While there are over 40thousand new laws we will all have to abide by, some states have more laws; some i consider changes you can believe in, others are def a move into the 21st century; listed below….
… leave a comment … add some of the new laws …
**Illinois joins 16 States by banning texting while driving, in school zones and no cells phone use either, fines will follow if caught
**California is the 1st State to basically ban Trans-fats from being served in restaurants; 1/2 a gram per serving.
**Kentucky and Washington have set a limit on the number of PayDay loans people can get; 2@$500.00 at a time in Kentucky and 2@$700.00 in Washington State
**New Hampshire has voted in Same Sex Marriage, the 5th
**10% use tax on tanning salons
**Children under 16 must have an adult with them at a tanning salon
**Oregon requires Children under 16 must wear seat-belts in all terrain vehicles or cars on public property and the fee for riding without a helmet is now 720.00
**Smoking banned in bars and restaurants in North Carolina
**California has decided people in the entertainment biz can sue if the paps snap pictures of them in personal activity
**all States are affected by the new fed law repealing the estate tax for a year, allowing the wealthy to hang on to their family money.
**Texas freshman and transfer students must be vaccinated against meningitis if they want to live on campus… UW already does this…
**Louisiana stores cannot sell lighters marketing to kids
**New Hampshire physical therapists can now give treatments to animals
**Nevada will require data collectors to use new standards to protect personal information transmitted electronically or held on devices like cell phones or laptops.
**Montana requires insurance companies to provide coverage for autism disorders
It’s 11PM PST and after hearing the Whip adjourn the Senate debate i changed the channel to cable 44…
Cnn/yt debate just starting… The moderator; Becky Anderson… the show was held in Copenhagen, Denmark; the guests included … Darryl Hannah, Thomas Friedman, Bjorn Lomborg, Yvo de Boer and Kofi Annan answer questions and debate the facts about Climate Change… about 120 world leaders are in Copenhagen, Denmark debating, negotiating agreements on Climate Change.
First, Global Warming is real
Darryl Hannah/Actress… believes the world needs a new energy economy, wants to make any agreements on Climate Change legally binding, giving out sanctions if violated, she also feels that special interest groups, indigenous peoples and the disenfranchised have been ignored by leaders, she is also very worried about an initiative called Red that has policies that may be hard for indigenous peoples to understand, may inadvertently invade their environment, questions where the money is coming from and how it will be allocated.
Thomas Friedman/NYT reporter,writer…feels America needs to take the lead in global warming technology and enforce policies,it’s not complicated…climate change is real, the implications to doing nothing is complicated, waiting too long, what happens afterward that too is complicated, he does not see how countries can be held legally accountable, feels competition may help get other countries to participate and drive the costs down and give incentives as well. He strongly feels research and dev must happen now and the US should be the leaders in res, dev and selling new energy products for the poorest countries to use, change happens when we offer incentives.
Kofi Annan/U.N Secretary General … Africans are not the only experts, we all are in the same boat, countries need to be more responsible for their output, some African nations are doing their part but they have a long way to go, they need ways to transfer to Green technology, need people to train them, promises were made a long time ago and were broken, we need to keep the fight and improve our world.
Bjorn Lomborg/Copenhagen Center for Climate Change … For the last 18years the promises made to the world have failed, world leaders promised to make changes yet they ignore the obvious, making changes is too expensive so they ignore it, if nothing is done, our environment has how long? We must invest in research and development, this can be done, it’s not so expensive, we probably do need a carbon tax but it’s not realistic. We need to help the poorest get green technology… for food, water; consumer will be expected to pay.
Yvo de Boer/framework on Climate Change … Feels we are in deep trouble if we do nothing, we need to act on it now, change the lifestyle of our people, change how we make products, the government needs to come up with a viable solution, while he does not believe in a Carbon Tax, he pays one, he feels competition among business owners will help + incentives and the poor need to be trained to grow sustainable ways to live.
Viewer comments and questions…
How do we police climate change violations?
Climate Change affects poor countries, Bangladesh being one, when will rich nations start to make the move toward helping the poorer ones.
What are the negatives to fixing Climate Change? greed, and will that keep us from solving the worlds’ global warming issue? should we worry about where the money will come from and will that be worst than doing nothing at all.
Why should consumers be responsible for the Carbon Tax, why can’t businesses pay if they violate the policies, most don’t want to pay 6 or 7dollars carbon tax. These attitudes, behaviors, lifestyles have to change,people need to participate.
last, a young man around 10years old asked what does the panel plan to leave his generation? he lives in Malaysia.
The Democrats who’ve said — either in interviews or press releases — that they’re opposing the HCR bill include: 15 so far
Members of Congress need to hear from you. Lieberman may have wanted Medicare buy in and HCR before he didn’t; he is now showing how Politicians can easily put aside the rights of their constituents and fellow Americans. We need to get Progressive Democrats to Unite and push pass and shove a Bill toward our President’s desk that has been a long time in the making and one that can change not just health care, it will create jobs, will not kill grandma and will definitely need to be adjusted frequently.
The number to the Congressional switch board is 202-225-3121. If you get a busy signal, don’t be discouraged. Keep dialing.
UPDATES:12/05/09 the House passes HR 3590 patient protection/affordable care act
House Democrats added 5 amendments to HR 3590:
Senator Kerry’s (A2926) passed 96-0 to preserve home health benefits
Sen. Stabenow (A2899) passed 97 ayes 1 nay
Sen. Thune (A2901) passed 51 ayes 41 nays
Sen. Whitehouse (A2870) pasesd 98 ayes 0 nays
Sen. Bennett (A2826) passed 100 ayes 0 nays
(R)Senator johanns amendment to eliminate cuts to Medicare home health services was voted down 53 nays 41 ayes; it also would have sent the Bill back to the CFO to remove all cuts in the bill before getting back on the floor for further consideration.
The House makes its way to voting on extending the Estate Tax Cuts, the bill, sponsored by Blue Dog Earl Pomeroy, would make permanent the lower estate tax rate that was enacted by President Bush. /H.R. 4145 — Permanent Estate Tax Relief for Families, Farmers, and Small Businesses Act of 2009
UPDATE: HR 4145 Passes: 225 ayes 200 nays… 26Democrats and 174Republicans voted nay …6Democrats and 3Republicans abstained
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Senator McCain’s amendment and his attempt to send the entire 2074 page bill back to the Senate Finance Committee was rejected by a vote of 58-42
Democrats stated no guaranteed benefits to Seniors will be cut. The bill “does not take away any seniors’ guaranteed Medicare benefits,” Bennet said on the Senate floor. “We know that the bill extends Medicare solvency for five additional years.” Passed 100-0.
The Senate also voted on 2 Women’s Health Amendments proposed by Senator Mikulski and Senator Murkowski
The Murkowski amendment was Rejected by a vote of 41-59. Sen. Ben Nelson [D, NE] was the only Democrat to vote in favor of the Murkowski amendment along with all Republicans.
Senator Mary Landrieu offered up another Public Option…option, called the competitive community option, that reads like the trigger that Senator Snowe proposed but is calling it a fallback.
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