California to Consider Banning Big Screen Televisions
April 9, 2009
California is going to consider banning big screen televisions in order to save the planet from global warming.
Does anybody need any more proof that the global warming hoax has nothing to do with saving the environment? This whole fraudulent crisis is designed to tax and regulate Americans into the dark ages. This is designed to tell Americans what they can do, what they can drive, and now even what they can buy.
This hoax is being used to lower the standard of living in this country. These people are communists. I heard it said on the radio that green is the new red, and when you hear something as preposterous as this that saying doesn’t seem so paranoid now does it?
This isn’t about the environment, it is about government control.
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America's Watchtower 
As a silver lining, if California gets its way, one of the elements of 1984 won’t happen.
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Ha! good point.
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Now, THIS piece of stupidity just might BACKFIRE! I would be willing to bet that young libbers own the bulk of the great big screen televisions in the country. Won’t THEY be happy to shit can their pride and joy. No problem, they can play their WII games on the old 19″ black and white set.
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I didn’t even think of that angle, maybe they have finally crossed the line.
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What do the companies that make the big screen tvs have to say about this? This is a direct assault on the companies themselves, as well. I think we need to start applying a new word to our vocabulary – idiocy which means: 1. usually offensive : extreme mental retardation, and 2: something notably stupid or foolish
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They want to ban dark colored cars as well. They hold too much heat and you have to use more air conditioning. Who do you blame, the politicians or the people that voted for them?
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I heard about this. This is all about control, they get their hands in a little at a time and as people accept government control little by litte the government gains boldness and takes more and more. Someday people will wonder what happened, but by then it will be too late.
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All except for the illegal aliens, of course. They won’t be told what kind of TV to have (however it was acquired) or what temp to keep their thermostat at. Heck, they’ll just have to go to the Red Cross, I’m sure there will be plenty of big screen TV’s there.
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They are not banning any TVs. They are proposing regulations that would not go into effect for two years. TVs and the entertainment electronics now use about 10 percent of our home electricity. And that’s increasing. Large screen TVs have literally no standards when it comes to electricity use. So, the state thinks it’s time that the manufacturers begin using the newest and best technologies. There are already 400 models that meet the proposed standards.
How energy efficient is your refrigerator compared to 20 years ago? Today it uses 1/4 the amount of electricity! That’s because of California’s efficiency regulations. Nobody banned refrigerators. The manufacturers just had to make their models more efficient. Did refrigerators suffer? Nope and neither did consumers.
Next time you talk about government regulations, think about the seat belt that you’re buckling across your lap. Did car companies fight that regulation? Yep…but look at the lives the regulation has saved. So, regulations do make a difference. The state energy department can’t put in new regulations if they don’t make sense and are cost effective. That’s in state laws. So, make sure you know what you’re talking about before blathering on….
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I do wear my seatbelt everywhere I go, but New Hampshire is the only state in the country that does not have an adult seatbelt law (that could change very soon) I wear it by choice not by mandate and that is the way it should be. Last week stats came out that shows that NH has a lower fatality rate in car accidents than Ma. even without the seatbelt law. Stats also show that a higher percentage of NH drivers buckle up than Ma drivers.
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That is a nice Machiavellian attitude there; forcing people to do what you think they should be doing because it “saves lives.”
Why is it that California dictating standards upon the whole country? Try finding silver dragees. It’s very difficult because California sues anybody that manufactures them in this country It does not matter whether or not the company sells them in California. This is infringing on the realm of the federal government.
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Sactobob
This may seem like a question only someone who blathers on would ask, but I will ask it nonetheless. Why is it that these regulations are put into affect before the products are finalized? Why not have some sort of oversight that tests the efficiency of the product before the company finalizes the product – Kind of like crash tests for vehicles? Why not just incorporate the “proposed standards” into the product making process? Would that save time and money on both ends of the spectrum.
Thanks for the information and clarification here. You are right. – Our appliances are much more efficient.
As far as the blathering comment, well…I thought that was a little over-the-top. After all, this is a place to discuss and debate, which were doing. You added valuable information we needed and that was appreciated. Not everyone knows everything about everything. Besides, the blathering comment was just a tad insensitive….as one learns when going to college…there isn’t any “dumb” question. When we stop seeking truth, then we have a problem.
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