House Panel Approves Bill To Block Non-Existant EPA Dust Rule

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Earlier this year, Republicans found what they saw as an ideal talking point to illustrate a federal bureaucracy gone batty. The Environmental Protection Agency, they warned, was trying
to regulate something only God could control: the dust in the wind.

“Now, here comes my favorite of the crazy regulatory acts. The EPA is now proposing rules to regulate dust,” Rep. John Carter (R-Tex.) said on the House floor. He said Texas is full of dusty roads: “The EPA is now saying you can be fined for driving home every night on your gravel road.”

There was just one flaw in this argument: It was not true. The EPA’s new dust rule did not exist. It never did.

Still, the specter of this rule has spurred three bills to prevent it , one of which was approved Thursday by a House subcommittee. It sparked a late-night battle on the Senate floor. GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain cited it in a debate as a reason to eliminate the EPA.

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http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/house-panel-to-vote-on-phantom-epa-dust-rule/2011/10/26/gIQAFNJ0MM_story.html

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1. They're totally loonie toons

Schizophrenics, in full paranoia. Totally oblivious to reality. They need to be committed, as they are a danger to themselves and others. Especially others.

Really, there are unaddressed mental health issues here.

[Pirate Smile]

2. Idiots.

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3. I hope someone set them up for this.

It's too good not to be an Op. :rofl: