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I got up, turned on the news, and heard this: The White House is planning on enacting 85 Orders before they leave office to remove restrictions on things like air quality, water quality, and other things that will make the country worse.
They are poised to put time limits in them, which will make it difficult for the next administration to rescind the Orders, and for Congress to legislate them away.
Please call the White House today and say something to the effect of: "Quit killing us"
Their switchboard number is 202-456-1414. They have a comments number, but I'm not convinced that THIS White House ever listens to it: 202-456-1111.
You can also take the additional step of calling your local TV station, writing your local paper, and telling everyone you know to call/write. The more publicity, the more blow-back, the less they can get away with. They can still do it, but it's easier to get away with bad, bad things in a dark dungeon .
Senator Obama has mobilized grass-roots in a way no one has before. And here is the power: imagine if everyone Obama has mobilized had called their Senators, Reps and the White House a number of years ago and said "I vote, and I won't vote for you again if you vote for the Iraq invasion."
Use the power.
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Michael Emerson · 857 weeks ago
Blame · 857 weeks ago
He could threaten to push punitive "clean up your mess" retroactive taxes on any company or institutuon that takes advantage of these changes.
Clyde Williams · 857 weeks ago
Vicki 51p · 857 weeks ago
DocJess 71p · 857 weeks ago
You KNOW I'd normally have all the details -- just a bit busy today, and wanted to get the info out, such as it was.
Karen Anne · 857 weeks ago
Here you go. I hope IntenseDebate doesn't lose this comment...
Taoist_redneck · 857 weeks ago
Mr Super · 857 weeks ago
PS - Blame, could to see you over here...
http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2008/10/31/UPI_NewsTr...
White House seeks to relax federal rules
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 (UPI) -- The Bush administration is making a last-minute push to enact U.S. federal regulations that would ease rules designed to protect the public, observers said.
Trying to ensure the regulations -- as many as 90 are being developed -- are enacted before President George Bush leaves office, White House Chief of Staff Josh Bolten in May imposed a deadline of Saturday for finishing major new regulations, "except in extraordinary circumstances," the Washington Post (NYSE:WPO) reported Friday.
Included among the proposed changes are rules that would clear roadblocks to some commercial ocean-fishing activities, ease controls on emissions of pollutants that contribute to global warming, relax drinking water standards and lift a major restriction on mountaintop coal mining, the Post said.
"They want these rules to continue to have an impact long after they leave office," said Matthew Madia, a regulatory expert at OMB Watch, a non-profit group.
The Bush administration has tried to avoid rushing through regulations at the end of the term, White House spokesman Tony Fratto said.
"And yes, we'd prefer our regulations stand for a very long time -- they're well reasoned and are being considered with the best interests of the nation in mind," he added.