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http://www.examiner.com/x-3678-Baltimore-Conservative-Examiner~y2009m12d8-Obama-hints-at-sidestepping-Senate-Treaty-ratification

"As I mentioned in an earlier article, there is a way for Obama to avoid Senate ratification of a UN Treaty such as the Copenhagen Agreement. Instead of the required 2 /3 majority of the senate required to ratify the international agreement, Obama tipped his hand today that he may try another way to get what he wants to “save face” in Copenhagen.
The administration could try ratification under a seldom used back door method of “Congressional-executive” agreement which would only require a simple majority vote of the combined houses to approve ratification. This is very similar to the “nuclear option” that the Administration has threatened to use in Congress to pass the Healthcare reform."

J. Fuller

Forwarded Email on HR 2454 - CAP AND TRADE

Here's the link to the bill in case you think this might be false.

H.R. 2454: American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h111-2454

This is unbelievable! Only the beginning.....

Wow! Home owners take note & tell your friends and relatives who are home owners!!! Beginning 1 year after enactment of the Act, you won't be able to sell your home unless you retrofit it to comply with the energy and water efficiency standards of this Act.

H.R. 2454, the "Cap & Trade" bill passed by the House of Representatives, if also passed by the Senate, will be the largest tax increase any of us has ever experienced. The Congressional Budget Office (supposedly non-partisan) estimates that in just a few years the average cost to every family of four will be $6,800 per year. No one is excluded.. However, once the lower classes feel the pinch in their wallets, you can be sure these voters get a tax refund (even if they pay no taxes at all) to offset this new cost. Thus, you Mr. and Mrs. Middle Class America will have to pay even more since additional tax dollars will be needed to bail out everyone else.

But wait. This awful bill (that no one in Congress has actually read) has many more surprises in it.

Probably the worst one is this: A year from now you won't be able to sell your house.

Yes, you read that right. The caveat is (there always is a caveat) that if you have enough money to make required major upgrades to your home, then you can sell it. But, if not, then forget it. Even pre-fabricated homes ("mobile homes") are included.

In effect, this bill prevents you from selling your home without the permission of the EPA administrator.

To get this permission, you will have to have the energy efficiency of your home measured. Then the government will tell you what your new energy efficiency requirement is and you will be forced to make modifications to your home under the retrofit provisions of this Act to comply with the new energy and water efficiency requirements. Then you will have to get your home measured again and get a license (called a "label" in the Act) that must be posted on your property to show what your efficiency rating is; sort of like the Energy Star efficiency rating label on your refrigerator or air conditioner If you don't get a high enough rating, you can't sell. And, the EPA administrator is authorized to raise the standards every year, even above the automatic energy efficiency increases built into the Act.

The EPA administrator, appointed by the President, will run the Cap & Trade program (AKA the "American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009") and is authorized to make any future changes to the regulations and standards he alone determines to be in the government's best interest. Requirements are set low initially so the bill will pass Congress; then the Administrator can set much tougher new standards every year. The Act itself contains annual required increases in energy efficiency for private and commercial residences and buildings. However, the EPA administrator can set higher standards at any time.

Sect. 202:
Building Retrofit Program mandates a national retrofit program to increase the energy efficiency of all existing homes across America ..

Beginning 1 year after enactment of the Act, you won't be able to sell your home unless you retrofit it to comply with the energy and water efficiency standards of this Act. You had better sell soon, because the standards will be raised each year and will be really hard (i.e., ex$pen$ive) to meet in a few years. Oh, goody! The Act allows the government to give you a grant of several thousand dollars to comply with the retrofit program requirements if you meet certain energy efficiency levels. But, wait, the State can set additional requirements on who qualifies to receive the grants. You should expect requirements such as "can't have an income of more than $50K per year", "home selling price can't be more than $125K", or anything else to target the upper middle class (and that's YOU) and prevent them from qualifying for the grants Most of us won't get a dime and will have to pay the entire cost of the retrofit out of our own pockets. More transfer of wealth, more "change you can believe in."

Sect. 204:
Building Energy Performance Labeling Program establishes a labeling program that for each individual residence will identify the achieved energy efficiency performance for "at least 90 percent of the residential market within 5 years after the date of the enactment of this Act." This means that within five years, 90% of all residential homes in the U.S. must be measured and labeled. The EPA administrator will get $50M each year to enforce the labeling program. The Secretary of the Department of Energy will get an additional $20M each year to help enforce the labeling program. Some of this money will, of course, be spent on coming up with tougher standards each year. Oh, the label will be like a license for your car. You will be required to post the label in a conspicuous location in your home and will not be allowed to sell your home without having this label. And, just like your car license, you will probably be required to get a new label every so often - maybe every year. But, the government estimates the cost of measuring the energy efficiency of your home should only cost about $200 each time. Remember what they said about the auto smog inspections when they first started: that in California it would only cost $15. That was when the program started. Now the cost is about $50 for the inspection and certificate; a 333% increase. Expect the same from the home labeling program.

Sect. 304:
Greater Energy Efficiency in Building Codes establishes new energy efficiency guidelines for the National Building Code and mandates at 304(d) that 1 year after enactment of this Act, all state and local jurisdictions must adopt the National Building Code energy efficiency provisions or must obtain a certification from the federal government that their state and/or local codes have been brought into full compliance with the National Building Code energy efficiency standards.

J. Fuller

CAP AND TRADE VOTE RESULTS CONTINUED:

TN-4 Davis, Lincoln [D]: VOTED NO
http://www.house.gov/lincolndavis/

Columbia Office

1804 Carmack Blvd. Suite A
Columbia, TN 38401

Phone: 931.490.8699 Fax: 931.490.8675

Map

Jamestown Office

629 North Main Street Jamestown, TN 38556

Phone: 931.879.2361 Fax: 931.879.2389

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 964
Jamestown, TN 38556

Map

McMinnville Office

477 North Chancery St. Suite A-1
McMinnville, TN 37110

Phone: 931.473.7251 Fax: 931.473.7259

Map

Rockwood Office

1064 North Gateway Ave. Rockwood, TN 37854

Phone: 865.354.3323 Fax: 865.354.3316

Map

Washington, D.C. Office

410 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515

Phone: 202.225.6831 Fax: 202.226.5172

TN-3 Wamp, Zach [R]: VOTED NO
http://www.house.gov/wamp/

Chattanooga District Office
900 Georgia Avenue
Suite 126
Chattanooga, TN 37402
(423) 756-2342
(423) 756-6613 fax

Oak Ridge District Office
200 Administration Road
Federal Building Suite 100
Oak Ridge, TN 37830
(865) 576-1976
(865) 576-3221 (fax)
(800) 883-2369 toll free

Washington D.C.
Please do not send mail to my D.C. office. It will reach me much faster in TN. My office is in room 1436 of the Longworth Building.
(202) 225-3271
(202) 225-3494 (fax

TN-1 Roe, Phil [R]: VOTED NO

We can be reached in our Washington office at (202) 225-6356

419 Cannon HOB
Washington, DC 20515
fax: (202) 225-5714

Blountville Office:
Office Located on the Campus of Northeast State

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 1176
Blountville, TN 37617
Phone: 423-354-0144
Fax: 423-354-0092

Morristown Office:
1609 College Park Drive, Suite 4
Morristown, TN 37813
423-254-1400
fax: 423-254-1403
http://www.roe.house.gov/

TN-2 Duncan, John [R]: VOTED NO

http://www.house.gov/duncan/

Washington Office:
2207 Rayburn Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: (202) 225-5435
Fax: (202) 225-6440

Maryville District Office:
200 East Broadway Ave.
Suite 414
Maryville, TN 37804
Phone: (865) 984-5464
Fax: (865) 984-0521

Knoxville District Office:
800 Market Street, Suite 110
Knoxville, TN 37902
Phone: (865) 523-3772
Fax: (865) 544-0728

J. Fuller

Tennessee:

Aye TN-5 Cooper, Jim (D)
Aye TN-6 Gordon, Barton [D]
Aye TN-9 Cohen, Steve [D]

No TN-7 Blackburn, Marsha [R]
No TN-8 Tanner, John [D]
No TN-1 Roe, Phil [R]
No TN-2 Duncan, John [R]
No TN-3 Wamp, Zach [R]
No TN-4 Davis, Lincoln [D]

Holler at your Congressman! Call, email, send a smokesignal and let them know that you are MAD AS HELL and they will be bagging groceries at Publix in 2010 or THANK them for voting 'NO' against the FINANCIAL MADNESS that is Cap and Trade. America is being destroyed by design. Common Sense and belief in the Constitution are now looked upon as fringe beliefs. In a world that's gone mad, I encourage you to join me and let your voice be heard!

TN-5 Cooper, Jim (D): VOTED YES

Nashville Office • 605 Church Street • Nashville, TN 37219 • Phone: 615-736-5295 • Fax: 615-736-7479
Washington D.C. Office • 1536 Longworth HOB • Washington, D.C. 20515 • Phone: 202-225-4311 • Fax: 202-226-1035

http://www.cooper.house.gov/

TN-6 Gordon, Barton [D]: VOTED YES

Washington Office
2306 Rayburn HOB
Washington, D.C. 20515
Phone: (202) 225-4231
Fax: (202) 225-6887

Murfreesboro Office
305 West Main Street
Murfreesboro, TN 37130
Phone: (615) 896-1986

Cookeville Office
15 South Jefferson
Cookeville, TN 38501
Phone: (931) 528-5907

Gallatin Office
100 Public Square, B-100
Gallatin, TN 37066
Phone: (615) 451-5174

http://gordon.house.gov/

TN-9 Cohen, Steve [D]: VOTED YES

Memphis

The Clifford Davis / Odell Horton Federal Building
167 North Main Street,
Suite 369
Memphis, TN 38103
Phone: (901) 544-4131
Fax: (901) 544-4329

Washington, D.C.

1005 Longworth House
Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: (202) 225-3265
Fax: (202) 225-5663
http://cohen.house.gov/

TN-7 Blackburn, Marsha [R]: VOTED NO

Washington Office:
217 Cannon Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
202-225-2811
202-225-3004 fax

Clarksville Office:
1850 Memorial Dr.
Clarksville, TN 37043
931-503-0391
931-503-0393 fax

Memphis Office:
7975 Stage Hills Blvd.
Suite 1
Memphis, TN 38133
901-382-5811
901-373-8215 fax

Franklin Office:
City Hall Mall
109 3rd Avenue South
Suite 117
Franklin, TN 37064
615-591-5161
615-599-2916 fax

http://blackburn.house.gov

TN-8 Tanner, John [D]: VOTED NO

http://www.house.gov/tanner/

Union City Office:

P.O. Box 629
Union City, TN 38281
Phone: (731) 885-7070
Fax: (731) 885-7094

Jackson Office:

Room B-7
Federal Building
Jackson, TN 38301
Phone: (731) 423-4848
Fax: (731) 427-1537

Millington Office:

8120 Hwy 51 N
Suite 3
Millington, TN 38053
Phone: (901) 873-5690
Fax: (901) 873-5692

Washington, D.C., Office:

1226 Longworth HOB
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: (202) 225-4714
Fax: (202) 225-1765

J. Fuller

As you all know this bill passed the house Friday. What you may not know is that most congressmen
didn't even get a chance to read the bill! Like so much garbage legislation such as the "Patriot Act"
it was rushed to the floor an hour before the scheduled vote.

http://www.cnsnews.com/public/content/article.aspx?RsrcID=50234

Something else you might not know. The democrats would NOT have been able to pass this
without the support of 8 republicans.

http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2009/roll477.xml

This means we need to make sure our two GOP senators are fully aware of the stakes and know
that WE know the stakes of the horrid bill. I have called both the D.C. and Nashville offices for
Alexander and Corker and I urge you to do the same.

http://corker.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=ContactInformation.OfficeLocations
http://alexander.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Contact.Offices

Let them know we don't want what happened to Spain to happen to America where "cap and
trade" has helped lead to 20 percent unemployment.

http://www.examiner.com/x-10317-San-Diego-County-Political-Buzz-Examiner~y2009m6d29-Cap-and-tax-passes-quietly-in-Congress

Let them know that the founder of the weather channel has called global warming the "biggest
hoax in human history" and is suing Al Gore for fraud.

http://newsbusters.org/blogs/noel-sheppard/2007/11/07/weather-channel-founder-global-warming-greatest-scam-history

http://www.businessandmedia.org/printer/2008/20080303175301.aspx

Alexander's office did say he was against the bill. I've heard Corker on the Phil Valentine show state
that he favored a "compromise" on the issue. (A carbon tax to be "given to the people" or some such
nonsense.) I told his office I had heard those statements and that a compromise on this issue is
unacceptable.

Both of our GOP senators voted for the 2008 bailout. I either of them vote for this bill let them not
be able to say it was because the didn't hear their constituents' opposition to it.

Regards,

John M. Drake

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Economist and Campaign for Liberty contributor Bob Murphy debunks the argument that
cap-and-trade is a market solution to energy concerns in this article
from June, 2008 for the Institute For Energy.
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Cap & Trade Is Not A Market Solution
by Robert E. Murphy for http://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org

As the U.S. Senate debates climate change legislation this week, many have proclaimed the virtue of its “cap and trade” system as a “market solution” to reducing carbon emissions. Nothing could be further from the truth.

Unlike a direct tax, cap and trade is a European-style scheme that masks its negative consequences on the economy behind the rhetorical benefits of new government programs designed to help us. In truth, neither is good for consumers or the economy, but a closer look reveals why so many politicians find comfort in cap and trade.

The economic argument for penalizing carbon emissions is straightforward. If emissions from human activities are contributing to dangerous temperature increases as some scientists claim, then textbook theory says that the government should take steps to increase the private costs to those emitting carbon. Markets are efficient only when firms take all costs of their behavior into account.

If one agrees so far, the next question is which mechanism should be used to raise the pain of carbon emissions? One approach would have the government levy an outright tax. This is favored by most economists, and a Congressional Budget Office (CBO) analysis in February recommended a carbon tax because of its efficiency in meeting climate change targets. But politicians shy away from the dreaded T-word, especially with the economy entering recession and energy prices hitting all-time highs.

Enter cap and trade, which gives only the illusion of reducing carbon emissions without imposing costs on the average citizen. In this approach, the government distributes permits that entitle the holder to emit a specific quantity of carbon dioxide. The trick is that these permits would be tradable in the market, just as surely as shares to IBM or contracts on copper futures.

This, unfortunately, is why some have mistakenly viewed a cap and trade program as a “market solution.” Because the carbon permits are turned into property with a market price, they should end up in the hands of those who value them the most, i.e., the most efficient emitters. In theory this means that a cap and trade system achieves a desired reduction in carbon emissions at the lowest possible compliance cost.

For example, if the government arbitrarily decreed that every firm had to reduce its carbon emissions by 10 percent, this would cause unnecessary economic damage, because it is much easier for some operations to scale back emissions than others. If instead the government issued tradable permits allowing total emissions of 90 percent of the previous year’s amount, then the desired reduction would be much cheaper. Those firms that could scale back more easily would do so, and would sell their permits to those firms that found it too expensive to cut emissions. It is the elegance of this outcome that has hoodwinked market enthusiasts into supporting cap and trade.

Yet despite the superficial resemblance, cap and trade isn’t really a free market. The number of permits is an arbitrary scarcity imposed by government fiat. In the real market, resource prices indicate genuine scarcity. If an oil pipeline is attacked, the price of oil goes up, causing industry and consumers to economize on the commodity. This response is rational, because the available supply truly has gone down.

But if the prices of oil, coal, and other fossil fuels explode because of a cap and trade program, this won’t reflect genuine economic scarcity. Consumers will be forced to restrict their use not because there is less supply available, but because of a number dreamed up by Washington bureaucrats. This is no more a “market price” than if the government decided to sell people permits giving them permission to sneeze. (This actually makes sense, since exhaling emits CO2.)

Cap and trade is not a market-based solution. It relies on a political scheme to increase costs, and can therefore be justly viewed as a tax, stealthy or otherwise, on energy - the lifeblood of our economy. So here’s the real difference: cap and trade masks the causes of higher consumer prices much better than a straightforward tax. And that is precisely why so many politicians endorse it.

Murphy is an economist with the Institute for Energy Research. He received his Ph.D. in economics from NYU. He has written and lectured extensively on the benefits of market-oriented policies.

J. Fuller

I thought Obama was going to end the War, reduce taxes and return money to the little man and tax the rich? Let's see...So far we've closed Guantanamo Bay with no plan...contemplated housing potential terrorists in the USA and giving them Miranda Rights, continued and increased monetary funds and troop levels in Iraq and Afghanistan, sent unmanned robot drones to Pakistan and has been bombing them, bailed out private companies with public taxpayer dollars, fired the GM boss, told private businesses how much they can pay their CEO'S, threatened to take over the Health care system, went on a World Apology Tour and bowed to a Saudi King, released documents regarding the profiling of conservative white Americans as Domestic Terrorists and now this weird power grab called Cap and Trade... Here are some links and video explaining the bill:

Obama admits that electricity rates will skyrocket due to cap and trade:

Obama admits he plans to bankrupt the coal industry:

Rep. Michele Bachmann tells the truth about Cap and trade:

http://www.prisonplanet.com/the-climate-bill-carbon-trading-scam-of-the-century.html

This is absolute lunacy! The foundations of America: our economy, our independence, our sovereignty, our God given rights to freedom and liberty are being DESTROYED right before our eyes!

I want to people to wake up to what's going on...I will send you a copy of:

9/11 Loose Change
Obama Deception
Global Warming or Global Governance?

Email me at TNSONSOFLIBERTY@COMCAST.NET if interested in a FREE DVD...or show up at the 7/2/09 Tea Party in Nashville, TN and look for the protest sign that says "RESTORE STATE SOVEREIGNTY" or "WE'RE THE GOOD GUYS"...I will be handing out fliers and DVD's while they last...

I don't want your money, I don't want to make a profit off of these dvd's or the blog or the discussion groups...I just want America restored to the vision and wisdom proposed and declared by the Constitution...