referring specifically to Rep. Chaffetz’s Cap and Trade Disclosure Act, for which he is currently seeking co-sponsors.
The Republican Study Committee reports:
Rep. Jason Chaffetz is seeking original cosponsors for the Cap-and-Trade Tax Disclosure Act which will require utility companies to disclose and separately itemize the impact of cap-and-trade taxes on each customer’s utility bill. Sound tax policy requires that taxes should be visible to taxpayers and not buried in the cost of items we purchase. With this legislation, every utility customer – residential and business — will be able to identify the cost of cap-and-trade emissions that the utility is passing on to the customer. As regulated entities, utilities pass taxes on to customers, unlike unregulated companies that can also pass taxes on to shareholders and employees. The cap-and-trade tax is potentially the largest tax increase ever imposed. According to the Administration’s own budget document, the cost will be at least $646 billion over an eight-year period. No matter where you stand on the issue of cap and trade, both sides can agree that full disclosure and transparency are good public policy.
Some critics have said that cap and trade can’t be called a tax. Cap and Trade is a way for the government to collect revenue on energy used, while having private companies do the collecting. The effect would be the same as a national sales tax. Even some Liberal Democrats have opposed cap and trade because it is a regressive tax that will hit lower-income, working Americans the hardest.
The American people deserve full-disclosure on bills coming out of their government. Rep. Chaffetz’s bill would shine a light on the effects of the Cap and Trade tax, and expose it’s bottom line effects to American taxpayers.
Contact your representative and ask him or her to co-sponsor the Cap and Trade Disclosure Act.
Here are a few things you may not have seen in the Move-on Media:
Al Gore Lies to Congress about Personal Finances (Green Hell Blog)
Al Gore Lies, Part 2 (Green Hell Blog)
Obama the Sophist (RealClearPolitics)
Newspaper Bonuses Remain Unquestioned (News Busters)
We could have told them so—that is, if they would ever listen.
I’m talking about the Leftists (Environmentalists and Socialists) who insist on changing aspects of society without having anything acceptable with which to replace them. That goes for products as well. Spokane County, WA is learning this the hard way. The Greens up North thought they could just pass a mandate forcing everyone to use low-phosphate dish detergents, and that would save the environment, they would feel good about protecting the planet, and everyone would be happy.
Not so fast there, pal.
It turns out the green detergents don’t work. Phosphate is what makes detergents work. If you remove the active ingredient, what do you get? Just a bunch of white powder that won’t even get you high. Useless garbage.
So the people in Spokane are doing what people naturally do when they can’t get what they want in their own neighborhoods; they go to the next state over–Idaho. So now there is a booming black market for effective dish soap purchased in Idaho, where there are no silly phosphate restrictions, and people can actually have clean dishes.
The funny thing is that the law doesn’t prohibit ownership or use of high-phosphate detergents, only the sale of those products. The end results is that people will naturally purchase the products where it is legal to sell them and bring them back into the state, completely negating the intent of the law in the first place. That’s just stupid.
The Communists figured out how to keep people from leaving. I’m afraid that’s what these morons might try next.
Steven Milloy’s GreenHellBlog today has a study posted by the University of Illinois College of Law and Economics regarding Obama’s new “Green Jobs.”
It demonstrates something we already know–that Obama hasn’t got a clue about running an economy and should simply let the market work. Of course we also already know he can’t do that, for two main reasons: 1) he’s a socialist and, therefore, 2) he is far too committed to his position, and his arrogance will not permit him to admit he’s wrong.
My wife picked up on that attitude in his press conference the other day. Did you notice how he said they were going to try new things, and if they don’t work, they’ll just keep trying? Rather than just leaving things alone to be worked out by the people.
Socialism and Environmentalism are a dangerous mix. Socialists think they can plan the economy, which is bad enough. But when you add overzealous obsession with the environment to the planning, you get all kinds of mischief, poor planning, and failed policies.
Cap and trade, in other words, is a scheme to redistribute income and wealth — but in a very curious way. It takes from the working class and gives to the affluent; takes from Miami, Ohio, and gives to Miami, Florida; and takes from an industrial America that is already struggling and gives to rich Silicon Valley and Wall Street “green tech” investors who know how to leverage the political class.
In essence, Obama has found a way to fund his socialist programs, AND get them paid for by the very people who are most likely to be opposed to them, while those who are most likely to be in favor of (and use) them, will pay very little if anything for them. How ironically convenient.
Welcome to the newest form of involuntary servitude – EcoSlavery.
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