Taking a Knife to an Intellectual Gunfight

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From the Blog of VA State Senator Chap Peterson:

"That was the description today by Del. Albert Pollard (D-Lancaster) of our Attorney General's {Wing-nut Ken Cuccinelli} recent decision to sue the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency so as to challenge the concept of "global warming." I stood with Albert today at a press conference organized by Democratic lawmakers to protest the AG's position.

Never mind that the U.S. Supreme Court -- that noted band of tree huggers -- declared in 2007 that carbon dioxide emissions posed a threat to human health and thus were under the jurisdiction of the EPA.

The Attorney General's petition, which is apparently unique in its challenge to the EPA, is not a costless decision. Litigating that matter all the way to the Fourth Circuit will take up substantial attorney time, perhaps $250,000 or more.

And all for a case which the Commonwealth is certain to lose -- as the EPA has clear jurisdiction to regulate air quality.

Who's going to pay for this legal bill?

Not the Tea Party. Not the Republican National Committee. Not the Club for Growth.

Instead, the Virginia taxpayer will pay. That ain't right. There are a lot better uses for our tax dollar than paying a team of attorneys -- not usually in Federal court -- to take on the Federal government, its lawyers and its environmental agency on an issue which has been decided by the U.S. Supreme Court."

Whole post at: http://oxroadsouth.com/2010/03/02/taking-a-knife-to-an-intellectual-gunfight.aspx