Well, aside from a polar bear dancing on a beach ball whilst singing a Barry White tune, I think I’ve officially seen everything. Of all of the stupid, wasteful, frivolous endeavors I’ve ever really come across, this is pretty much at the top of my list. Am I faulting Californians for being environmentally sensitive? No! Not at all. But when I read this:
I just want to gouge out my eyes for reading the article. California just passes a law, and simply because automakers don’t have it in their capacity to cut emissions back overnight, what do they think of? “Lets sue the bastards!” Of course! Everyone knows that all problems can be solved with a lawsuit! Especially one as scientifically proven as this! :smack: :rolleyes:
No, the reduced snowfall couldn’t be caused by changing weather patters or El Nino. Heck, the beaches simply couldn’t erode away by naturally occurring currents in the Pacific! Goodness gracious, fish would never be endangered by overfishing or some other natural threat! No, it’s all a direct result from me driving my F-150 pickup truck back and forth to work every day, and all of those evil snot-nosed devils at the Ford plant that conspired to build it! It’s disconcerting to know that the quickest reaction to any problem is a kneejerk lawsuit in a Federal Court.
And look at Fox News—since it causes skin cancer and wastes millions of dollars each year in air conditioning costs, they’re reporting that Sen. Diane Feinstein just introduced a bill to outlaw the sun forever.
What can I say-- we Californianians are kooky. I don’t understand how Arnold would be in support of this lawsuit (assuming that he is, since it comes form the CA AG). How about suing the folks who actually drive the cars and cause the polution? Oh, they’re voters, that’s right…
I think the only reasonable response by automakers is to file a lawsuit against all the Californians who bought their cars and are therefore the cause of all those greenhouse gasses.
I would love to see this played out on the world stage. It’s not like Turkmenistan doesn’t contribute to global warming neither. . .
Californians, I feel sorry for you. You have people in your legislature that think this shit up. You elect them, and they waste your time and money pulling crap like this.
You gotta hope there’s some reasonable explanation. Maybe it’s just to be a big pain in the ass? I mean, CA is being sued for its stiff regulations, so maybe they’re countersuing to put the hurt on. Not terribly ethical, but at least rational somehow.
I just can’t see anyone worth their legal credentials thinking this is winable. It’s gotta be some kind of tactic, the goal or goals of which don’t depend on a verdict.
