Sigh. It seems our esteemed legislators just can’t overcome their baseless fears and conspiracy theories At the same time, they have no trouble EXPOSING those who file ethics complaints to retaliation. The FULL HOUSE passed HB 160, the so-called ethics reform bill by Rep. Kellee Hennessy-Dickerson Sigh. It seems our esteemed legislators just can’t overcome their baseless fears and conspiracy theories At the same time, they have no trouble EXPOSING those who file ethics complaints to retaliation. The FULL HOUSE passed HB 160, the so-called ethics reform bill by Rep. Kellee Hennessy-Dickerson
(R-Denham Springs) by an overwhelming VOTE OF 88-7 (there were 10 members who apparently had more important matters than to go on record either way on the bill.)
Sen. Michael “Bib Mike” Fesi
(R-Houma), author of SENATE BILL 46, claims that sulfur dioxide is among the chemicals that are being sprayed into the atmosphere (as an expert witness, perhaps he should call on U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor-Greene, she of the theory of Democrat-controlled weather and Jewish laser beam firestarter nonsense).
Lawmakers seem to have given not a fleeting thought to the toxicity of the emissions of sulfur dioxide emitted by the burning of fossil fuels by power plants and industrial facilities. But senators certainly jumped on the chance to pass this slapstick parody of a bill by a 27-12 VOTE. It has been reported out by the Legislative Bureau and now goes to the House for consideration.
But then, so many of the legislators are in the petro-chemical industry’s pocket. It’s completely understandable; our elected officials long ago made the state’s economy reliant upon the petro-chemical plants scattered along the Mississippi River between Baton Rouge and New Orleans to the sacrifice of economic diversity (oops, that’s one of the words we’re supposed to banish from our vocabulary).
You’d think that long-range economic plans for the state would feature the inclusion (Dang! Another one. Strike that word, too) of other stimuli for economic equality (Crap! I gotta stop doing that!) for its citizens.
Then, to go along with SB 46, we have Rep. Kim Coates
(R- Ponchatoula) and her HOUSE BILL 608, which would create the “Louisiana Atmospheric Protection Act,” which theoretically at least, would “Prohibit weather modification activities.” Again, sigh. I suppose these types of bills are necessary for entertainment value over the long 85-day legislative session.
Perhaps the blog service LOUISIANA ILLUMINATOR summed it up best with its headline describing the two bills as “fueled by ‘magic’ and conspiracy theories.”
These two bills rank right up there with another of Big Mike’s CONSPIRACY THEORIES contained in SB 2, which raises the old “chemtrail” theory about the contrails of jet airplanes.
A padded room and soft-lead pencils for more bill-writing might be in order about now but bizarre as the two bills are, at least we can’t say they aren’t trying to do something about climate change. Now, if only there was some way to get these people to look at the real reasons and not attack the problem with some cockamamie Marvel comic book plot.
Sigh.
Louisiana Voice 
Tom, you have often used a sarcastic comment or two about the passion for sports to highlight the apathy over the real life impact of politics. But I have to say I find myself more and more seeking out sports or anything else that distracts me from the insanity of our current political climate. That voters elect, then re-elect, people who waste time, effort, and resources on such things is more than I can stomach except in very small bites, even then only with something strong to wash it down. And the Louisiana legislature isn’t even the most nauseating glop on the plate.