Lesbian Judge Sotomayer Admits Courts Make Law
"All of the legal defense funds out there-- they're looking for people with court of appeals experience. Because court of appeals is where policy is made. And I know, I know this is on tape and I should never say that because we don't make law. [Laughs] I know. I know. [Laughter] I'm not promoting it, I'm not advocating it, I'm...y'know."
The Next Token Justice?--Sonia Sotomayor places "empathy" and race solidarity above the law
President Obama’s stated preference for selecting a minority candidate who “understand[s] what it’s like to be poor, or African-American, or gay, or disabled, or old.”
Obama's preference is for a gay on the bench with him. Because of this I believe he is a closet gay communist.
Sotomayor considers her ethnicity of paramount importance, as well. She began consciously developing a sense of her ethnic identity as a young woman and has allowed identity politics to act as a lens through which she sees her jurisprudence. During her student years at Princeton University in the 1970s, Sotomayor became actively involved in two campus organizations devoted chiefly to the celebration of an ethnicity distinct from that of the white majority. She reminisces: “The Puerto Rican group on campus, Accion Puertorriquena, and the Third World Center provided me with an anchor I needed to ground myself in that new and different world.”
Perhaps the most noteworthy case over which Sotomayor has presided was that of Frank Ricci, a white New Haven, Connecticut fireman who, in 2003, had scored well on the test which the fire department administered to determine promotions to such positions as lieutenant and captain. But when it was revealed that black firefighters had, on average, scored much lower on that test, the New Haven Fire Department, reasoning that the exam itself must have been racially biased, discarded the results and granted no promotions that year. In response, Ricci and 17 fellow firefighters (16 whites and one Hispanic) filed a federal civil rights lawsuit which was argued before a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit. The plaintiffs contended that they had been wrongfully denied promotions they deserved. The judicial panel, which included Sotomayor, upheld New Haven’s decision to dismiss the test results. Subsequently, all 13 members (including Sotomayor) of the same Appeals Court presided over a retrial of the Ricci case. They likewise affirmed, by a 7-6 margin, that the firefighters’ test was invalid. Six of the seven judges to rule that way were, like Sotomayor, Bill Clinton appointees.
The common thread in Sotomayor’s decisions seems to be her view that discrimination remains pervasive in the United States, and that the role of a judge is to “level the playing field,” even if it means rewarding the unqualified and punishing the deserving, while ignoring the law in the process. It is indicative of how she sees the role of a justice that she has previously said that the Court of Appeals “is where policy is made.” This is the textbook definition of judicial activism. Unfortunately, it is also “the critical ingredient” that Barack Obama has identified as the chief “criterion” by which he will select the next Supreme Court justice.
So let me summarize. A queer judge who believes in queer ideas who also believes the courts make law and she will defend racial discrimination against whites in any form. In other words she is a gay witch who will use her postion to make law that help promote queers in their quest to appear "normal" and unqualified minorities get jobs that they are not qualified for.
She is just another IDIOT that the IDIOT obama has nominated. He is a queer that loves queers and hates whites. It is obvious he is a racist. It is obvious queers are obama's friends. Racists are obama's choice for his racist agenda.
So let me summarize. A queer judge who believes in queer ideas who also believes the courts make law. She will defend racial discrimination against whites in any form. In other words she is a gay who will use her postion to make laws that help promote queers in their quest to appear "normal" and unqualified minorities get jobs that they are not qualified for. A prefect match for a ODD "president" who is a racist and an unqualified "minority".
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Lesbian Judge Sotomayer Is A Racist
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Whether born from experience or inherent physiological or cultural differences, a possibility I abhor less or discount less than my colleague Judge Cedarbaum, our gender and national origins may and will make a difference in our judging. Justice O'Connor has often been cited as saying that a wise old man and wise old woman will reach the same conclusion in deciding cases. I am not so sure Justice O'Connor is the author of that line since Professor Resnik attributes that line to Supreme Court Justice Coyle. I am also not so sure that I agree with the statement. First, as Professor Martha Minnow has noted, there can never be a universal definition of wise. Second, I would hope that a wise Latina woman with the richness of her experiences would more often than not reach a better conclusion than a white male who hasn't lived that life.
"Second, I would hope that a wise Latina woman with the richness of her experiences would more often than not reach a better conclusion than a white male who hasn't lived that life."
The lesbian Sotomayer is saying she thinks she is a wise latina woman that would legislate from the bench against any white males just because she is a latina lesbian and white males can't reach her conclusions.
This lesbian is a racist. A real racist. And yes she is a lesbian. Anyone who describes her lesbian lifestyle as preverted she would say is racist. I say again she is a lesbian and she is preverted. This doesn't make me a racist because it is a fact. She like obama will and does play the race card. She has 2 cards to play the homofobe card and latino race card.
Obama agrees and wants to put lesbians and queers in judge positions. Why? It is obvious to me. Obama thinks like them, agrees with them and puts them in positions of authority. Don't tell me obama is not a queer but only wants to promote queers.
Judge Sotomayor has given several speeches about the importance of diversity. But her 2001 remarks at Berkeley, which were published by the Berkeley La Raza Law Journal, went further, asserting that judges’ identities will affect legal outcomes.
“Whether born from experience or inherent physiological or cultural differences,” she said, for jurists who are women and nonwhite, “our gender and national origins may and will make a difference in our judging.”
Her remarks came in the context of reflecting her own life experiences as a Hispanic female judge and on how the increasing diversity on the federal bench “will have an effect on the development of the law and on judging.”
Again she admits she is a racist by saying her gender and national origins will make a difference in her judging. She is suppose to use the law to judge not make up her own law just because she is a non white lesbian latino woman.
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Cap and Trade Energy Equals Zap and Fade Economy

HYSTERIA Global Warming MITHS/FACTS also known as "Climate Change" It is our opinion that the Sun is the main direct and indirect driver of climate change.
Friends of science accurate data
IDIOTS and their IDIOT solutions to "crisis" problems that don't exist. The radical left wing democrate extremists want you to believe there is a global warming crisis so they can appear to solve the FAKE computer generated numbers crisis. The global warming "crisis" is only in a flawed computer program or programs that have generated FAKE predictions of future climate change. Garbage in equals garbage out. The garbage out is the FRAUD that "green house" gases cause global warming caused by man. So they tell you we must all pay the price for our co2 emissions including what we exhale as we breathe. It is a TAX FRAUD SCHEME to tax all America for big government programs. The "greenies" want the US to operate on windmills and solar panels/minature autos etc. The LIE of global warming is propagated daily as propaganda for the purpose of saving "mother earth" from the carbon infestations that inhabit the earth such as humans. The FRAUD of "global warming" is the snake oil being sold by the "one" or number one snake oil salesman obama, who by the way can't remember his sales pitch without a teleprompter. Obama is USELESS as is his snakeoil, "cap and trade". He is a socialist/communist one world order puppet who looks and talks like howdy doody.
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Cap and Trade Energy =
Zap and Fade Economy
Representatives Henry Waxman (D-CA) and Ed Markey (D-MA) have proposed a “cap and trade” bill to purportedly help fight global warming. Though the proposed legislation will have little impact on world temperatures, it is a massive energy tax in disguise that promises job losses, income cuts, and a sharp left-turn towards big government.
President Barack Obama described the plan best when he said “[u]nder my plan of a cap and trade system, electricity rates would necessarily skyrocket.” And skyrocket they will. In total, a typical family of four will see its energy costs rise by over $22,800 from 2012-2035.
But it gets worse. When energy costs increase, the costs of all goods and services increase. Businesses have to pay a higher overhead, and they pass that on to consumers. Manufacturers, an energy-intensive industry, will have to pay more to produce their products, so the price of their products will rise to reflect the higher costs of production. The $22,800 does not include this higher cost of living, nor does it include the higher expenditure for such things as more energy efficient cars and appliances or the disutility of driving smaller, less safe vehicles or the discomfort of using less heating and cooling.
Because almost every industry and American uses some form of fossil fuel-based energy, the impact of an energy tax of this level will be disastrous to the American economy. For example, The Heritage Foundation’s Center for Data Analysis has found that by 2035 the Waxman-Markey bill will have the following economic impact:
* Reduce aggregate Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by $9.6 trillion
* Destroy up to 2.5 million jobs in some years
* Raise electric rates 90%, gasoline prices by 74%, and natural gas prices by 55% after adjusting for inflation
* Raise a typical family’s average annual energy bill by $1,500
With unemployment at 8.9%, now is not the time to subject our economy and American families to such a burdensome tax. The impact of Waxman-Markey on the next generation of families is thousands of dollars per year in higher energy costs, over $116,600 of additional federal debt (above and beyond the unconscionable increases already scheduled), a weaker economy, and more unemployment. And all for a change in world temperature that might not be noticeable.
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Nothing. Zip. Zero. Zilch. There are no benefits for the American people in the Waxman-Markey energy tax bill. Whenever defenders of the free market point out how much an energy tax will cost the economy, the enviro-left always tries to change the subject to “the cost of inaction.” But here is the dirty little secret about Waxman-Markey: it does nothing to prevent global warming/climate change whatever you want to call it. And that is before House Democrats gutted the bill.
Climatologist Chip Knappenberger crunched the numbers and found:
A full implementation and adherence to the long-run emissions restrictions provisions described by the Waxman-Markey Climate Bill would result only in setting back the projected rise in global temperatures by a few years—a scientifically meaningless prospect.
And what about the gutted version that Waxman is now trying to force through committee? Even less. Knappenberger again:
By the year 2050, the “clean” version reduces projected global temperatures by 0.044ºC (or ~3% less than the rise without the legislation), the “dirty” version gets you about half of that, or 0.022ºC (~1.5% less), and the “dirtier” version saves half of that again, or 0.011ºC (<1% less). By century’s end, you don’t do much better–the temperature reduction amounts to, respectively, 0.112ºC (0.20ºF), 0.046ºC (0.08ºF), and 0.013ºC (0.02ºF).
The Heritage Foundation’s Center for Data Analysis has not scored the economic cost of either “dirty” or “dirtier” versions of the Waxman-Markey legislation. But they did score the “clean” version and found it would reduce aggregate gross domestic product (GDP) by $7.4 trillion by 2035 and destroy 844,000 jobs annually. On what planet is that worth 0.044ºC lower global temperatures?
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The best fit linear temperature trend calculated from the University of Alabama in Huntsville satellite data analysis shows a decline of 0.31 Celsius over the last 29 years. The analysis is for the southern polar region for -60 to -85 degrees latitude. Meanwhile, the CO2 concentrations increased by about 15%.
So CO2 has increased maybe but over the last 29 years the temperature has DECREASED 0.31 for the southern polar region -60 60 -85 degrees latitude.
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Here is a real example of the FRAUD obama in action
This man and many others just like him are being destroyed by Obama. This is what the government does when a thug is in control of the government. The fact that this man will not be compensated in any way for 3 million in auto inventory is fraud. The fraud obama is stealing 3 million from this car dealer. The Dodge franchise, that was purchased, will be taken away from his family on June 9, 2009 without compensation and given to another dealer at no cost to them. Note the new dealer will get the franchise at no cost. Obama has purchased chrysler and now in effect can sell or in this case take a franchise and give it away leaving the original owner with no franchise and 3 million in inventory he can't sell. This is total government control. This is radical left wing extreme fraud in your face stealing. This is the real obama, a FRAUD who poses as a president.
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Letter from a Dodge dealer letter to the editor
My name is George C. Joseph. I am the sole owner of Sunshine Dodge-Isuzu, a family owned and operated business in Melbourne, Florida. My family bought and paid for this automobile franchise 35 years ago in 1974. I am the second generation to manage this business.
We currently employ 50+ people and before the economic slowdown we employed over 70 local people. We are active in the community and the local chamber of commerce. We deal with several dozen local vendors on a day to day basis and many more during a month. All depend on our business for part of their livelihood. We are financially strong with great respect in the market place and community. We have strong local presence and stability.
I work every day the store is open, nine to ten hours a day. I know most of our customers and all our employees. Sunshine Dodge is my life.
On Thursday, May 14, 2009 I was notified that my Dodge franchise, that we purchased, will be taken away from my family on June 9, 2009 without compensation and given to another dealer at no cost to them. My new vehicle inventory consists of 125 vehicles with a financed balance of 3 million dollars. This inventory becomes impossible to sell with no factory incentives beyond June 9, 2009. Without the Dodge franchise we can no longer sell a new Dodge as “new,” nor will we be able to do any warranty service work. Additionally, my Dodge parts inventory, (approximately 0,000.) is virtually worthless without the ability to perform warranty service. There is no offer from Chrysler to buy back the vehicles or parts inventory.
Our facility was recently totally renovated at Chrysler’s insistence, incurring a multi-million dollar debt in the form of a mortgage at Sun Trust Bank.
HOW IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA CAN THIS HAPPEN?
THIS IS A PRIVATE BUSINESS NOT A GOVERNMENT ENTITY
This is beyond imagination! My business is being stolen from me through NO FAULT OF OUR OWN. We did NOTHING wrong.
This atrocity will most likely force my family into bankruptcy. This will also cause our 50+ employees to be unemployed. How will they provide for their families? This is a total economic disaster.
HOW CAN THIS HAPPEN IN A FREE MARKET ECONOMY IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA?
I beseech your help, and look forward to your reply. Thank you.
George C. Joseph
President & Owner
Sunshine Dodge-Isuzu
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Letter from a Dodge dealer letter to the editor
My name is George C. Joseph. I am the sole owner of Sunshine Dodge-Isuzu, a family owned and operated business in Melbourne, Florida. My family bought and paid for this automobile franchise 35 years ago in 1974. I am the second generation to manage this business.
We currently employ 50+ people and before the economic slowdown we employed over 70 local people. We are active in the community and the local chamber of commerce. We deal with several dozen local vendors on a day to day basis and many more during a month. All depend on our business for part of their livelihood. We are financially strong with great respect in the market place and community. We have strong local presence and stability.
I work every day the store is open, nine to ten hours a day. I know most of our customers and all our employees. Sunshine Dodge is my life.
On Thursday, May 14, 2009 I was notified that my Dodge franchise, that we purchased, will be taken away from my family on June 9, 2009 without compensation and given to another dealer at no cost to them. My new vehicle inventory consists of 125 vehicles with a financed balance of 3 million dollars. This inventory becomes impossible to sell with no factory incentives beyond June 9, 2009. Without the Dodge franchise we can no longer sell a new Dodge as “new,” nor will we be able to do any warranty service work. Additionally, my Dodge parts inventory, (approximately 0,000.) is virtually worthless without the ability to perform warranty service. There is no offer from Chrysler to buy back the vehicles or parts inventory.
Our facility was recently totally renovated at Chrysler’s insistence, incurring a multi-million dollar debt in the form of a mortgage at Sun Trust Bank.
HOW IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA CAN THIS HAPPEN?
THIS IS A PRIVATE BUSINESS NOT A GOVERNMENT ENTITY
This is beyond imagination! My business is being stolen from me through NO FAULT OF OUR OWN. We did NOTHING wrong.
This atrocity will most likely force my family into bankruptcy. This will also cause our 50+ employees to be unemployed. How will they provide for their families? This is a total economic disaster.
HOW CAN THIS HAPPEN IN A FREE MARKET ECONOMY IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA?
I beseech your help, and look forward to your reply. Thank you.
George C. Joseph
President & Owner
Sunshine Dodge-Isuzu
Monday, May 18, 2009
Joe Biden Is An IDIOT whom the IDIOT obama picked as his vp

This is a man who talks and acts like a child. He has a child mentality. Obama the "child man" picked biden as his vice president.
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Biden Reveals Location of Secret VP Bunker
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The vice president, well-known for his verbal gaffes, confirms at a dinner the existence and location of a secret hidden bunker that Cheney is believed to have used after the 9/11 attacks.
By Jonathan Passantino
Vice President Joe Biden, well-known for his verbal gaffes, may have finally outdone himself, divulging potentially classified information meant to save the life of a sitting vice president.
According to a report, while recently attending the Gridiron Club dinner in Washington, an annual event where powerful politicians and media elite get a chance to cozy up to one another, Biden told his dinnermates about the existence of a secret bunker under the old U.S. Naval Observatory, which is now the home of the vice president.
The bunker is believed to be the secure, undisclosed location former Vice President Dick Cheney remained under protection in secret after the 9/11 attacks.
Eleanor Clift, Newsweek magazine's Washington contributing editor, said Biden revealed the location while filling in for President Obama at the dinner, who, along with Grover Cleveland, is the only president to skip the gathering.
According to Clift's report on the Newsweek blog, Biden "said a young naval officer giving him a tour of the residence showed him the hideaway, which is behind a massive steel door secured by an elaborate lock with a narrow connecting hallway lined with shelves filled with communications equipment."
Clift continued: "The officer explained that when Cheney was in lock down, this was where his most trusted aides were stationed, an image that Biden conveyed in a way that suggested we shouldn't be surprised that the policies that emerged were off the wall."
On Monday, Biden's press office issued a statement in response to this story, denying the bunker report.
"What the Vice President described in his comments was not -- as some press reports have suggested -- an underground facility, but rather, an upstairs workspace in the residence, which he understood was frequently used by Vice President Cheney and his aides," said Biden's spokesperson Elizabeth Alexander. "That workspace was converted into an upstairs guestroom when the Bidens moved into the residence. There was no disclosure of classified information."
In December 2002, neighbors complained of loud construction work being done at the Naval Observatory, which has been used as a residence by vice presidents since 1974.
The upset neighbors were sent a letter by the observatory's superintendent, calling the work "sensitive in nature" and "classified" and that it was urgent it be completed "on a highly accelerated schedule."
Residents said they believed workers were digging deep into the ground, which would support Biden's report of a secret bunker, but officials never confirmed the purpose of the work performed.
The revelation is the latest from Biden, who has a long history of political blunders.
Most recently, he said in a televised interview that if a family member asked him about traveling he'd advise staying away from public transportation or confined spaces to avoid swine flu -- a remark described as "borderline fearmongering" by an airline spokesman.
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Joe Biden is an IDIOT. IDIOTS elected joe biden. IDIOTS continue to support joe biden and obama.
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Biden's List of Political Blunders
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Vice President Joe Biden has been keeping a low profile these days. But last week he popped into headlines when he clashed with aides to former President George W. Bush after claiming to have rebuked Bush in private meetings. Recalling a conversation during an interview with CNN, Biden said he told Bush in the Oval Office: "'Mr. President, turn and around look behind you. No one is following.'"
Karl Rove, Bush's top political adviser in the White House, called the conversation "fictional."
This isn't the first time Biden's comments have made news. From historical blunders and Internet gaffes to offensive jokes, Vice President Joe Biden is never shy a quotable moment.
Here's a list of 14 amusing yet cringe-worthy "Bidenisms" made during the vice president's more recent political career.
-- On March 13, 2009, Biden addressed a former Senate colleague by saying, "An hour late, oh give me a f**king break," after he arrived on Amtrak at Union Station in Washington, D.C. The vice president's expletive was caught on a live microphone.
-- During a Feb. 25, 2009, interview on CBS' "Early Show," Biden encouraged viewers to visit a government-run Web site that tracks stimulus spending. When asked for the site's web address, Biden could not remember the site's "number."
"You know, I'm embarrassed. Do you know the Web site number?" he asked an aide standing out of view. "I should have it in front of me and I don't. I'm actually embarrassed."
-- At a Jan. 30, 2009, swearing-in ceremony of senior White House staff, Biden mocked Chief Justice John Roberts for his presidential oath blunder on Inauguration Day.
"Am I doing this again?" Biden said, after Obama asked him to administer the oath. When Biden was told the swearing-in was for senior staff -- and not cabinet members -- the vice president quipped, "My memory is not as good as Justice Roberts," prompting a stern nudge from Obama.
-- On Inauguration Day, Jan. 20 2009, Biden misspoke when he told a cheering crowd of supporters, "Jill and I had the great honor of standing on that stage, looking across at one of the great justices, Justice Stewart." Justice John Paul Stevens -- not Stewart -- swore Biden in as vice president.
-- When criticizing former GOP nominee John McCain in Athens, Ohio, on Oct. 15, 2008, Biden said, "Look, John's last-minute economic plan does nothing to tackle the number-one job facing the middle class, and it happens to be, as Barack says, a three-letter word: jobs. J-O-B-S, jobs."
-- In a Sept. 22, 2008, CBS interview, Biden misspoke when he said Franklin D. Roosevelt was president when the stock market crashed in 1929.
"When the stock market crashed, Franklin D. Roosevelt got on the television and didn't just talk about the, you know, the princes of greed. He said, 'Look, here's what happened," he said. Herbert Hoover -- not Roosevelt -- was president in 1929, and television had not yet been invented in 1929.
-- During a Sept. 12, 2008, speech in Columbia, Mo., Biden called for Missouri State Sen. Chuck Graham, who is wheelchair-bound, to "stand up."
"Oh, God love ya," Biden said, after realizing his mistake. "What am I talking about?"
-- At a Sept. 10, 2008, town hall meeting in Nashua, N.H., Biden said, "Hillary Clinton is as qualified or more qualified than I am to be vice president of the United States of America. Quite frankly, it might have been a better pick than me."
-- Biden mistakenly referred to Alaska governor Sarah Palin as the "lieutenant governor" of her state during a town hall meeting on Sept. 4, 2008 at George Mason University in Manassas, Va.
"I heard a very, by the way I mean this sincerely, a very strong and a very good political speech from a lieutenant governor of Alaska who I think is going to be very formidable, very formidable not only in the campaign but in the debate," Biden said.
-- Biden said he was running for president -- not vice president -- during a Sept. 1, 2008, roundtable discussion in Scranton, Pa.
"Today is the moment for me as a United States senator running for president to put aside the national politics and focus on what's happening down there," Biden said.
-- Biden referred to John McCain as "George" during his vice presidential acceptance speech on Aug. 27, 2008, at the Democratic National Convention in Denver, Co. "Freudian slip, folks, Freudian slip," he explained.
-- Biden confused army brigades with battalions when speaking about Obama's plan for sending troops to Afghanistan.
"Or should we trust Barack Obama, who more than a year ago called for sending two additional combat brigades to Afghanistan?"
-- During his first campaign rally with Obama as his vice presidential running mate on Aug. 23, 2008, Biden introduced Obama by saying, "A man I'm proud to call my friend. A man who will be the next President of the United States -- Barack America!"
-- On Jan. 31, 2007 -- the day Biden announced his presidential bid -- the Delaware Senator was roundly criticized for calling Obama "the first mainstream African-American who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy. I mean, that's a storybook, man."
Like I said, biden is an IDIOT. Obama is and IDIOT for picking and IDIOT for a vp.
Sunday, May 17, 2009
The worlds population has been conditioned to accept the deceiver obama
2 Corinthians
11:14 And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light.
11:15 Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works.
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SATAN WILL BE DISGUISED AS AN ANGEL OF LIGHT LIKE OBAMA NOW IS
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Remember the Apostle Paul's prophetic warning in 2 Cor 11:14, "...Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light." To condition people to believe in the concepts of the New World Order, Satan has caused his demons to physically manifest themselves as Aliens, traveling in UFO's, complete with highly technological machines. Do not underestimate Satan; he is the Lord of this world, and he is now being allowed by the Holy Spirit to intervene in unparalleled ways in today's world. The results are going to be spectacular.
However, we believe the world has seen nothing yet. Consider again Biblical teaching about Anti-Christ's kingdom.
* Revelation 13:13, He performs great signs (startling miracles)...because of the miracles which he is allowed to perform...he deceives those who inhabit the earth commanding them to erect a statue in the likeness of the beast..."
These supernatural or seemingly supernatural miracles will lead men directly to the worship of Anti-Christ. This is precisely the planned result of these UFO's and Aliens.
The shocking reality is that Satan has been manipulating world events to achieve his One-World Government, Economy, and Religion through Secret Societies, Communism, Nazism, the New Age, and UFO's. The final merger into the New World Order is almost complete. UFO Aliens and Space ships are nothing more than demons which the Holy Spirit has allowed in this final age to physically manifest themselves in our realm.
And, make no mistake about the fact that the vast majority of the world's peoples are ready to be deceived. Christian author, David Lewis, states in his book, UFO: End-Time Delusion, that a Christian would "have a hard time getting [the idea of demons] across to an average, non-religious person, and to a certain extent, even to some religious persons. Most people in Christian circles...have very little consciousness of any supernatural type of activity."
This concept might shock anyone who has grown up in a family which takes the Bible literally. However, Dr. Lewis is correct that most people today, including many who consider themselves Christian, have no understanding about the reality of demons. And this has been Satan's plan from the beginning. Consider the concrete steps which Satan has carried out among the peoples of the world who were formerly fundamentally Christian, which have brought them to such a point of Biblical ignorance.
For several generations, most people have been rejecting the Truth of Jesus Christ.
The inevitable end result of this rejection is that people then stop reading the Bible, or applying it in any way in their lives.
Satan is then able to implant the idea that the Bible is not to be taken literally, that it is just a collection of myths and legends.
Once people begin to accept the idea that supernatural beings, either Godly or Satanic, do not exist, then Satan can begin to proceed to the next step.
Step #5 is to convince people that the only reality which can be accepted is that which can be observed through our five senses. If man can sense something through one or more of his physical senses, then he will believe it exists.
Satan then proceeds to the next step of convincing men that if something works, it must be true. Thus, men become susceptible to demonic activity, because their system "works" with great power. Further, such men are incapable of properly identifying this demonic power because they have already mentally ruled out the possibility that supernatural beings exist.
Finally, Satan begins to proceed, in stages of ever-increasing frequency and power, to his final Alien deception. Alien beings and UFO phenomenon begin to appear with increasing frequency and contact. Since men disbelieve in the existence of Supernatural beings, they assume the reality of these demons, accepting the lie which these demons are telling, that they are an Alien race from another world. This other world is supposedly more technologically and spiritually advanced than Planet Earth. Therefore, when the Aliens of this more advanced world tell us their religion, we are expected to adopt it, rejecting our own ignorant, uninformed, and outmoded religions, especially Christianity.
In ancient times, this story of deception continues, Aliens visited Earth and intervened in history to give man increased knowledge, from which he was able to build such ancient wonders as the pyramids. Finally, this story teaches that Aliens carried out genetic experiments which changed humans from the Stone-Age being he was to the modern man of the last several thousand years.
Now, the time has come, the Aliens say, for them to intervene again in world history. This time, they will intervene to save man from himself: from his wars, hatreds, spiritual illiteracy, and from his environmental damage. These Aliens will accomplish all this by raising up a man who will be imbued with a special level of consciousness, and who can lead the world into that same level of consciousness. Of course, this man will be Maitreya the Christ, the Anti-Christ.
Do not be deceived. As Cooper stated, in his book, Behold A Pale Horse, p. 177, "[New World Order Planners] have plans to bring about things like earthquakes, war, the Messiah, an extraterrestrial landing, and economic collapse. They might bring about all of these things just to make sure it does work...The Illuminati has all the bases covered..."
The demons of Satan's army will soon physically manifest themselves as Aliens, arriving in armadas of space ships which we have heretofore called UFO's. The plan calls for them to suddenly appear at many places on Earth simultaneously. Some will appear at the White House to confer with the President; some will appear at the United Nations; other aliens will appear at key governmental buildings all over the globe. Aliens will appear in some people's homes or on their front yards. The world's peoples will literally be shocked out of their minds. This is the Plan. This may occur before the worldwide Rapture of the Church; we must be prepared to deal wisely with this planned phenomenon.
Finally, let us examine pertinent passages which may speak to this UFO/Alien plan.
Revelation, Chapter 9, speaks of demons which are released from the bottomless pit of Hell, called the Abyss. Resembling locusts to the Apostle John, they will stream over the earth to afflict and torment unsaved people. Their leader is called Abaddon or Apollyon. Incredibly, the New Age writings refer to these beings constantly, by these names, as being "enlightened" leaders of the New Age.
In Revelation 16:13-16, we see three spirits of demons which come out of the mouth of Anti-Christ; they perform such great signs and wonders that they deceive the rulers of the earth. This is precisely the part of the Plan which Aliens are to perform. They will especially deceive the Presidents, Prime Ministers, Kings, and Queens, of the governments throughout the world.
Everywhere the message will be the same. "We have come to help lead our Earth brothers into a new level of consciousness of which Maitreya the Christ is speaking." Aliens and UFO's will literally hover over and around Maitreya as he is staging his appearance. This is the Plan.
What will be the reaction of the vast majority of the peoples of the world? They will be absolutely astounded beyond words or imagination. Since their minds have already rejected the concept of the physical existence of demons, and have been conditioned to accept as reality anything which they can observe through their physical senses, they will accept these Aliens and their incredible claims. Alien conditioning through books, magazines, TV, movies, and even the trash magazines of the Enquirer variety, will have taken hold. People will believe and allow themselves to be lead away into spiritual error. They will accept the claims of Maitreya the Christ, the Anti-Christ, and will be doomed forever.
Those who have given themselves over to the occultic practice of meditation whereby they have communed with their 'guiding spirits' will be predisposed to believe. Likewise, people who have given themselves over to occultic hypnosis, during which they have been preprogrammed to believe, will be deceived. People who have filled their minds with Science-fiction novels will be predisposed to believe. And all mankind will believe because they are without the Truth of Jesus Christ. Upon all such peoples, the Godly deception will fall, to permanently set their deception.
Biblical prophecy will have been fulfilled. The Anti-Christ will deceive the entire unsaved population of the world. He will proceed to sign the peace treaty with Israel and the Great Tribulation will begin.
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I agree many people are "ripe" for satan's deception. They are ready and willing to accept almost anything obama says or does. It doesn't matter what it is. I have talked with many obama supporters. No matter how much he lies or is later exposed as a liar they always make up an excuse or change the subject. Obama, an angel of light, has deceived the whole world in that many people believe he is the answer to all their problems. Obama stumbles, studders, lies and does the opposite of what he says yet they trust him. He has a demonic hold on these people. They are blind to the truth. A good example was today when he spoke about abortion. He says great swelling words yet he wants all women to have abortions even to the point of killing babys who are born alive. His followers support him. He is a murderer of the innocent unborn. His supporters are murderers of the unborn. They agree and support him in his efforts to abort/kill unborn babys. Only a possesed demon or an angel of light could convince people it is ok to kill/murder/abort unborn babys.
Note to preachers who support and voted for obama. You are deceived also and are blind. The blind leading the blind.
Saturday, May 16, 2009
Why The FRAUD Obama Has Not Been Exposed

I have thought and said all along it would almost be to late to expose the FRAUD obama after Jan 8, 2009 when Congress met in joint session to count the electorial votes. Before this date if a case were filed in state court as the article below explains the FRAUD obama could have been exposed in the Supreme Court. Now obama hides behind the law and knows he can get cases dismissed questioning his citizenship. (If Obama was not a FRAUD he would not challenge ANY court case that seeks to only prove his "citizenship".) This is evidence in itself obama is a FRAUD by the fact obama challenges any court case that asks the question, are you a US citizen or are you a natural born citizen? (I know obama is a FRAUD because he will not provide ANY documentation to back up his on line certification of birth picture on his web site. Without ANY documentation to back it up, anyone including me could have printed it an declared it as authentic.) US election laws were known to obama. He knew of the vast loop holes of election law and state laws that require an individual to have "standing" to challenge a presidential candidate in court. The DNC also of course knows all states rubber stamp any candidate that is nominated in their convention as "qualified".
There is hope as Daniel Tokaji suggests. The most promising is a preelection state-court lawsuit seeking to keep an allegedly unqualified candidate off the ballot. This it seems would be a real answer to exposing the FRAUD obama, but only in the next election cycle of 2012.
The real time answer to exposing obama now is as Leo Donofrio states: "The case has been made as to the Constitutional process necessary to challenge President Obama’s qualifications for office. I call him President because he is President – under our Constitution – unless and until the District Court for the District of Columbia finds him ineligible. That is the only venue of review currently available under the law." Quo warranto is what obama should fear because it could expose him as a FRAUD if the wheels of justice would start turning!
What can be done to remove obama from office now
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Daniel Tokaji: The current federal lawsuits challenging the presidential candidates’ eligibility to serve as president are not justiciable, and it is questionable whether any justiciable case could be brought in federal court as an initial matter. Fortunately, there are alternative means to adjudicate this matter that are consistent with the U.S. Constitution. The most promising is a preelection state-court lawsuit seeking to keep an allegedly unqualified candidate off the ballot. In the event that a renegade state court rejects a candidate who is, in fact, eligible or that two or more state courts reach conflicting conclusions on a candidate’s eligibility, U.S. Supreme Court review should be available as a backstop. This avenue seems less fraught with peril than congressional resolution of the matter, given Congress’ dubious legal authority to not count electoral votes of a candidate it believes ineligible. Those who seek to challenge a presidential candidate’s eligibility would thus be well-advised to dust off their state election codes and head to state court.
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The Justiciability of Eligibility: May Courts Decide Who Can Be President?
I agree with the michigan law review article written by Daniel Tokaji. Its to late to challenge obama's "election". A FRAUD has been elected. Its not to late to challenge the FRAUD in the 2012 election cycle and the FRAUD obama knows this. If Americans will question and challenge obama in state courts before the 2012 election as professor Daniel Tokaji states obama can and will be exposed as the FRAUD he is. This is the answer. This is what can be done to expose obama as a FRAUD in the near future. Quo warranto can expose obama as a FRAUD now. Obama know this. A FRAUD who hides his true nature and citizenship. Obama is really just an empty suit. He speaks as is he is programmed by a teleprompter. He makes decisions like an IDIOT. Everyday he tries to look presidential and make some statement and then change it or lie about saying it in the first place.
Rush Limbaugh made a statement that he thought children were in charge of running the country. I agree. Just listen to nancy pelosi, she is an IDIOT. The IDIOT obama was elected because of her efforts as she says. The obama administration makes decisions like children would. Our country has elected people who think like children and act like children.
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
EPA Holding a Smoking Gun Memo
Smoking gun memo saying that the findings were political, not scientific. Obama is again caught in a LIE. He is like a thug don, because he always denies he knows what the people he appointed and directs are doing. Because of this the public blames others for obama's own deception and lies. It is obama who is the liar and a fraud. A thug from chicago who hides behind; Plausible deniability which is the denial of blame in loose and informal chains of command where upper rungs quarantine the blame to the lower rungs. In the case that illegal or otherwise disreputable and unpopular activities become public, high-ranking officials may deny any awareness of such act or any connection to the agents used to carry out such act.
It's people's opinions in the Obama White House. CO2 not a pollutant. The smoking gun that exposes Obama EPA administrator, Lisa Jackson, as an idiot or a liar. She is an idiot and a liar as is her leader obama.
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The actual memo..that is a smoking gun!
The SMoking Gun memo Link...Read it yourself
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Discussion of scientific support and analysis.
The NPRM fails to articulate the process by which the Administrator came to the
conclusion on p. 30, line 41-46:
“The Administrator believes that the scientific findings in totality point to
compelling evidence of human-induced climate change, and that serious risks and
potential impacts to public health and welfare have been clearly identified, even if
they cannot always be quantified with confidence. The Administrator’s proposed
endangerment finding is based on weighing the scientific evidence, considering
the uncertainties, and balancing any benefits to human health, society the
environment that may also occur.”
The finding document remains very separate from the TSD, with only occasional
references to the IPCC or particular CCSP report findings, and it is up to the reader’s
interpretation of the TSD to determine how the evidence has been weighed to arrive at
the conclusions above. The finding rests heavily on the precautionary principle, but the
amount of acknowledged lack of understanding about basic facts surrounding GHGs
seem to stretch the precautionary principle to providing for regulation in the face of
unprecedented uncertainty. (The TSD notes several areas where essential behaviors of
GHGs are "not well determined" and "not well understood" (e.g., why have U.S. methane
levels decreased recently?).) This could be remedied by expanding the discussion on pp.
25-31 to articulate more clearly how the Administrator weighed the scientific evidence
related to each impact or how/whether she gave more or less weight to particular impacts
for either the public health or the welfare finding and how she weighed uncertainty in her
deliberations.
For example, the NPRM and TSD outline the following 5 human health effects from
climate change: temperature effects, air quality changes, extreme events, climatesensitive
diseases and aeroallergens. It is unclear whether temperature effects will result
in net mortality increases or decreases and the scientific literature does not provide
definitive data or conclusions about aeroallergen impacts. Further, the impact of climatesensitive
diseases may be minimal in a rich country like the US.
Hence, it seems that the Administrator’s public health endangerment conclusion is based
on the other two impacts, with the most significant health risks being posed by air quality
changes. If so, the discussion here should state this explicitly. Further, the argument for
why the increases in ozone from climate change pose a health impact could be fleshed
out more thoroughly (p. 27, line 34-39). Since tropospheric ozone is already regulated
under the Clean Air Act, EPA should explain why those regulations are inadequate to
protect public health from the ozone impacts of climate change.
In addition, the finding could be strengthened by including additional information on
benefits, costs, and risks (where this information exists); meeting appropriate standards
for peer review; and accepted research protocols. Some issues to cover that would
address costs, benefits, and risks include the following:
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o Methodology or methodologies used for weighing risks and various
outcomes and the risks associated with each;
o Confidence intervals related to model results at the regional and local
scales;
o Underlying assumptions of findings, publications on which the findings
are based, and “business-as-usual” scenarios;
o Quality and homogeneity of temperature data from surface networks that
may affect estimates of past temperature trends, and calibration and
verification of models;
o Impacts of climate change on the value of net economic benefits.
The Finding should also acknowledge that EPA has not undertaken a systematic risk
analysis or cost-benefit analysis.
In the absence of a strong statement of the standards being applied in this decision, there
is a concern that EPA is making a finding based on (1) "harm" from substances that have
no demonstrated direct health effects, such as respiratory or toxic effects, (2) available
scientific data that purports to conclusively establish the nature and extent of the adverse
public health and welfare impacts are almost exclusively from non-EPA sources, and (3)
applying a dramatically expanded precautionary principle. If EPA goes forward with a
finding of endangerment for all 6 GHGs, it could be establishing a relaxed and expansive
new standard for endangerment. Subsequently, EPA would be petitioned to find
endangerment and regulate many other “pollutants" for the sake of the precautionary
principle (e.g., electromagnetic fields, perchlorates, endocrine disruptors, and noise).
Endangerment without consideration of regulatory consequences.
EPA should explain whether it considered a finding that methane and the other four non-
CO2 GHGs do in fact contribute to climate change, based on their higher warming
potential, but that overriding policy concerns make such a finding infeasible concerning
CO2. Because methane and the other four non-CO2 GHGs are either already regulated
under the CAA or are functionally equivalent to pollutants typically regulated under the
CAA, an endangerment finding for these GHGs would be relatively routine. Because
GHGs are understood to be long-lived, well-mixed in the atmosphere, and generated by
many nations around the globe, the most analogous regulatory approach for controlling
GHGs would seem to be Title VI of the CAA. EPA's relevant experience with
controlling ozone-depleting substances should inform its decisions on an approach to
regulating GHGs.
In contrast, an endangerment finding under section 202 may not be not the most
appropriate approach for regulating GHGs. Making the decision to regulate CO2 under
the CAA for the first time is likely to have serious economic consequences for regulated
entities throughout the U.S. economy, including small businesses and small communities.
Should EPA later extend this finding to stationary sources, small businesses and
institutions would be subject to costly regulatory programs such as New Source Review.
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The role of mitigation, adaptation, and/or benefits of climate change
To the extent that climate change alters our environment, it will create incentives for
innovation and adaptation that mitigate the damages from climate change. The document
should note this possibility and how it affects the likely impacts of climate change.
For example, climate change is likely to unfold slowly and people may migrate from hot
regions (e.g., Arizona) to more temperate regions (e.g., Minnesota) and this would
mitigate the adverse impacts on health (although people would incur migration costs).
Further, climate change is likely to lead to innovation that mitigates the ozone related
health impacts; it seems reasonable to assume that in the absence of regulation of GHS,
new medicines that lessen the health impacts of ozone will be developed. Moreover,
advances in technology and the development of public health programs (e.g., cooling
centers) are likely to lessen the negative welfare impacts of heat waves.
Similarly, the document would appear more balanced if it also highlighted whether
particular regions of the US would benefit, and to what extent these positive impacts
would mitigate negative impacts elsewhere in the United States. For example, it might be
reasonable to conclude that Alaska will benefit from warmer winters for both health and
economic reasons. Deschenes and Moretti (2007 Review of Economics and Statistics)
demonstrate that extremely cold days are more dangerous to human health than extremely
hot days. Please add this paper to the literature review in Section 7(a) of the TSD.
Further, there should be a consideration of the fertilizing effect of CO2, which may
overwhelm the negative impact of additional hot days on agricultural yields in some
regions of the US. In others regions, the net effect is likely to be negative.
Agency compliance with other environmental mandates
There is some concern that an endangerment finding, and some of the language used to
support the finding, will make it more difficult to comply with NEPA and other
environmental planning statutes.
• This finding and the associated emission standards for these six greenhouse gases
may make it much more expensive and difficult to develop other air quality
standards (NAAQS in particular). For example, EPA has recently asked BLM to
use models that sometimes exceed current budgets in developing resource
management plans and environmental impact statements. Also, there are
currently no models available that forecast the potential impacts of greenhouse
gases on climate change at the regional or local level, which are the levels at
which our decisions are made. This rule also could make findings that would
leave agencies vulnerable to litigation alleging “inadequate NEPA” due to new
information (i.e., the endangerment finding) that was not considered when the EIS
was developed. Without a model available, an agency would be left with little
ability to respond because (i) there are no standards to serve as thresholds, (ii)
there are no tools to analyze impacts, and (iii) the cost of analyzing impacts could
be exorbitant.
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• Unnecessarily broad or expansive language with respect to the effects of GHGs or
the certainty with which effects will occur could create a basis for finding all
GHG emissions significant for purposes of NEPA analysis, thus requiring an EIS
for all direct and indirect effects that change GHG emissions in any amount.
Similarly, EPA should be very careful to state which effects are significant and
their scale to avoid unintentionally trigger NEPA for Federal actions not
otherwise considered to have environmental impacts.
Four chemicals v. six chemicals
EPA proposes to make an endangerment finding on six directly emitted and long-lived
GHGs—carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, hydrofluorocarbons, perfluorocarbons
and sulfur hexafluoride, treated as a group as an air pollutant. The proposal, however,
defines the terms “air pollution” and “air pollutant” for purposes of section 202(a) as the
six GHGs, two of which are not addressed in the underlying petition and which EPA
recognizes are not emitted by new motor vehicles or motor vehicle engines, and on page
two, this action is characterized as a “response” to the Supreme Court’s decision in
Massachusetts v. EPA, 549 U.S. 497 (2007), which arose from a petition with respect to
the four GHGs. Although the latter two GHGs have similar characteristics and are
addressed in UN documents, it is not clear why they are included in the endangerment
and “cause or contribute” findings. While it appears that section 202(a) provides
sufficiently broad authority for EPA to do so and the draft explains this decision as based
on the uniform, global nature of GHG ambient concentrations, a seemingly simpler
regulatory action might be to base the definition of “air pollution” or “air pollutant” on
the four GHGs emitted by new motor vehicles or motor vehicle engines.
• This raises the question of the extent to which EPA intends or does not intend
this finding to extend beyond section 202 to the same terms used in other key
parts of the CAA, e.g., section 101(a) (general findings and purpose), section 108
(National Ambient Air Quality Standards), and section 111(b) (New Source
Performance Standards). EPA would benefit from making its position explicit in
this proposal. Commenters are sure to take this important issue on in some
fashion so EPA may as well do what it can to shape the debate and the comments
being invited. For example, it could note that the same terms are important parts
of other key CAA provisions, but then state that EPA at this time is only
addressing and seeking comment on issues directly associated with section 202.
Alternatively, it could state that it views these findings as to GHGs to be broadly
applicable to the Act as a whole, but nonetheless make clear that EPA is not in
this rulemaking attempting to consider or address any of the other regulatory
findings that would be necessary to trigger GHG regulation under other CAA
programs. A third option would be to invite comment on whether interested
parties believed there was any basis for distinguishing the understanding of the
terms in the section 202 context from the understanding of the terms in other parts
of the Act.
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• EPA fails to make a case of why the six GHGs should be treated as a single
pollutant and why all six should be treated as a group. Treating the gases as a
group yields the indefensible result that emissions of PFCs, SF6 and HFCs other
than HFC-134a from motor vehicles are asserted to “cause or contribute: to air
pollution, when there are no such emissions from motor vehicles. Further, EPA
states that: "Depending on the circumstances... it may be appropriate to set
standards for individual gases [of the 6], or some combination of group and
individual standards." EPA asserts that these regulatory flexibilities would exist
whether or not greenhouse gases are treated as multiple pollutants or as individual
pollutants. [See discussion on page 32-33.]
• These greenhouse gases differ significantly in terms of physical properties,
formation mechanisms, and possible mitigation techniques.
• Mobile source CO2 is formed by burning fossil fuels. Virtually all of the
carbon in the fuel is converted to CO2. The more efficient the combustion
process, the more complete the conversion to CO2. Unlike for traditional
criteria pollutants (e.g., NMHC, CO, NOX), which can be converted to other
substances through emissions aftertreatment (i.e., catalytic converters), no
mobile aftertreatment device can convert CO2 to something that does not
contribute to global warming.1 Therefore, mobile source CO2 emissions can
only be reduced by burning less fossil fuel, either by improving fuel economy
or converting to less carbon-intensive fuels.
• Mobile source CH4 and N2O emissions are by-products of fossil fuel
combustion. However, burning less fossil fuel does not necessarily mean
reducing CH4 and N2O emissions. For example, using methane (CH4) rather
than petroleum could increase CH4 emissions
• Mobile source HFC emissions arise from releases of HFC refrigerants from
mobile air conditioners. Therefore, mobile source HFC emissions can only be
reduced by using different refrigerants and/or “hardening” mobile air
conditioners to reduce the potential for refrigerant leaks.
• Mobile source CO2, CH4, N2O, and HFC emissions not only have different
global warning potentials, they remain in the atmosphere for different
amounts of time and are removed from the atmosphere by different
mechanisms.
• In contrast to EPA’s citation of Class I and Class II substances under Title VI,
under Title II, EPA’s treats mobile source NHMC and NOX as separate pollutants,
even though both are precursors to the formation of tropospheric ozone (i.e.,
urban smog), and both are mitigated through a combination of fuel improvements,
1 In fact, current catalytic converters operate by convert HC, CO, and NOX into CH4, N2O, and CO2 (and
water).
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combustion process changes, and emissions
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combustion process changes, and emissions aftertreatment. Considering that
mobile source CO2, CH4, N2O, and HFC emissions are even more distinct from
one another than are mobile source NHMC and NOX emissions, and that EPA
classifies NMHC and NOX as separate pollutants, EPA should classify these as
separate pollutants or, alternatively, classify CO2 as one pollutant, classify CH4
and N2O as another pollutant (class), and classify HFCs as a third pollutant
(class).
Accounting for the Global Nature of Greenhouse Gas Pollution in the Findings
In this draft proposal, EPA finds under Clean Air Act (CAA) section 202(a) that (1) “air
pollution” in the form of the global mix of six greenhouse gases (or the GHGs) may be
reasonably anticipated to endanger public health and welfare (the endangerment finding);
and (2) emissions of an “air pollutant” in the form of the global mix of the GHGs from
new motor vehicles or motor vehicle engines cause or contribute to that air pollution (the
contribution finding). The agency characterizes the “global” nature of the GHG
emissions and concentrations (page 16), notes the effects of GHG emissions globally in
making the endangerment finding (page 29), and assesses the contribution of the GHGs
emitted by section 202(a) sources as a percentage of global emissions (page 36). The
proposal appears to assume, but does not explicitly discuss why (or solicit comment on
whether) these are relevant legal inquiries under section 202(a) the Clean Air Act. This is
virtually certain to be a subject of public comment; and we recommend that EPA directly
address this matter in the proposal.
EPA also factors international considerations into the endangerment and contribution
findings differently. On page 29, the agency states: “The Administrator judges that
impacts to public health and welfare occurring within the U.S. alone warrant her
proposed endangerment finding.” On page 36, however, EPA bases its finding on the
“significance” of the GHG emissions from section 202(a) sources for purposes of the
contribution finding in part on their global contribution:
It is the Administrator’s judgment that the collective GHG emissions from section
202(a) source categories are significant, whether the comparison is global (over 4
percent of total GHG emissions) or domestic (24 percent of total GHG
emissions). The Administrator believes that consideration of the global context is
important for the cause or contribute test but that the analysis should not solely
consider the global context.
It is unclear from the proposal why a difference in treatment of the two findings is
necessary or appropriate. Because the Administrator regards the domestic contribution
comparison in itself to be significant, it may be simpler (and less open to challenge) to
base the contribution finding solely on domestic considerations. (This would not
foreclose a discussion of global contribution, provided, as requested above, it is made
clear how relevant this is under section 202(a)).
Group Versus Individual Approach to “Air Pollutant”
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On page 32, EPA proposes to designate the six GHGs, collectively, as the "air pollutant"
for which the endangerment finding is being made. The proposal, however, then goes on
at pages 33-40 to analyze the contribution issue both as to the six GHGs collectively, and
as to each individually. Although EPA hints that it believes either a collective or
individual approach could be valid and would reach similar results, see page 34, the
agency never really says expressly whether or not it is soliciting comment on these issues
and whether it would be open to considering a pollutant-by-pollutant-based approach for
the final rule. We recommend that this be made explicit.
Comment Solicitation
EPA limits solicitation of comment on the proposal to the simple statements on page six
to the effect that it seeks comment on all aspects of this action (data, methodology, and
major legal and policy considerations). While this is efficient and legally sufficient, the
agency may want to highlight a few key areas in which comment would be most useful.
The first two issues that we’ve identified above might be worthy of an express request for
comment. EPA may also need to clarify the relationship between comment on this
proposal and the July 30, 2008 Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Greenhouse
Gas Emissions (ANPR). In footnote 11, EPA indicates that it is responding to a few key
comments from the ANPRM in this proposal related to the endangerment and
contribution findings and asks commenters to “submit to the docket for today’s action
any comments they want EPA to consider as it makes a decision on this proposed
determination.” We recommend that EPA move the footnote 11 discussion up to the
main body of the proposal at page 6 and explicitly state that commenters may not rely on
prior submission of comments to the ANPR and that if parties wish EPA to consider
comments made in response to the ANPR or other rulemakings, they should re-submit
those comments here with an appropriate explanation as to how the commenter believes
those comments relate to issues raised in this proposal. We can imagine a party trying to
make out a challenge to this endangerment finding based on arguments that were raised
entirely or primarily in comments submitted in response to the ANPR, not this proposal
(a prospect that is somewhat more likely due to the fact that EPA in various places
discusses comments made in response to the ANPR).
Agricultural Production
The proposed Finding erroneously suggests that Intergovernmental Panel on Climate
Change (IPCC) predicts an increase in both crop and forest production in the U.S. (e.g.,
pg. 28 lines 21 and 34 of the Proposed Finding, pg 80 line 26, page 87 line 9). The IPCC
findings refer to North America, not the U.S.
The Synthesis and Assessment Product 4.3 (SAP 4.3) “The Effects of Climate Change on
Agriculture, Land Resources, Water Resources, and Biodiversity in the United States”
(U.S. Climate Change Science Program/Backlund et al. 2008), which includes more
recent and more geographically-specific publications, tempered IPCC’s findings
substantially, citing water limitations, northward progression of production zones,
diminished grain set period, pest infestations, nutrient limitations, air pollution, and
wildfire, among other dampening factors to production in agriculture and forestry in the U.S. Significant increases in production may be possible within North America as a
whole, but are unlikely within the U.S. itself.
The Findings document should be corrected to reflect that IPCC is referring to North
America rather than the U.S. More importantly, the Findings document should be revised
to accurately reflect the discussion in the Technical Support Document (TSD).
In addition, the placement of the IPCC prediction near the beginning of each section in
the absence of any summarization gives the impression that large production increases
are conclusive. This overrides the very salient and far more equivocal discussion which
follows, leaving readers with the mistaken impression that climate change is a boon to
U.S. agriculture and forestry. A summary statement which more accurately reflects the
content of the technical discussions should be composed to lead each section.
Emissions from the combustion of different fuels vs. emissions from different mobile
source categories.
Mobile source CO2 is formed by burning fossil fuels. Virtually all of the carbon in the
fuel is converted to CO2. Therefore, and considering that CO2 remains in the atmosphere
for a long time, national aggregate consumption of different types of fuels provides the
most accurate basis for estimating CO2 emissions.
IPCC guidelines for national reporting of GHG emissions account for this fact, and EIA
and EPA both use fuel consumption—not vehicle sales and fuel economy—as a basis for
estimating and reporting CO2 emissions. According to the IPCC (emphasis added),
“Emissions of CO2 are best calculated on the basis of the amount and type of fuel
combusted (taken to be equal to the fuel sold, see section 3.2.1.3) and its carbon
content.”2
Such reporting addresses petroleum consumption in the aggregate and for different
petroleum-based fuels, such as shown below from EIA
(http://www.eia.doe.gov/oiaf/1605/ggrpt/carbon.html):
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RUSH LIMBAUGH CAUGHT OBAMA IN A BIL LIE AGAIN!
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RUSH: The EPA put out a memo. It's an Obama administration memo. This memo admits that CO2 is not a pollutant. Carbon dioxide is not a pollutant. This memo alludes to the fact that there is no proof. Somebody in the Obama administration really goofed up.
Now, you haven't heard about this, you had to have seen C-SPAN to know about this, but this memo is out there that CO2 is not a pollutant, that there's no evidence that CO2 is leading to the warming of the planet. There is a memo that pretty much debunks everything environmental wackos and global warming people are putting out, and it came from the Obama administration. And what's interesting about it is that the EPA was just given the authority by the Supreme Court to regulate CO2 as a pollutant. So the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee had a hearing on the proposed fiscal 2010 budget for the EPA. Senator John Barrasso, a Republican from Wyoming, had a conversation with the EPA administrator, Lisa Jackson. Now, Barrasso opened and he said this.
BARRASSO: In a memo that I received this morning, and it's marked "deliberative attorney-client privilege," nine pages, you are mentioned on every page of this memo, it is a White House memo, counsel in this administration repeatedly, repeatedly questions the lack of scientific support that you have for this proposed finding. It's here. Nine pages. This is a smoking gun saying that your findings were political, not scientific. Here, page two. There's concern that the EPA is making a finding based on harm from substances that have no demonstrated direct health effects such as respiratory or toxic effects.
RUSH: Folks, do you understand what you're hearing? This is a Republican Senator from Wyoming talking to the Obama EPA administrator, Lisa Jackson, saying White House counsel's put together a memo saying everything about CO2 is a myth, that there was no science in the formulation of this, that it was pure politics. He then said this to her.
BARRASSO: Making the decision to regulate carbon dioxide under the Clean Air Act for the first time is likely to have serious economic consequences for regulated entities throughout the US economy, including small businesses and small communities. How do you square that when you say, "I don't want any overriding effect on the economy or small businesses," but this own internal document marked deliberative attorney-client privilege says everything you're proposing is going to have serious economic consequences for our businesses in this nation. Would you like to comment?
RUSH: Lisa Jackson. Here's her answer. It says the memo is basically only somebody's opinion.
JACKSON: The Supreme Court ruled two years ago that EPA owed the American people a determination as to whether greenhouse gases, either in whole or individually, endanger public health and welfare. We reviewed the science of it; we went through interagency review through the White House, so again I'm not sure what that document may say. It's deliberative, so obviously it's people's opinions.
RUSH: It's people's opinions in the Obama White House. CO2 not a pollutant. CO2 can't be said to be raising -- all of this is speculative, that it has all been arrived at politically, not with science. That treating CO2 as a pollutant, which is the precursor, by the way, to Obama's cap-and-trade, somebody put this together in the White House, and this has to be a huge leak, attorney-client privilege. I mean, whoever put this to paper has seriously undermined the cause. Of course, without C-SPAN or me telling you this you wouldn't know about it, I'm sorry. Nobody knows this. She says, "Well, it's just somebody's opinion." And then she went on and added this.
JACKSON: I have said over and over, as has the president, that we do understand that there are costs to the economy of addressing global warming emissions and that the best way to address them is through a gradual move to a market-based program like cap and trade. Under the Clean Air Act have the potential to regulate all those sources you talk about now for other contaminates -- schools and hospitals and farms and Dunkin Donuts, and we don't because we use -- we -- we make regulations smartly to address the threats in the best way possible and with an eye towards understanding that we don't want to unduly affect those who can least afford to pay. So I do believe that the regulatory process allows us the opportunity to make those decisions and to do it, but we're not at that point yet.
RUSH: She didn't answer the question. She did not answer the question in any way, shape, manner, or form. She said, nah, this is somebody's opinion, precursor to cap-and-trade, then she throws in this business that they're not going to tax people who can least afford to pay it. But the dirty little secret is that that's who always gets hurt with liberalism. That's who always gets hurt, the people who can least afford it. The little guy either loses his job, increased taxes or what have you. But there you've heard it, this memo is out, attorney-client privilege from the White House, the Obama White House, and just to paraphrase what Barrasso said, it's nine pages, Lisa Jackson, the EPA administrator mentioned on every page, the memo questions the lack of scientific support for the finding that CO2 is a pollutant. It's a smoking gun memo saying that the findings were political, not scientific.
On page two, quote, "There is concern that the EPA is making a finding based on harm from substances that have no demonstrated, direct health effects such as respiratory or toxic effects. Making the decision to regulate carbon dioxide under the Clean Air Act for the first time is likely to have serious economic consequences for regulated entities throughout the economy, small business, small communities." Obama administration's own memo, own lawyers. I don't know how this got out, and I don't know how Senator Barrasso from Wyoming got it, but he put it to Lisa Jackson. This is, again, not a surprise to me because we exhale CO2. If it were a poison it wouldn't be part of the way we stay alive.
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Acorn operates in the same way. It is also a sham that is operated out of chicago. It looks like the US is run by thus for real!
It's people's opinions in the Obama White House. CO2 not a pollutant. The smoking gun that exposes Obama EPA administrator, Lisa Jackson, as an idiot or a liar. She is an idiot and a liar as is her leader obama.
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The actual memo..that is a smoking gun!
The SMoking Gun memo Link...Read it yourself
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DELIBERATIVE—ATTORNEY CLIENT PRIVILEGE
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Discussion of scientific support and analysis.
The NPRM fails to articulate the process by which the Administrator came to the
conclusion on p. 30, line 41-46:
“The Administrator believes that the scientific findings in totality point to
compelling evidence of human-induced climate change, and that serious risks and
potential impacts to public health and welfare have been clearly identified, even if
they cannot always be quantified with confidence. The Administrator’s proposed
endangerment finding is based on weighing the scientific evidence, considering
the uncertainties, and balancing any benefits to human health, society the
environment that may also occur.”
The finding document remains very separate from the TSD, with only occasional
references to the IPCC or particular CCSP report findings, and it is up to the reader’s
interpretation of the TSD to determine how the evidence has been weighed to arrive at
the conclusions above. The finding rests heavily on the precautionary principle, but the
amount of acknowledged lack of understanding about basic facts surrounding GHGs
seem to stretch the precautionary principle to providing for regulation in the face of
unprecedented uncertainty. (The TSD notes several areas where essential behaviors of
GHGs are "not well determined" and "not well understood" (e.g., why have U.S. methane
levels decreased recently?).) This could be remedied by expanding the discussion on pp.
25-31 to articulate more clearly how the Administrator weighed the scientific evidence
related to each impact or how/whether she gave more or less weight to particular impacts
for either the public health or the welfare finding and how she weighed uncertainty in her
deliberations.
For example, the NPRM and TSD outline the following 5 human health effects from
climate change: temperature effects, air quality changes, extreme events, climatesensitive
diseases and aeroallergens. It is unclear whether temperature effects will result
in net mortality increases or decreases and the scientific literature does not provide
definitive data or conclusions about aeroallergen impacts. Further, the impact of climatesensitive
diseases may be minimal in a rich country like the US.
Hence, it seems that the Administrator’s public health endangerment conclusion is based
on the other two impacts, with the most significant health risks being posed by air quality
changes. If so, the discussion here should state this explicitly. Further, the argument for
why the increases in ozone from climate change pose a health impact could be fleshed
out more thoroughly (p. 27, line 34-39). Since tropospheric ozone is already regulated
under the Clean Air Act, EPA should explain why those regulations are inadequate to
protect public health from the ozone impacts of climate change.
In addition, the finding could be strengthened by including additional information on
benefits, costs, and risks (where this information exists); meeting appropriate standards
for peer review; and accepted research protocols. Some issues to cover that would
address costs, benefits, and risks include the following:
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o Methodology or methodologies used for weighing risks and various
outcomes and the risks associated with each;
o Confidence intervals related to model results at the regional and local
scales;
o Underlying assumptions of findings, publications on which the findings
are based, and “business-as-usual” scenarios;
o Quality and homogeneity of temperature data from surface networks that
may affect estimates of past temperature trends, and calibration and
verification of models;
o Impacts of climate change on the value of net economic benefits.
The Finding should also acknowledge that EPA has not undertaken a systematic risk
analysis or cost-benefit analysis.
In the absence of a strong statement of the standards being applied in this decision, there
is a concern that EPA is making a finding based on (1) "harm" from substances that have
no demonstrated direct health effects, such as respiratory or toxic effects, (2) available
scientific data that purports to conclusively establish the nature and extent of the adverse
public health and welfare impacts are almost exclusively from non-EPA sources, and (3)
applying a dramatically expanded precautionary principle. If EPA goes forward with a
finding of endangerment for all 6 GHGs, it could be establishing a relaxed and expansive
new standard for endangerment. Subsequently, EPA would be petitioned to find
endangerment and regulate many other “pollutants" for the sake of the precautionary
principle (e.g., electromagnetic fields, perchlorates, endocrine disruptors, and noise).
Endangerment without consideration of regulatory consequences.
EPA should explain whether it considered a finding that methane and the other four non-
CO2 GHGs do in fact contribute to climate change, based on their higher warming
potential, but that overriding policy concerns make such a finding infeasible concerning
CO2. Because methane and the other four non-CO2 GHGs are either already regulated
under the CAA or are functionally equivalent to pollutants typically regulated under the
CAA, an endangerment finding for these GHGs would be relatively routine. Because
GHGs are understood to be long-lived, well-mixed in the atmosphere, and generated by
many nations around the globe, the most analogous regulatory approach for controlling
GHGs would seem to be Title VI of the CAA. EPA's relevant experience with
controlling ozone-depleting substances should inform its decisions on an approach to
regulating GHGs.
In contrast, an endangerment finding under section 202 may not be not the most
appropriate approach for regulating GHGs. Making the decision to regulate CO2 under
the CAA for the first time is likely to have serious economic consequences for regulated
entities throughout the U.S. economy, including small businesses and small communities.
Should EPA later extend this finding to stationary sources, small businesses and
institutions would be subject to costly regulatory programs such as New Source Review.
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The role of mitigation, adaptation, and/or benefits of climate change
To the extent that climate change alters our environment, it will create incentives for
innovation and adaptation that mitigate the damages from climate change. The document
should note this possibility and how it affects the likely impacts of climate change.
For example, climate change is likely to unfold slowly and people may migrate from hot
regions (e.g., Arizona) to more temperate regions (e.g., Minnesota) and this would
mitigate the adverse impacts on health (although people would incur migration costs).
Further, climate change is likely to lead to innovation that mitigates the ozone related
health impacts; it seems reasonable to assume that in the absence of regulation of GHS,
new medicines that lessen the health impacts of ozone will be developed. Moreover,
advances in technology and the development of public health programs (e.g., cooling
centers) are likely to lessen the negative welfare impacts of heat waves.
Similarly, the document would appear more balanced if it also highlighted whether
particular regions of the US would benefit, and to what extent these positive impacts
would mitigate negative impacts elsewhere in the United States. For example, it might be
reasonable to conclude that Alaska will benefit from warmer winters for both health and
economic reasons. Deschenes and Moretti (2007 Review of Economics and Statistics)
demonstrate that extremely cold days are more dangerous to human health than extremely
hot days. Please add this paper to the literature review in Section 7(a) of the TSD.
Further, there should be a consideration of the fertilizing effect of CO2, which may
overwhelm the negative impact of additional hot days on agricultural yields in some
regions of the US. In others regions, the net effect is likely to be negative.
Agency compliance with other environmental mandates
There is some concern that an endangerment finding, and some of the language used to
support the finding, will make it more difficult to comply with NEPA and other
environmental planning statutes.
• This finding and the associated emission standards for these six greenhouse gases
may make it much more expensive and difficult to develop other air quality
standards (NAAQS in particular). For example, EPA has recently asked BLM to
use models that sometimes exceed current budgets in developing resource
management plans and environmental impact statements. Also, there are
currently no models available that forecast the potential impacts of greenhouse
gases on climate change at the regional or local level, which are the levels at
which our decisions are made. This rule also could make findings that would
leave agencies vulnerable to litigation alleging “inadequate NEPA” due to new
information (i.e., the endangerment finding) that was not considered when the EIS
was developed. Without a model available, an agency would be left with little
ability to respond because (i) there are no standards to serve as thresholds, (ii)
there are no tools to analyze impacts, and (iii) the cost of analyzing impacts could
be exorbitant.
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• Unnecessarily broad or expansive language with respect to the effects of GHGs or
the certainty with which effects will occur could create a basis for finding all
GHG emissions significant for purposes of NEPA analysis, thus requiring an EIS
for all direct and indirect effects that change GHG emissions in any amount.
Similarly, EPA should be very careful to state which effects are significant and
their scale to avoid unintentionally trigger NEPA for Federal actions not
otherwise considered to have environmental impacts.
Four chemicals v. six chemicals
EPA proposes to make an endangerment finding on six directly emitted and long-lived
GHGs—carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, hydrofluorocarbons, perfluorocarbons
and sulfur hexafluoride, treated as a group as an air pollutant. The proposal, however,
defines the terms “air pollution” and “air pollutant” for purposes of section 202(a) as the
six GHGs, two of which are not addressed in the underlying petition and which EPA
recognizes are not emitted by new motor vehicles or motor vehicle engines, and on page
two, this action is characterized as a “response” to the Supreme Court’s decision in
Massachusetts v. EPA, 549 U.S. 497 (2007), which arose from a petition with respect to
the four GHGs. Although the latter two GHGs have similar characteristics and are
addressed in UN documents, it is not clear why they are included in the endangerment
and “cause or contribute” findings. While it appears that section 202(a) provides
sufficiently broad authority for EPA to do so and the draft explains this decision as based
on the uniform, global nature of GHG ambient concentrations, a seemingly simpler
regulatory action might be to base the definition of “air pollution” or “air pollutant” on
the four GHGs emitted by new motor vehicles or motor vehicle engines.
• This raises the question of the extent to which EPA intends or does not intend
this finding to extend beyond section 202 to the same terms used in other key
parts of the CAA, e.g., section 101(a) (general findings and purpose), section 108
(National Ambient Air Quality Standards), and section 111(b) (New Source
Performance Standards). EPA would benefit from making its position explicit in
this proposal. Commenters are sure to take this important issue on in some
fashion so EPA may as well do what it can to shape the debate and the comments
being invited. For example, it could note that the same terms are important parts
of other key CAA provisions, but then state that EPA at this time is only
addressing and seeking comment on issues directly associated with section 202.
Alternatively, it could state that it views these findings as to GHGs to be broadly
applicable to the Act as a whole, but nonetheless make clear that EPA is not in
this rulemaking attempting to consider or address any of the other regulatory
findings that would be necessary to trigger GHG regulation under other CAA
programs. A third option would be to invite comment on whether interested
parties believed there was any basis for distinguishing the understanding of the
terms in the section 202 context from the understanding of the terms in other parts
of the Act.
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• EPA fails to make a case of why the six GHGs should be treated as a single
pollutant and why all six should be treated as a group. Treating the gases as a
group yields the indefensible result that emissions of PFCs, SF6 and HFCs other
than HFC-134a from motor vehicles are asserted to “cause or contribute: to air
pollution, when there are no such emissions from motor vehicles. Further, EPA
states that: "Depending on the circumstances... it may be appropriate to set
standards for individual gases [of the 6], or some combination of group and
individual standards." EPA asserts that these regulatory flexibilities would exist
whether or not greenhouse gases are treated as multiple pollutants or as individual
pollutants. [See discussion on page 32-33.]
• These greenhouse gases differ significantly in terms of physical properties,
formation mechanisms, and possible mitigation techniques.
• Mobile source CO2 is formed by burning fossil fuels. Virtually all of the
carbon in the fuel is converted to CO2. The more efficient the combustion
process, the more complete the conversion to CO2. Unlike for traditional
criteria pollutants (e.g., NMHC, CO, NOX), which can be converted to other
substances through emissions aftertreatment (i.e., catalytic converters), no
mobile aftertreatment device can convert CO2 to something that does not
contribute to global warming.1 Therefore, mobile source CO2 emissions can
only be reduced by burning less fossil fuel, either by improving fuel economy
or converting to less carbon-intensive fuels.
• Mobile source CH4 and N2O emissions are by-products of fossil fuel
combustion. However, burning less fossil fuel does not necessarily mean
reducing CH4 and N2O emissions. For example, using methane (CH4) rather
than petroleum could increase CH4 emissions
• Mobile source HFC emissions arise from releases of HFC refrigerants from
mobile air conditioners. Therefore, mobile source HFC emissions can only be
reduced by using different refrigerants and/or “hardening” mobile air
conditioners to reduce the potential for refrigerant leaks.
• Mobile source CO2, CH4, N2O, and HFC emissions not only have different
global warning potentials, they remain in the atmosphere for different
amounts of time and are removed from the atmosphere by different
mechanisms.
• In contrast to EPA’s citation of Class I and Class II substances under Title VI,
under Title II, EPA’s treats mobile source NHMC and NOX as separate pollutants,
even though both are precursors to the formation of tropospheric ozone (i.e.,
urban smog), and both are mitigated through a combination of fuel improvements,
1 In fact, current catalytic converters operate by convert HC, CO, and NOX into CH4, N2O, and CO2 (and
water).
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combustion process changes, and emissions
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combustion process changes, and emissions aftertreatment. Considering that
mobile source CO2, CH4, N2O, and HFC emissions are even more distinct from
one another than are mobile source NHMC and NOX emissions, and that EPA
classifies NMHC and NOX as separate pollutants, EPA should classify these as
separate pollutants or, alternatively, classify CO2 as one pollutant, classify CH4
and N2O as another pollutant (class), and classify HFCs as a third pollutant
(class).
Accounting for the Global Nature of Greenhouse Gas Pollution in the Findings
In this draft proposal, EPA finds under Clean Air Act (CAA) section 202(a) that (1) “air
pollution” in the form of the global mix of six greenhouse gases (or the GHGs) may be
reasonably anticipated to endanger public health and welfare (the endangerment finding);
and (2) emissions of an “air pollutant” in the form of the global mix of the GHGs from
new motor vehicles or motor vehicle engines cause or contribute to that air pollution (the
contribution finding). The agency characterizes the “global” nature of the GHG
emissions and concentrations (page 16), notes the effects of GHG emissions globally in
making the endangerment finding (page 29), and assesses the contribution of the GHGs
emitted by section 202(a) sources as a percentage of global emissions (page 36). The
proposal appears to assume, but does not explicitly discuss why (or solicit comment on
whether) these are relevant legal inquiries under section 202(a) the Clean Air Act. This is
virtually certain to be a subject of public comment; and we recommend that EPA directly
address this matter in the proposal.
EPA also factors international considerations into the endangerment and contribution
findings differently. On page 29, the agency states: “The Administrator judges that
impacts to public health and welfare occurring within the U.S. alone warrant her
proposed endangerment finding.” On page 36, however, EPA bases its finding on the
“significance” of the GHG emissions from section 202(a) sources for purposes of the
contribution finding in part on their global contribution:
It is the Administrator’s judgment that the collective GHG emissions from section
202(a) source categories are significant, whether the comparison is global (over 4
percent of total GHG emissions) or domestic (24 percent of total GHG
emissions). The Administrator believes that consideration of the global context is
important for the cause or contribute test but that the analysis should not solely
consider the global context.
It is unclear from the proposal why a difference in treatment of the two findings is
necessary or appropriate. Because the Administrator regards the domestic contribution
comparison in itself to be significant, it may be simpler (and less open to challenge) to
base the contribution finding solely on domestic considerations. (This would not
foreclose a discussion of global contribution, provided, as requested above, it is made
clear how relevant this is under section 202(a)).
Group Versus Individual Approach to “Air Pollutant”
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On page 32, EPA proposes to designate the six GHGs, collectively, as the "air pollutant"
for which the endangerment finding is being made. The proposal, however, then goes on
at pages 33-40 to analyze the contribution issue both as to the six GHGs collectively, and
as to each individually. Although EPA hints that it believes either a collective or
individual approach could be valid and would reach similar results, see page 34, the
agency never really says expressly whether or not it is soliciting comment on these issues
and whether it would be open to considering a pollutant-by-pollutant-based approach for
the final rule. We recommend that this be made explicit.
Comment Solicitation
EPA limits solicitation of comment on the proposal to the simple statements on page six
to the effect that it seeks comment on all aspects of this action (data, methodology, and
major legal and policy considerations). While this is efficient and legally sufficient, the
agency may want to highlight a few key areas in which comment would be most useful.
The first two issues that we’ve identified above might be worthy of an express request for
comment. EPA may also need to clarify the relationship between comment on this
proposal and the July 30, 2008 Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Greenhouse
Gas Emissions (ANPR). In footnote 11, EPA indicates that it is responding to a few key
comments from the ANPRM in this proposal related to the endangerment and
contribution findings and asks commenters to “submit to the docket for today’s action
any comments they want EPA to consider as it makes a decision on this proposed
determination.” We recommend that EPA move the footnote 11 discussion up to the
main body of the proposal at page 6 and explicitly state that commenters may not rely on
prior submission of comments to the ANPR and that if parties wish EPA to consider
comments made in response to the ANPR or other rulemakings, they should re-submit
those comments here with an appropriate explanation as to how the commenter believes
those comments relate to issues raised in this proposal. We can imagine a party trying to
make out a challenge to this endangerment finding based on arguments that were raised
entirely or primarily in comments submitted in response to the ANPR, not this proposal
(a prospect that is somewhat more likely due to the fact that EPA in various places
discusses comments made in response to the ANPR).
Agricultural Production
The proposed Finding erroneously suggests that Intergovernmental Panel on Climate
Change (IPCC) predicts an increase in both crop and forest production in the U.S. (e.g.,
pg. 28 lines 21 and 34 of the Proposed Finding, pg 80 line 26, page 87 line 9). The IPCC
findings refer to North America, not the U.S.
The Synthesis and Assessment Product 4.3 (SAP 4.3) “The Effects of Climate Change on
Agriculture, Land Resources, Water Resources, and Biodiversity in the United States”
(U.S. Climate Change Science Program/Backlund et al. 2008), which includes more
recent and more geographically-specific publications, tempered IPCC’s findings
substantially, citing water limitations, northward progression of production zones,
diminished grain set period, pest infestations, nutrient limitations, air pollution, and
wildfire, among other dampening factors to production in agriculture and forestry in the U.S. Significant increases in production may be possible within North America as a
whole, but are unlikely within the U.S. itself.
The Findings document should be corrected to reflect that IPCC is referring to North
America rather than the U.S. More importantly, the Findings document should be revised
to accurately reflect the discussion in the Technical Support Document (TSD).
In addition, the placement of the IPCC prediction near the beginning of each section in
the absence of any summarization gives the impression that large production increases
are conclusive. This overrides the very salient and far more equivocal discussion which
follows, leaving readers with the mistaken impression that climate change is a boon to
U.S. agriculture and forestry. A summary statement which more accurately reflects the
content of the technical discussions should be composed to lead each section.
Emissions from the combustion of different fuels vs. emissions from different mobile
source categories.
Mobile source CO2 is formed by burning fossil fuels. Virtually all of the carbon in the
fuel is converted to CO2. Therefore, and considering that CO2 remains in the atmosphere
for a long time, national aggregate consumption of different types of fuels provides the
most accurate basis for estimating CO2 emissions.
IPCC guidelines for national reporting of GHG emissions account for this fact, and EIA
and EPA both use fuel consumption—not vehicle sales and fuel economy—as a basis for
estimating and reporting CO2 emissions. According to the IPCC (emphasis added),
“Emissions of CO2 are best calculated on the basis of the amount and type of fuel
combusted (taken to be equal to the fuel sold, see section 3.2.1.3) and its carbon
content.”2
Such reporting addresses petroleum consumption in the aggregate and for different
petroleum-based fuels, such as shown below from EIA
(http://www.eia.doe.gov/oiaf/1605/ggrpt/carbon.html):
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RUSH LIMBAUGH CAUGHT OBAMA IN A BIL LIE AGAIN!
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RUSH: The EPA put out a memo. It's an Obama administration memo. This memo admits that CO2 is not a pollutant. Carbon dioxide is not a pollutant. This memo alludes to the fact that there is no proof. Somebody in the Obama administration really goofed up.
Now, you haven't heard about this, you had to have seen C-SPAN to know about this, but this memo is out there that CO2 is not a pollutant, that there's no evidence that CO2 is leading to the warming of the planet. There is a memo that pretty much debunks everything environmental wackos and global warming people are putting out, and it came from the Obama administration. And what's interesting about it is that the EPA was just given the authority by the Supreme Court to regulate CO2 as a pollutant. So the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee had a hearing on the proposed fiscal 2010 budget for the EPA. Senator John Barrasso, a Republican from Wyoming, had a conversation with the EPA administrator, Lisa Jackson. Now, Barrasso opened and he said this.
BARRASSO: In a memo that I received this morning, and it's marked "deliberative attorney-client privilege," nine pages, you are mentioned on every page of this memo, it is a White House memo, counsel in this administration repeatedly, repeatedly questions the lack of scientific support that you have for this proposed finding. It's here. Nine pages. This is a smoking gun saying that your findings were political, not scientific. Here, page two. There's concern that the EPA is making a finding based on harm from substances that have no demonstrated direct health effects such as respiratory or toxic effects.
RUSH: Folks, do you understand what you're hearing? This is a Republican Senator from Wyoming talking to the Obama EPA administrator, Lisa Jackson, saying White House counsel's put together a memo saying everything about CO2 is a myth, that there was no science in the formulation of this, that it was pure politics. He then said this to her.
BARRASSO: Making the decision to regulate carbon dioxide under the Clean Air Act for the first time is likely to have serious economic consequences for regulated entities throughout the US economy, including small businesses and small communities. How do you square that when you say, "I don't want any overriding effect on the economy or small businesses," but this own internal document marked deliberative attorney-client privilege says everything you're proposing is going to have serious economic consequences for our businesses in this nation. Would you like to comment?
RUSH: Lisa Jackson. Here's her answer. It says the memo is basically only somebody's opinion.
JACKSON: The Supreme Court ruled two years ago that EPA owed the American people a determination as to whether greenhouse gases, either in whole or individually, endanger public health and welfare. We reviewed the science of it; we went through interagency review through the White House, so again I'm not sure what that document may say. It's deliberative, so obviously it's people's opinions.
RUSH: It's people's opinions in the Obama White House. CO2 not a pollutant. CO2 can't be said to be raising -- all of this is speculative, that it has all been arrived at politically, not with science. That treating CO2 as a pollutant, which is the precursor, by the way, to Obama's cap-and-trade, somebody put this together in the White House, and this has to be a huge leak, attorney-client privilege. I mean, whoever put this to paper has seriously undermined the cause. Of course, without C-SPAN or me telling you this you wouldn't know about it, I'm sorry. Nobody knows this. She says, "Well, it's just somebody's opinion." And then she went on and added this.
JACKSON: I have said over and over, as has the president, that we do understand that there are costs to the economy of addressing global warming emissions and that the best way to address them is through a gradual move to a market-based program like cap and trade. Under the Clean Air Act have the potential to regulate all those sources you talk about now for other contaminates -- schools and hospitals and farms and Dunkin Donuts, and we don't because we use -- we -- we make regulations smartly to address the threats in the best way possible and with an eye towards understanding that we don't want to unduly affect those who can least afford to pay. So I do believe that the regulatory process allows us the opportunity to make those decisions and to do it, but we're not at that point yet.
RUSH: She didn't answer the question. She did not answer the question in any way, shape, manner, or form. She said, nah, this is somebody's opinion, precursor to cap-and-trade, then she throws in this business that they're not going to tax people who can least afford to pay it. But the dirty little secret is that that's who always gets hurt with liberalism. That's who always gets hurt, the people who can least afford it. The little guy either loses his job, increased taxes or what have you. But there you've heard it, this memo is out, attorney-client privilege from the White House, the Obama White House, and just to paraphrase what Barrasso said, it's nine pages, Lisa Jackson, the EPA administrator mentioned on every page, the memo questions the lack of scientific support for the finding that CO2 is a pollutant. It's a smoking gun memo saying that the findings were political, not scientific.
On page two, quote, "There is concern that the EPA is making a finding based on harm from substances that have no demonstrated, direct health effects such as respiratory or toxic effects. Making the decision to regulate carbon dioxide under the Clean Air Act for the first time is likely to have serious economic consequences for regulated entities throughout the economy, small business, small communities." Obama administration's own memo, own lawyers. I don't know how this got out, and I don't know how Senator Barrasso from Wyoming got it, but he put it to Lisa Jackson. This is, again, not a surprise to me because we exhale CO2. If it were a poison it wouldn't be part of the way we stay alive.
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Acorn operates in the same way. It is also a sham that is operated out of chicago. It looks like the US is run by thus for real!
Barack Obama: America's Enemy
Barack Obama: America's Enemy
By David J. Stewart
I am a CITIZEN of the United States. As such, I love my country. I do not hate anyone; but I hate evil as God commands all believers to do (Psalm 97:10; Ephesians 5:11). There is not a more vile evil in America today than the Socialist policies Barack Hussein Obama will implement over the next few years in America. Some have questioned whether Obama is a Communist or not? I can tell you by definition of the word “Communism” that HE IS. One of the definitions of the noun Communism is “a socialist who advocates Communism.” Obama is an Anti-American, God-hating Communist wrapped in a smile.
In his book "Dream of My Father," Obama refers to his Communist mentor Frank Marshall Davis as simply "Frank, a father figure." He doesn't even reveal Frank Davis' last name hoping that the public will not find out that "Frank, a father figure," is in reality a firebrand Communist labor agitator who identified himself as a Marxist lecturer and poet in 1964. Starting to get the picture?
The Chicago group who organized and funded Obama's first two campaigns look like a Who's Who of Communist activities dating from the violent 1960's. Chief among them was Tom Hayden, William Ayers and Bernadette Dorhn. ALL THREE ARE TO THIS VERY DAY UNREPENTANT AND UNAPOLOGETICALLY COMMUNIST AND THEY STILL SUPPORT THEIR FRIEND BARACK OBAMA FINANCIALLY. The American people have once again been duped by a charismatic man who makes a good speech.
Barack Obama is a Communist by definition and is supported by, funded by and advised by radical left wing Communists who seek to change our form of government from Capitalism to Socialism!!! On the day Obama won the election, I was saddened to see supports waving Communist flags behind Obama on FOX NEWS.
In Capitalism, a person keeps what they earn. In Socialism, a person keeps what someone else earns. In Communism, everyone is a slave to the government. Socialism is the Devil getting his foot in your front door. Communism is when the Devil takes control of your home. America's days are numbering before we are NO LONGER a free nation.
It is a sad day in American history. Few people realize that all of the recent nightmares in the housing and job market were artificially induced by the criminals controlling the Federal Reserve, which is privately owned. It's not federally owned and they have no reserve to back the value of our money. Our money today has no intrinsic value. It is a paper game. Why do you think China is buying up all the world's gold? They're smart and we're not, plain and simple. All of the recent economic troubles in America have been deliberately caused to condition us, to force us to beg for relief from a new leader, and that leader is implementing Socialism as the answer. America is in serious trouble as a nation and now we've got a treasonous Communist as our President.
Any government leader who provides welfare benefits, jobs, healthcare, driver's licenses and education to CRIMINALS who illegally cross our nation's borders is committing treason. Treason by definition means “an act of deliberate betrayal.”
Allowing Illegal immigration is a deliberate act of treason by our government leaders, as part of the ongoing effort to destroy America's sovereignty and bring about a New World Order, i.e., a Godless Global Totalitarian Communist Police State. It's become so bad that American citizens are now competing with illegal aliens for American jobs. We have been sold out by Democrat and Republican leaders alike. They are traitors.
America was founded upon Capitalism, which works fine if you leave it alone. But when our government leaders allow American corporations to relocate overseas to exploit foreign slave labor, then American citizens can't find a job anymore, and Capitalism becomes impossible. It's not fair. And worse, it's a betrayal of the American public. Our entrusted leaders have stabbed us in the back. The American people have been placed into a NO-WIN situation by their government leaders, where the American dream is no longer possible to the average hard-working American. It doesn't matter how hard one is willing to work if TENS-OF-MILLIONS of American jobs are being eliminated by greedy companies who have NO LOYALTY to America. It's a simple matter of supply and demand. Nations don't rule the world, corporations do! The politicians who cater to these greedy and Anti-American companies are properly called “corporate whores.” ie Lindsey Lapdog Graham.
The average American is woefully ignorant of the evils at work within the U.S. government today. If all you listen to is FOX NEWS then you are well nigh hopeless, because they lie through their teeth about so many things. Sadly, even many of America's religious leaders (like Pat Robertson, who is NO Christian) are showing support for Barack Obama. Barack Obama is an Anti-American Communist, who does NOT fear God, and cannot be trusted. He will lead America down a path of Socialism, which is the road to Communism, i.e., a Police State like rotten China is today.
Obama has lied repeatedly to America and works for the New World Order elite, who hate America, the God of the Bible, Christianity and the traditional family. Government's original intent was to PROTECT our property, our rights and our freedom, period. It was never intended for the government to educate our children, provide retirement services, give aid to foreign nations, provide healthcare to illegal immigrants, tamper with the economy, provide welfare, et cetera. The average American today has been brought up with the mindset that this is the way it's supposed to be, but it's not. More and more American's are foolishly relying upon the government to solve their problems, whether they be financial, social, educational or moral. Obama is being hailed as a miracle leader, who will bring salvation to the American people; but his methods require increasing government control, which ultimately can only lead to a Communist Police State.
OBAMA IS A FRAUD, LIAR, who depends on your ignorance to fuel his agenda, "change" that will ensure your civil liberties are taken away so a socialist/communist type one world order is promoted and defended.
Saturday, May 9, 2009
The Obama Deception HQ Full length version
If you still believe obama is not a FRAUD after watching this there is little hope for you. If your eyes have been opened to the FRAUD obama after watching this then you are no longer deceived nor are you a deciever.
Matthew 15:14, "Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch."
Matthew 15:14, "Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch."
The issue of obama citizenship status is a legal one, not a political one
Devvy Kidd
OBAMA CITIZENSHIP
The issue of his citizenship status is a legal one, not a political one. This is what Obama's supporters willfully continue to ignore. They gleefully display their industrial strength stupidity by attacking Americans who are asking the law be upheld because no one, not even a president (or usurper president) is above the law. Here are a few examples of individuals who care nothing for our constitution.
Until this legal issue is resolved, Obama aka Soetoro will continue signing laws that will eventually lead to a torrent of lawsuits that will flood the courts and continue to divide this country.
Every American should continue demanding U.S. Attorney Jeffrey Taylor convene a Quo Warranto. Every American regardless of political party affiliation should continue demanding the various U.S. Attorney's investigate Obama aka Soetoro for fraud regarding the data bases put together by Dr. Taitz.
Obama aka Soetoro is a classic narcissist and pathological liar. However, if a genuine long form birth certificate shows he was born in Hawaii, it still does not get around constitutional restrictions even though his mother was a U.S. citizen.
OBAMA CITIZENSHIP
The issue of his citizenship status is a legal one, not a political one. This is what Obama's supporters willfully continue to ignore. They gleefully display their industrial strength stupidity by attacking Americans who are asking the law be upheld because no one, not even a president (or usurper president) is above the law. Here are a few examples of individuals who care nothing for our constitution.
Until this legal issue is resolved, Obama aka Soetoro will continue signing laws that will eventually lead to a torrent of lawsuits that will flood the courts and continue to divide this country.
Every American should continue demanding U.S. Attorney Jeffrey Taylor convene a Quo Warranto. Every American regardless of political party affiliation should continue demanding the various U.S. Attorney's investigate Obama aka Soetoro for fraud regarding the data bases put together by Dr. Taitz.
Obama aka Soetoro is a classic narcissist and pathological liar. However, if a genuine long form birth certificate shows he was born in Hawaii, it still does not get around constitutional restrictions even though his mother was a U.S. citizen.
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