Napoleon's Shadow
07-11-2011, 04:23 PM
On Monday 7/11 the Republicans in Congress will vote to federalize lightbulbs!
The bill (HR2417 (http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d112:H.R.2417:@@@P)) known as The BULBS Act is being sold to the people by saying that it will repeal the coming ban on all incandescent bulbs, but in reality it usurps state and local powers and does an end-run around the 9th and 10th Amendment. You can read the text of the legislation here: http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c112:H.R.2417.IH:
In effect this bill says that all regulations and laws about consumer types of lightbulbs will now be handled at the federal level. The 10th Amendment CLEARLY says: "The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states respectively, or to the people." - http://topics.law.cornell.edu/constitution/billofrights#amendmentx
Why not support the other bill that repeals the incandescent lightbulb ban WITHOUT trampling the Constitution in the process? It already exists, has lots of cosponsors, and is listed here - http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c112:H.R.91.IH:
Can these elected officials not read the Constitution? Why do they want to federalize all laws about lightbulbs and take power from the states? Why are they expanding the reach and size of the federal government?
Maybe you should contact your Congresscritter and let them know what you think about this and tell them you are NOT going to fall for their deceit and unconstitutional antics: http://house.gov/representatives/#state_tn
The bill (HR2417 (http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d112:H.R.2417:@@@P)) known as The BULBS Act is being sold to the people by saying that it will repeal the coming ban on all incandescent bulbs, but in reality it usurps state and local powers and does an end-run around the 9th and 10th Amendment. You can read the text of the legislation here: http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c112:H.R.2417.IH:
In effect this bill says that all regulations and laws about consumer types of lightbulbs will now be handled at the federal level. The 10th Amendment CLEARLY says: "The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states respectively, or to the people." - http://topics.law.cornell.edu/constitution/billofrights#amendmentx
Why not support the other bill that repeals the incandescent lightbulb ban WITHOUT trampling the Constitution in the process? It already exists, has lots of cosponsors, and is listed here - http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c112:H.R.91.IH:
Can these elected officials not read the Constitution? Why do they want to federalize all laws about lightbulbs and take power from the states? Why are they expanding the reach and size of the federal government?
Maybe you should contact your Congresscritter and let them know what you think about this and tell them you are NOT going to fall for their deceit and unconstitutional antics: http://house.gov/representatives/#state_tn