20080610
It is time for citizens to commandeer oil prices! - Click!
Senator Claire McCaskill (D-MO) worked valiantly today to send a message to the oil industry that we have had it with the oil companies high prices with no merit. But when the bill that she proposed that would charge the oil companies a windfall sales tax failed, then another bill that gave tax breaks to alternative energy died, both at the hands of the Establishment, it has become clear that no amount of legislative action, or judicial action, and certainly not any executive action, would stop the oil companies from overcharging Americans.The oil industry makes enough money, that they are above the law. They could commit murder (which they have) and simply write a check for bail if they were in a trial. The oil industry has no respect for the laws of man or the natural rights of humans. Their crimes have hindered the wellbeing of citizens, as police and fire departments must cut back on their crime and safety training for gasoline. The oil industry has obstructed the school year of children that school years must be truncated, shortening the educations of some students, and rerouting buses to standing room only for mass-transit systems.
Today, the estabishment stated that they are in full support of the oil industries crippling America, its infrastructure, and its government.
We are now at war with The Estabishment. The Estabishment that declared war but sent its troops into battle without armour. The Establishment that promised "Gas Tax Holidays" to bribe people into gaining their consent and compliance to continue to raise the price of fuel and lower environmental standards. The Establishment that has damaged the environment to the point that their are no bees to polinate crops, which in turn endangers our food supply. The Establishment that bailed out mortgage lenders and savings and loan groups just as they did nearly 20 years ago. The Establishment that put energy companies in charge of environmental and energy standards which made the air we breathe unhealthy and the people who could not afford heating or air conditioning freeze or swelter. The Establishment that mistreated hospitalized war veterans, exported jobs overseas, and held back students who proved that they could succeed.
The Establishment is afraid of change. It is afraid to lose the power it has been inebriated itself with the freedom of its citizens. It has taken this country and the world for a ride and it was incahoots with alot of bad people who also fear change. Many of these changes were maid possible online, reguardless of the attempts of disinformation which tried to drown out or lie about what is going on. Television and radio only tell us what the Establishment wants us to see and hear. The Internet has changed the playing field. Not like in 2000 or 2004, but for real this time in 2008.
We frighten the Establishment, and that is a good thing. We aren't sending them terriorist threats or manufactured lies to keep people in control. We are spreading the honest truth that life stinks right now, but at they same time we are telling people that we are not going to take it lying down.
We are ready to take on the changes that the Establishment will fight us tooth an nail over. We are not going to let them continue to keep the status quo because we know what has happened--that IS HAPPENING--because we gave up freedom for quiet conscent.
It is time we commandeer the gas stations and put the price of oil back under $2 per gallon. The oil industry makes more than enough money that they deserve to be victums of their own crimes.
But by no means does not paying for gas mean that we can drive around in the big gas-guzzling vehicles.
The automobile industry is still an accessory to the crimes of the oil industry. They broke the laws too, raking in profits while their workers took a pay cut so that the guys upstairs got a pay raise.
It is time that the citizens of the United States of America took control of this situation, as the Establishment, the oil industry, and the automobile industry won't.
Labels: diy, energy, environment, freedom, fud, government, news, politics
posted by Bushido Hacks 6/10/2008 09:39:00 PM (0) comments top
20080609
America is desperate but not stupid, Mr. Akin - Click!
Senator Todd Akin (R-MO) proposed this morning the $150 Barrel Energy Extortion Act of 2008, a bill that will continue to keep the status quo as far as energy standards go.Pretty much it calls for what every Republican-based energy bill proposes.
- Open Antarctic National Wilderness Refuge (ANWR) to oil and gas exploration. (Something we should not be doing.)
- Open the Continental shelf to Oil and Gas exploration. (If you are a beach-goer, this potentially means oil dericks in view of the beach.)
- Expand the refinery capacity of the U.S.- no refinery has been built in 30 years. (There is a new refinery being built in Omaha, Nebraska. Living down stream, especially after a tugboat accident spilled 30,000 of oil into the Missouri river just a few miles from where I a writing this post, I'm not very keen about the idea.)
- Promote the creation of fuel from shale reserves. (Strip mining)
- Promote the safe construction of new nuclear power plants. (Again, a step backwards.)
If this bill sounds familar, like it has been done before, it has.
Akin's bill continues to ignore alternative energy and only continues to support the oil industry.
Does he really think that we are going to buy into this? It's about as foolish as that "gas tax holiday idea". Do we really believe that the oil indsutry is going to lower the price for oil if we cut out the tax for oil? HELL NO! They're going to jack up the price and make money off of what the federal, state, and local governemnts charge for oil.
And that is what this bill is. It says "When oil hits $150 per barrel, GIVE THEM MORE MONEY!"
Akin says he saw this coming since 2001. If that is so, why didn't he stop the oil barons when oil hit $50 per barrel? Or $75? Or $90? Or $100? Or $125?!
We are already being extorted and forced into coercive complaciency! It's like tossing a lobster into tepid water then slowly turning up the heat. Eventually the lobster boils to death.
This bill's only purpose is to stear people away from alternative energy--which is gaining momentum--and put keep the oil, coal, and nuclear industries in control. Just because they are losing customers (like a very small fraction) they make a big stink about it with the government but tell everyone that it means nothing. Well if it means nothing, why the hell are they so afraid that that small fraction is breaking away? "Oh no! We lost 0.001% of our customers! Quick call the government! We might not make $40.8 billion dollars this year! We'll only make slightly less than that! Save us, Senator Akin!"
This bill does not stop the oil industry from extorting customers. IT PROMOTES EXTORTION!
Labels: America, energy, environment, fud, government
posted by Bushido Hacks 6/09/2008 08:13:00 AM (0) comments top
20080315
Get to know your Elected Officials - Click!
You don't need to go to Washington, DC or your state capital to get to know your elected officials. What you should know is who your elected representatives are.I recently took a trip to my state capital of Jefferson City, Missouri, to support a group that helps people with head injuries as well as physical and mental disabilities.
The trip rekindled my interest in being involved with state and local politics, as it is at that level individuals have the best opporitunity to have a voice in government. It is also at this level where elected officials understand the issues that are important in your community, not just the issues that are important to a small group of men in a smoke filled room.
Every state seems to have a small little clique of upper brass state officials. It is usually composed of people who are in the greatest position of power or part of a family has had a history of wealth or strong relationships with corporate leaders. At the federal level, it is pretty obvious. At state level not as much. The further down the ladder, at regional district, county, and municipal levels, the greater chance there is for individuals to contact and make friends with their elected officials. The highest level of communication should be at municipal ward or municipal district level. But then you have cities with about 50,000 people where all they do is meet up every other Tuesday and say "I" to whatever proposal the mayor thinks is a good idea making the meetings feel scripted or predetermined.
So the best idea would probably be to get to know who your elected officals are.
Labels: foia, government, missouri, politics
posted by Bushido Hacks 3/15/2008 12:22:00 PM (0) comments top
