Pay Environmental Jizya, or We'll Sue!

Gotta love this one...a pathetic political hack filing a pathetic political lawsuit less than 60 days from election date b/c he wants to go from being state attorney general (where he can file all the frivolous lawsuits his heart desires) to state treasurer (so he can grub as much of the poeple's money his insatiable appetite desires). This really chaps me...it's one thing if a bunch of loons want to worship the mother earth goddess Gaia or some such claptrap; this is America and they are free to their idiocy. Their right to said idiocy, however, ends when they try to strongarm their beliefs (supported at best by unreliable computer modeal and at worst by nothing at all) onto the rest of us through lawsuits and other confiscatory taxation. As you might note in the article, the only other lawsuit of the kind filed by the California AG against the automakers was filed in Connecticut, and was dismissed for attempting to address "political questions"...this is judge-speak for, "Hey, nut job, if you can convince a majority of legislators of what you believe great, but I ain't legislating it from the bench, so get bent." Stupid politician, and yes, I know this is an oxymoron...read it all if you can stand and cut through the enviro-tripe to see this for the attempted extortion this lawsuit really is.

"Lockyer is suing on the theory that greenhouse gases are a "public nuisance" under both California and federal law, an argument similar to one being pursued in a case before the 2nd U.S. District Court of Appeals in New York. Connecticut and seven other states, including California, have sued five power companies to get them to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions.

The Connecticut lawsuit was dismissed by a district judge who said it attempted to address political questions. In a brief filed in support of the utility companies, the automakers' alliance argued that such a suit "opens the door to lawsuits targeting any activity that uses fossil fuel for energy."

For a more appropriate response (spine required unfortunately, meaning it will never happen), here's Emperor Misha:

"These frivolous lawsuits will directly impact consumers, dramatically increasing the cost of motor vehicles, goods and services dependent upon highway transportation and other hidden costs. Consumers should decide whether they agree with paying their hard earned dollars to worship the false god of environmentalism and vote at the ballot box."