July 03, 2009
"Shut Up" In Action
Remember this video from Pajamas Media's Andrew Klavan?
Just in case you thought he was overstating the issue to make a point, consider the case of Alan Carlin. Like another famous Carlin, he dared to utter seven dirty words (I'm paraphrasing): "Anthropogenic global warming may not be real."
Perhaps as they enjoy their barbecues and watch their fireworks Americans will remember what exactly it is they are supposedly celebrating. The Declaration of Independence was so much more than a statement of our separation from the English Crown. It was about freedom and liberty. About being responsible for our own lives and keeping the government, any government, in it's place.
The American people elected The One and gave him majority control of the Congress so it could be argued that the race toward socialism in America is done with the consent of the governed. I hope that, for the future of freedom and liberty, that argument proves false.
Just in case you thought he was overstating the issue to make a point, consider the case of Alan Carlin. Like another famous Carlin, he dared to utter seven dirty words (I'm paraphrasing): "Anthropogenic global warming may not be real."
Except, that is, when it comes to Mr. Carlin, a senior analyst in the EPA's National Center for Environmental Economics and a 35-year veteran of the agency. In March, the Obama EPA prepared to engage the global-warming debate in an astounding new way, by issuing an "endangerment" finding on carbon. It establishes that carbon is a pollutant, and thereby gives the EPA the authority to regulate it -- even if Congress doesn't act.
Around this time, Mr. Carlin and a colleague presented a 98-page analysis arguing the agency should take another look, as the science behind man-made global warming is inconclusive at best. The analysis noted that global temperatures were on a downward trend. It pointed out problems with climate models. It highlighted new research that contradicts apocalyptic scenarios. "We believe our concerns and reservations are sufficiently important to warrant a serious review of the science by EPA," the report read.
The response to Mr. Carlin was an email from his boss, Al McGartland, forbidding him from "any direct communication" with anyone outside of his office with regard to his analysis. When Mr. Carlin tried again to disseminate his analysis, Mr. McGartland decreed: "The administrator and the administration have decided to move forward on endangerment, and your comments do not help the legal or policy case for this decision. . . . I can only see one impact of your comments given where we are in the process, and that would be a very negative impact on our office." (Emphasis added.)
Mr. McGartland blasted yet another email: "With the endangerment finding nearly final, you need to move on to other issues and subjects. I don't want you to spend any additional EPA time on climate change. No papers, no research etc, at least until we see what EPA is going to do with Climate."
The problem for The One is that he needs the veneer of science to justify and pass his Cap and Trade Control and Tax energy bill. He wants the power to control the power. He has control of banking and insurance; he has control of most of the domestic auto industry; he is working hard to take control of health care. With control of energy there will be nothing that the federal government does not directly or indirectly control.Around this time, Mr. Carlin and a colleague presented a 98-page analysis arguing the agency should take another look, as the science behind man-made global warming is inconclusive at best. The analysis noted that global temperatures were on a downward trend. It pointed out problems with climate models. It highlighted new research that contradicts apocalyptic scenarios. "We believe our concerns and reservations are sufficiently important to warrant a serious review of the science by EPA," the report read.
The response to Mr. Carlin was an email from his boss, Al McGartland, forbidding him from "any direct communication" with anyone outside of his office with regard to his analysis. When Mr. Carlin tried again to disseminate his analysis, Mr. McGartland decreed: "The administrator and the administration have decided to move forward on endangerment, and your comments do not help the legal or policy case for this decision. . . . I can only see one impact of your comments given where we are in the process, and that would be a very negative impact on our office." (Emphasis added.)
Mr. McGartland blasted yet another email: "With the endangerment finding nearly final, you need to move on to other issues and subjects. I don't want you to spend any additional EPA time on climate change. No papers, no research etc, at least until we see what EPA is going to do with Climate."
Perhaps as they enjoy their barbecues and watch their fireworks Americans will remember what exactly it is they are supposedly celebrating. The Declaration of Independence was so much more than a statement of our separation from the English Crown. It was about freedom and liberty. About being responsible for our own lives and keeping the government, any government, in it's place.
The American people elected The One and gave him majority control of the Congress so it could be argued that the race toward socialism in America is done with the consent of the governed. I hope that, for the future of freedom and liberty, that argument proves false.
Posted by: Stephen Macklin at 01:46 PM | Comments (1) | Add Comment
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Hey, we haven't got time for this kind of useless information; we're too busy sitting on the edges of our seats waiting for news on Michael Jackson's final tribute. I continue to be amazed at how much drivel consumes what should be News announcements and this steady stream of "breaking news" about free tickets to a dead pop star's funeral, where to find the magic bracelets which will permit the wearer to approach the cordoned off area and the 700,000 people expected to make the pilgrimage just so they can say they attended; it's too much for me.
BTW, your article hits it on the nail head. Thanks
BTW, your article hits it on the nail head. Thanks
Posted by: T F Stern at July 04, 2009 10:10 AM (Ruh11)
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