Whatever you do SGP, don’t let cap and trade pass the Senate

By Lisa Farrar Wellman

With so many socialistic agenda items to fight, you may be tempted to back off on cap and trade. Don’t give into that temptation, ladies. Cap and trade scares the pants off of me and it should scare you, too. The House passed the bill (a pox on those traitorous eight Republicans!) 219-212. This has gone too far.

The Community Organizer in Chief and fellow arrogant world leaders promised at the G8 Summit to keep temperatures from rising more than 3.6 degrees Fahrenheit above average levels of more than a century ago. They also agreed to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 80 percent by 2050. This would be knee-slapping humor except that they’re serious about it. They honestly believe that they (not God) have the ability to turn the world’s thermostat up or down. They ignore what many credible scientists say (the earth’s core has been cooling down for ten years) and they forge on.

Al Gore (who will be a billionaire if cap and trade becomes law) said on July 7, at the Smith School World Forum on Enterprise and the Environment, “I bring you good news from the U.S. Just two weeks ago, the House of Representatives passed the Waxman-Markey climate bill.” Our former vice president lauded the Congressional climate bill as a step in the right direction for the fight of what he is constantly referring to as the crisis of global warming. The interesting part of his comments (yes, now and then Gore says something interesting, frightening but interesting) is this: “But it is the awareness itself that will drive the change and one of the ways it will drive the change is through global governance and global agreements.”  Uh? Global governance? Why is the Left constantly undermining the United States’ right to govern itself?

If our Senate passes cap and trade (which let’s face it, is one big energy tax) China and India will take over the industrial world. Who will build a factory here?  Heck, who will build anything here? By taxing the use of energy, the government hopes to reduce usage. And it will. But at what cost? Businesses will go offshore to do their work. The Heritage Foundation says that by 2031 you won’t know anyone in the construction business. Over one million construction jobs will be lost by then. I haven’t even gone into the numbers for the trucking business or coal miners or steel workers.

If you own a house, you might want to sell it now while you still can. (I find it ironic that the Left in general, ACORN, Barney Frank, etc. want absolutely everyone to own a house and yet they also want to pass cap and trade. The two goals are mutually exclusive and do not co-exist). This climate change bill destroys home ownership. Cap and trade allows government inspectors into your home. Before you can put it on the market, it must pass inspection. You will be required to retrofit your residence to meet green guidelines. If you have an older home, you can kiss your home equity goodbye. It will be eaten up by replacing windows and appliances and installing more insulation. Your private property must receive the federal government’s stamp of approval before you are allowed to sell it.

Cap and trade spells the end of our country as we know it. It is the most far-reaching socialistic plan The Chosen One has yet to tackle. I’m continually impressed with his ability to arm twist, bully, lie and schmooze his agenda through our government’s system. He’s not foolish and he knows timing is everything.  I think the Senate will focus on health care (an equally terrifying prospect) before it gets back to cap and trade this fall. The Left hopes we’ll forget about this bill and focus on other issues. Keep this in mind. Check in on cap and trade weekly. Talk to your senators when they show their faces in their home districts. Share facts with your friends and family. Hold signs that dispute cap and trade when you attend tea parties. We must not let this bill become law.

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