Nebby Government Rides Again!

J.J. Jackson* | December 23, 2007

Yet again we see members of Congress and the President have no respect for limited and Constitutionally bound government with their latest “Energy Bill”.

In addition to raising auto fuel efficiency standards 40 percent, an energy bill passed by Congress yesterday bans the incandescent light bulb by 2014.

President Bush signed the 822-page measure into law today after it was sent up Pennsylvania Avenue in a Toyota Prius hybrid vehicle. The House passed the bill by a 314-100 vote after approval by the Senate last week.

Rep. John D. Dingell, D-Mich., chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, said the legislation will boost the energy efficiency of “almost every significant product and tool and appliance that we use, from light bulbs to light trucks.”

Would I be repeating myself too much to ask again that someone please point out where our federal government anywhere in Article I of the Constitution is given the power to regulate what type of light bulbs we use or even what mileage our vehicles must get?

Americans keep waving good bye to their liberties opting instead for the strangling embrace of the nanny state. And most of them don’t even realize that this is happening because they aren’t paying attention. But they will take notice when their last gasp of freedom is squeezed from their lungs.

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