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What do you guys think of this?
http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS…
Fourteen states will be able to mandate greater auto fuel efficiency than the federal government requires under a plan that President Obama will announce on Monday, a senior administration official said.
California and 13 other states would be permitted to set their emission standards under President Obama's plan.
Obama will do so by directing the Environmental Protection Agency to grant a waiver for the states to allow them to set their own standards for emissions, the official said.
The waiver was denied under former President George W. Bush.
Automakers agreed with Bush and vehemently opposed the waivers, saying creating another set of rules regarding pollution standards for some states would be confusing and unenforceable.
- considering the auto makers ran their business into the ground, it's time to apply some "Opposite George" thinking...TheBlueOne
- It's ironic that the greatest opposition comes from those demanding greater states rights and local vs fed law.threadpost