Guest guest Posted January 26, 2009 Report Share Posted January 26, 2009 Breaking News Alert The New York Times Sunday, January 25, 2009 -- 7:05 PM ET ----- Obama Set to Allow States to Regulate Auto Emissions President Obama on Monday will direct federal regulators to move swiftly to grant California and 13 other states the right to set strict automobile emissions and fuel efficiency standards, two administration officials said Sunday evening. Read More: http://www.nytimes.com/?emc=na Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 26, 2009 Report Share Posted January 26, 2009 This is ridiculous. Any law that effects ALL states needs to be approved by at least a majority of all those states. As much as I disrespect the efficiency of our Federal government, this is a Federal issue and needs to be resolved at the Federal level. If, for instance, California sets up a higher standard than all other states, are they going to set up border check points to be sure that a sub-standard car does not enter their air space. Are they going to check all those broken-down wrecks from Mexico for their pollution levels and ignore the cargo of illegal aliens and drugs they carry. We need to improve the standards of many things in this country but we need to get our priorities in order first.--- On Sun, 1/25/09, jlkinkona <josephine wrote: jlkinkona <josephine NY Times Date: Sunday, January 25, 2009, 8:07 PM Breaking News AlertThe New York TimesSunday, January 25, 2009 -- 7:05 PM ET-----Obama Set to Allow States to Regulate Auto EmissionsPresident Obama on Monday will direct federal regulators tomove swiftly to grant California and 13 other states theright to set strict automobile emissions and fuel efficiencystandards, two administration officials said Sunday evening.Read More:http://www.nytimes. com/?emc= na Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 26, 2009 Report Share Posted January 26, 2009 Good point. I can see where Hawaii would have an easier time rejecting broken wrecks than California would. Josephine , Tony De Angelis <tntstuart wrote: > > This is ridiculous. Any law that effects ALL states needs to be approved by at least a majority of all those states. As much as I disrespect the efficiency of our Federal government, this is a Federal issue and needs to be resolved at the Federal level. > > If, for instance, California sets up a higher standard than all other states, are they going to set up border check points to be sure that a sub-standard car does not enter their air space. Are they going to check all those broken-down wrecks from Mexico for their pollution levels and ignore the cargo of illegal aliens and drugs they carry. We need to improve the standards of many things in this country but we need to get our priorities in order first. > > --- On Sun, 1/25/09, jlkinkona <josephine wrote: > > > jlkinkona <josephine > NY Times > > Sunday, January 25, 2009, 8:07 PM Breaking News Alert > The New York Times > Sunday, January 25, 2009 -- 7:05 PM ET > ----- > > Obama Set to Allow States to Regulate Auto Emissions > > President Obama on Monday will direct federal regulators to > move swiftly to grant California and 13 other states the > right to set strict automobile emissions and fuel efficiency > standards, two administration officials said Sunday evening. > > Read More: > http://www.nytimes. com/?emc= na > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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