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2006-09-20 Home Front Economy
California sues 6 biggest automakers for global warming
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Posted by john 2006-09-20 16:16|| || Front Page|| [11128 views since 2007-05-07]  Top

#1 The clear solution here is for the entire state to stop driving... RIGHT NOW!

And I think the automakers should band together and stop shipping new vehicles to dealers and ports in CA.
Posted by Dar">Dar  2006-09-20 16:35||   2006-09-20 16:35|| Front Page Top

#2 Is that viable Dar? If so, sounds like a great idea - nothing like actions having consequences to make folks go 'oh dear'.
Posted by Tony (UK) 2006-09-20 16:42||   2006-09-20 16:42|| Front Page Top

#3 This is intended to generate positive press for the democrats for the fall elections.
Posted by DoDo 2006-09-20 16:53||   2006-09-20 16:53|| Front Page Top

#4 When they came for Big Tobacco, I said nothing...
Posted by tu3031 2006-09-20 16:55||   2006-09-20 16:55|| Front Page Top

#5 Excellent point, tu.
Posted by xbalanke 2006-09-20 17:13||   2006-09-20 17:13|| Front Page Top

#6 Ah, but when they tried the big tobacco thing against firearm manufacturers, it fizzled badly.

The legal industry has spent all the money they stole from the tobacco thing, and are throwing anything and everything they can against the wall to see what sticks to insure income security. This is just the latest - in six months it'll be something else.

Trouble is, the American public's caught on now. No more gravy train, lawyer-boy.
Posted by no mo uro 2006-09-20 17:24||   2006-09-20 17:24|| Front Page Top

#7 More realistically, the automakers should start charging a "California Global Warming" fee on all new vehicle sales within CA--say an extra 10% on dealer cost? That should get some legislators' attentions when their phones ring off the hook.
Posted by Dar">Dar  2006-09-20 17:26||   2006-09-20 17:26|| Front Page Top

#8 The "big 6" should retaliate by removing every automobile from their dealerships in California, and not shipping any more. Expand the deal to cover all parts and accessories as well. Put a total automobile boycott in effect in California. Tell ALL CALIFORNIANS the reason for doing this is to "prevent any further global warming" from taking place in California. I don't think it would take more than 30 days for the state to begin screaming. It's time for idiots like this to suffer for their stupidity. The rest of the state can suffer because they're not willing to do what's necessary to get rid of such idiots, and that includes the "compound" in Hollyweird and all the "undocumented workers" in San Diego, Los Angeles, the San Fernando valley, and elsewhere.
Posted by Old Patriot">Old Patriot  2006-09-20 17:52|| http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/]">[http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/]  2006-09-20 17:52|| Front Page Top

#9 As a Californian I think Dar has it dialed in but call it a 20% carbon reduction fee. Hit these bastards where it hurts makle it a 50% fee on any sales to the State government.

I am hoping these assclowns come to their senses but they long ago legislated and lawyered me out of any meaninful living wage job. As I am not a recognised 'minority' by the socailists they expect me to just die off or go away. I can't afford too, so I am in no position to go away.

Lawyers are scumb and Bill Lockyer is a walking piece of canine fecal matter.
Posted by Sock Puppet of Doom 2006-09-20 17:57|| www.sockpuppetofdoom.com]">[www.sockpuppetofdoom.com]  2006-09-20 17:57|| Front Page Top

#10 Aren't there penalties for frivolous lawsuits?
Posted by Bobby 2006-09-20 18:04||   2006-09-20 18:04|| Front Page Top

#11 Lockyer s just trying to establish his bonafides with the LLL so he can run for Govenor or maybe Senator in 2010.
Posted by Cyber Sarge 2006-09-20 18:41||   2006-09-20 18:41|| Front Page Top

#12 Aren't there penalties for frivolous lawsuits?

Not in California.
Posted by DMFD 2006-09-20 18:42||   2006-09-20 18:42|| Front Page Top

#13 More sheer & utter stooopidity from the communists masquerading as Dummocrats in the legislature.And RINO Schwartzie goes right along with the insanity. He actaully agreed to turn the LA school system over to the twerp Mexican commie mayor, who tried multiple times and still couldn't cheat his way through the law exam. Kaleforneeya is nearly a 3rd world joke, thanks to these clowns.
Posted by SOP35/Rat 2006-09-20 19:28||   2006-09-20 19:28|| Front Page Top

#14 he's running for State Treasurer now IIRC - he's just tryting to pump his name up. We all should do our best to make sure that his name is most associated with "lying self-promoting jerk"

c'mon and repeat it with me! It's catchy!
Posted by Frank G 2006-09-20 19:31||   2006-09-20 19:31|| Front Page Top

#15 
Dar wins.

For those who don't know, California will be voting on Prop 87. Tax on oil production, with some BS about how the oil companies will not be able to pass-through the increases to gas consumers.

4 Billion tax, new bureaucracy, wash, rinse, repeat.
Posted by Master of Obvious 2006-09-20 19:46||   2006-09-20 19:46|| Front Page Top

#16 So, only American and Japanese cars contribute to global warming? Volvos and Hyundais are "clean machines"?

Not a lawyer, but couldn't they get the suit chucked based on some kind of discrimination thingy because they aren't going after other automakers, and are just targeting US/Japanese (not all of the Japanese ones, either...Subaru isn't listed)?
Posted by Swamp Blondie 2006-09-20 20:58|| http://azjetsetchick.blogspot.com ]">[http://azjetsetchick.blogspot.com ]  2006-09-20 20:58|| Front Page Top

#17 the validity (intellectually, scientifically, or legally) would barely be scrutinized before Lockyer filed it. The point is to get his name in the news before the election. It'll be dropped(costing taxpayers) after the election. He's a political hack and whore
Posted by Frank G 2006-09-20 21:01||   2006-09-20 21:01|| Front Page Top

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