As ThinkProgress reported yesterday, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce – one of the largest and most influential big business lobbying groups in the world – fired a letter off to Cass Sunstein, administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, telling him to block the regulation of extremely toxic chemicals in consumer plastics. Despite the overwhelming evidence of the dangers of such chemicals, the chamber letter declares that that EPA ‘lacks the sound regulatory science needed to meet the statutory threshold for a restriction or ban of the targeted chemicals.
Tuesday, August 16th, 2011
U.S. Chamber Of Commerce Fights Regulations On Penis-Deforming Chemicals
Author: LEE FANG
Source: Think Progress
Publication Date: Jun 9, 2011 at 4:13 pm
Link: U.S. Chamber Of Commerce Fights Regulations On Penis-Deforming Chemicals
Source: Think Progress
Publication Date: Jun 9, 2011 at 4:13 pm
Link: U.S. Chamber Of Commerce Fights Regulations On Penis-Deforming Chemicals
Stephan: This organization is the active face of the corporatocracy. Think about what it is proposing. Either social progressives are going to mount a unified response or we are headed down a dark tunnel. If you read Rick Perry's book you see this vision translated into direct political action.
How about this? Perry believes we should return to Senatorial elections in accordance with Article I of the Constitution, section 3, 'The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from each state, chosen by the legislature thereof for six Years; and each Senator shall have one Vote.' This was found to be a structural flaw in the Constitution and the 17th Amendment changed it to electing senators by popular election. The reason the change was made was it became clear that when the old system was used the power of the few increased to the expense of the many.
The Far right doesn't just want to change policies, it wants to revert to an older discredited form of government, because it makes it easier for an elite to make policy.
As this trend makes clear, your health and well-being are a distant second priority at best.