The US House of Representatives posed to pass a stunningly long and complex bill to "control" climate change. What will it really do?Another massive bill sits at the crest of passing the US House of Representatives. Dubbed climate change legislation by the news media, the 1200 page bill comes up for a final vote today and will likely pass through the House. Politico reports:
The House neared a decisive vote on sweeping climate-change legislation Friday afternoon — with Democratic leaders racing to corral votes on a bill that Republicans said they hadn’t even seen yet...Here's my beef. Why does Nancy Pelosi keep insisting on ramming through bills this year which obviously have deep and lasting impact on the US, especially when no one, absolutely no one, incredibly no one, let me repeat no one, has any idea what these bills will do.Republican accused the Democrats of ramming the bill through the House. Rep. Joe Barton (R-Tex.) asked repeatedly if there was even a copy of the current version of the bill anywhere in the House chamber. Democratic Rep. Ellen Tauscher, in the speaker’s chair, repeatedly dodged the question.
Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.), one of the bill’s sponsors, finally rose to say that a single copy of the current version of the bill was available at the speaker’s desk – and on the Internet, which members would have to leave the floor to access. (Politico)
No one yet has any idea of the far-reaching problems and effects of this year's stimulus bill. Nearly all current analyses are not favorable.
No one knows has any idea what the effects will be of such sweeping changes to US energy policy implanted in this current bill. No one can even follow the pork, since no one's seen the final version of the bill in time to vote for it.
No one knows what's really in the bill. I doubt a single member of the House has a clue what's included. I know they don't have a clue of the bill's ramifications should it pass into law.
What can we conclude from this style of government - this pass first and ask questions later approach?
We can conclude that House Democrats are more concerned with political correctness than with correct politics. We can conclude that Nancy Pelosi and House Democrats are less concerned with the environment than with hiding the contents of their legislation. We can conclude that lobbies are a far, far worse problem than anyone suspects. We can conclude that the President and Congress have more concern for their pet project than for the American people. We can conclude that rising energy costs (and be certain they will significantly rise) are not important to government. (Energy costs will effect everyone, the poor as well as the rich, despite the "protections" in the current bill.) We can conclude that those who hold power for the moment have absolutely no concern for the wishes and will of the American people.
Can we afford to gamble our future on such a pass first, ask questions later government? Can you afford it?
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