Dr. Burgess on the Floor: The American People Have the Right to Choose
Posted by Whitney Thompson on July 14, 2011
Dr. Burgess introduced an amendment that would allow the provision in the 2007 Democrat legislation, banning the sale of the 100-watt lightbulbs to still be sold past January 1, 2012. You can watch the video below.
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  • Casandra Davila commented on 7/15/2011
    I am appalled that ANY time was spent on this minuscule issue this season when a fiscal (and subsequent economic) catastrophe is impending. Any time in the US congress right now should be spent to resolve budgeting differences between the two parties to resolve that first and foremost! As a citizen of Texas district 26, I am even more ashamed that it was my own district's representative that brought this issue up to distract/waste congressional resource and time.
  • peter dublin commented on 7/15/2011
    Yes, the Right to Choose: How many politicians or bureaucrats should it take to change a light bulb? None. How many citizens should be allowed to choose? Everyone.
  • Bill Wolfe commented on 7/15/2011
    Casandra's comment shows her failure to grasp the importance of keeping light bulb mfg jobs in America. Every representative who failed to vote yes on the larger repeal of this The-Government-Knows-Whats-Best law, or voted No ... should be ashamed. Your shame, Casandra, is yours alone. Look up "multi-tasking". Thank you Dr. Burgess for denying jobs to China and maintaining our right to choose ... what about the other bulb sizes? Cordially, Bill Wolfe
  • Bill Waites commented on 7/15/2011
    Stupidity reigns for those who think this Amendment was a waste of time. The Congress must proceed in spite of the debt ceiling fiasco. While the "committee" is negotiating (posturing), do the non-participants just wait and do nothing? A sensible question is why was no thought given to the disposal of these mercury bulbs when the bill was passed? You think no special interest groups were involved in contributing to this law? Surely no one is that stupid, you think? Once again the supporters of such nonsensical laws like eliminating incandescent bulbs for weak light emitting flourescent mercury bulbs cannot think of going to B after A, they don't understand A. Ever think that flourescent means more bulbs are needed. Oh, BTW, what is the relative amount of energy for manufacturing and startup flourescent versus the ongoing manufacturing of incandescent bulbs? And what is the cost to the employees and US for those who lost their jobs because there are no incandescent factories now open? Good logical thinking, wasn't it?
  • Eric Bell commented on 7/16/2011
    I actually took the time to watch the entire three and a half minute video, hoping that by doing so I might gain some perspective on the interplay between issues of personal freedom and environmentalism. Having watched the video, I do not find myself enlightened. Mr. Burgess, perhaps your efforts would be better served if you directed them towards leading our country towards energy dependence achieved through increases of energy efficiency and the use of renewable energy sources. My fear is that if we as a country do not embrace these opportunities, we will in the end suffer the consequences by failing to develop our own industrial manufacturing base in these areas, and our foreign policy will continue to be warped by our unrelenting thirst for fossil fuels. While I admire your staunch defense of personal freedoms, I believe that there are significantly more important issues of personal freedom where your energies could be directed.
  • walter malosh commented on 7/16/2011
    You guys are too much..why don't we wrap baby seals and other assorted endangered animals around sticks made from rare materials, dip them into crude oil and light them on fire to light our homes and businesses? And when we want to extinguish the flames, we'll just drive on down to the ocean and toss them in. I mean we should be able to choose to do that right, Peter? There's no reason to regulate anything at all! I mean, we see how well that's worked everywhere else in our country, right? Give me a break.
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