Vacuum Barge Fiasco Proves Fed Gov’t Sucks
Throughout the saga of the Gulf Oil Spill, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal has pushed to include new and creative approaches to fighting the incursion of oil on the state’s coast.
The latest example of the federal government stymieing those approaches came this week when a fleet of barges equipped with siphons and vacuum trucks was shut down – pending inspections for life vests and fire extinguishers.
“We were told Wednesday morning that the Coast Guard was shutting down our vacuum barge operations so they could inspect and certify all the vessels we are using in our fight against this oil spill,” an exasperated Jindal said yesterday. “We asked them to do these inspections quickly and if they could do them without shutting down ongoing operations that are cleaning up the oil that is killing our marsh. Before the shut down yesterday, oil suction operations using military and civilian vacuum barges had suctioned thousands of gallons of oil out of the marsh already and thousands more could have been removed yesterday if these operations wouldn’t have been shut down.
“We currently have operational vacuum barges – either military or civilian – in Bay Jimmy, Red Fish Bay, Pass A Loutre, Blind Bay, Four Bay Pass, Barataria Bay and two in Cat Island. All these barges had to stop their operations yesterday under the Coast Guard’s orders. Another eight vacuum barges were staged in Empire and awaiting deployment. Those eight were also awaiting Coast Guard inspection as of this morning until they were told the barges no longer needed to be inspected.”
He continues the story…
“On our way to Buras this morning, we received word from the Coast Guard that they no longer needed to do inspections and that vacuum barge operations could continue. The frustration here is that we spent weeks talking to the Coast Guard about this new, common sense idea for cleaning out the marsh. At first, we were only allowed to produce a prototype – and once that was seen to be successful, as we knew it would be, we asked for many more of these suction barges to be deployed to coastal communities across the state. Then, after about a week of use, they were shut down because the Coast Guard wanted to inspect them. Now, they have been told they don’t need these inspections.
“It is frustrating because it doesn’t seem like the left hand knows what the right hand is doing. There is no streamlined system here. This is why we keep stressing that we need to see more of a sense of urgency from the Coast Guard, federal officials and BP. We are in a war here – we are in a war against this oil that absolutely threatens our way of life.
“When we asked the Coast Guard to do their checks quickly yesterday they said they were facing some delays because they couldn’t get in touch with a contractor. They then asked the National Guard for contact information and the National Guard agreed to send it to them but said that the contractor was under the Coast Guard and BP. The Coast Guard official who asked apparently did not know how to even get a phone number for the BP contractor. That type of disorganization is delaying our efforts in fighting this war.”
The vacuum barge program, just like BP’s skimming operations further out into the Gulf, is already the victim of ridiculous EPA regulations governing water discharge. It seems that beyond a certain tiny concentration, water containing oil cannot be discharged into the environment. This can present something of a problem, as the most efficient way to siphon or skim oil off the water is to suck up vast quantities of the stuff into a tank, use a centrifugal pump or other such device to separate the oil from the water and then discharge the water while keeping the oil. That’s not a perfect process, but the water discharged through it will have far less oil than the intake.
Apparently this was an issue for the Dutch skimmers the White House originally rejected, and it’s the reason why every day BP claims to have gathered so many millions of gallons of an “oily water mix” without much explanation of how much of the mix is oil and how much is water.
You can see how happy Jindal is about all this…
Yessir, these are the folks that need to be running healthcare. Ted Turner, and no doubt others, used to say "either lead, follow, or get the hell out of the way." The leadership, and I use the term very loosely, of this program is in the way, not leading the way.
Has been from the start. BP undoubtedly stinks, but the federal government has been by far the worst actor of all in this sad drama.
Yes, but its now gotten so blatantly obvious that even Obama supporters see it.
Haven 't heard much about Bush's Katrina management lately, have we.
Yes, but its now gotten so blatantly obvious that even Obama supporters see it.
Haven 't heard much about Bush's Katrina management lately, have we.
Has been from the start. BP undoubtedly stinks, but the federal government has been by far the worst actor of all in this sad drama.
Yessir, these are the folks that need to be running healthcare. Ted Turner, and no doubt others, used to say "either lead, follow, or get the hell out of the way." The leadership, and I use the term very loosely, of this program is in the way, not leading the way.
Yessir, these are the folks that need to be running healthcare. Ted Turner, and no doubt others, used to say "either lead, follow, or get the hell out of the way." The leadership, and I use the term very loosely, of this program is in the way, not leading the way.
Has been from the start. BP undoubtedly stinks, but the federal government has been by far the worst actor of all in this sad drama.
Yes, but its now gotten so blatantly obvious that even Obama supporters see it.
Haven 't heard much about Bush's Katrina management lately, have we.
Jindal grandstands in gulf while having Obama carbon agenda shoved through LA congress. Congressmen want names off bills when shown what was in the bills they didn't read.
Louisiana doesn't have a congress.
Louisiana doesn't have a congress.
State Legislature then.
State Legislature then.
My Point being Jindal is making a good show of it while his administration is asking LA lawmakers to pass bills for him in the state senate. When shown what was really in the bills the lawmakers became angry that Jindal was making them do the dirty work while he was putting on a show in the gulf. They wanted their names off the bills.
They have also passed UN education bills fashioned after the failed Soviet Union education system.
Don't believe me, ask the ladies from the Northshore Tea Party who have spent countless hours of research and sitting in sessions in Baton Rouge. Louisiana has been lied to.
That's a statement which probably requires specifics in order to have any credibility whatsoever.
That's a statement which probably requires specifics in order to have any credibility whatsoever.
Can you cite some specifics?
I am contacting our member who attended the sessions and talked to the legislators. Here is an outtake of an email that was sent out after the information was given about these activities in the statehouse:
"On another note apparently the education, child care, and carbon reclamation bills and elderly couple child care oversite are on Gov. Bobby's desk waiting his signature as well. They apparently set up the framework for the UN agenda 21. Off hand I don't have the bill numbers.
The report is our friend senator Crowe voted for some if not all of these bills as he also stands to make money on the building construction projects. this all came out at the Northshore 912 meeting this week as reported
It was reported that David Vitter had directly commented to Angela when she asked why he signed some of the bill's, and he said that the 10th amendment wasn't effective anymore as Federal Law trumped states rights. I sent him a contact note asking why he believed that on his web site and to state the amendment or law that says that. I'm waiting for an answer."
Will post more as I get it.
Bills to call on: 2010 Regular Legislative Session http://www.legis.state.la.us/ or talk directly to a Representative or Senator, contact the House switchboard (225-342-6945) or the Senate switchboard (225-342-2040).
HB 1371 – Provides relative to medication therapy management. Status: Sent to the Governor. Call Jindal – Tell him to VETO this bill. We do not want another bureaucracy and more red tape getting in the way of patients receiving medication. This is just a money grab for pharmacists. We do not want anyone else to have access to our medical records.
SB 739 – SB739 – ESTABLISHES LOUISIANA CARBON CAPTURE & ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY ACT Status: Subject to Call on Senate Floor Vote NO
HCR 179 – Author: A.BADON Status: Filed with the Secretary of State Summary: STUDENTS: Requests the Dept. of Social Services and the Dept. of Education to work collaboratively to ensure that children enter kindergarten ready to learn and to submit an annual school readiness report to the governor, legislative education committees, and BESE
HB1368 -Author: J.H.SMITH Status: Sent to the Governor. – Call Jindal – Tell him to VETO this bill. Tell him that we do not share his vision for our Education System. Tell him that we know that this bill is just a piece of the puzzle for the take over of our Education System and one step closer to a State Managed Economy as outlined for him by the National Governors Assn.
Summary: EDUCATION: Authorizes BESE to exempt a school district from certain laws, rules, and regulations pursuant to a request and proposal for increasing quality of instruction and academic achievement from the school district (EG1 SEE FISC NOTE EX See Note)
HB 733 Author: ANDERS Status: Sent to the Governor Call Jindal – Tell him to VETO this bill. We do not want any part of Cap and Trade in this state. This is the beginning of Cap and Trade on the state level. Since the Federal Government could not pass Cap and Trade it was given to the states to pass locally. WE DO NOT WANT THIS! Summary: PETROLEUM/OIL-GAS: Authorizes participation in sequestration of carbon dioxide programs
SB 648 Author Hebert – Summary: Requires real estate appraisers to consider energy efficiency aspects when assigning value to certain property. Status: Sent to the Governor – Call Jindal – Tell him to VETO this bill. This is taken directly from the Federal Cap and Trade bill that was passed by Pelosi and the House of Representatives. WE DO NOT WANT ANY PART OF CAP AND TRADE IN THIS STATE. The next step is to force homeowners to retrofit their homes.
SB 57 – Establishes the “Council on the Status of Grandparents Raising Grandchildren” – Status: Signed by the Speaker. Call Jindal – Tell him to VETO this bill!!!
We don’t need another council looking over the shoulder of Grandparents. The GP would not have the children if the courts had not given them custody in the first place. They want to have a council of 20 people who will be appointed not elected for four year terms. Another expenditure.
SB 606 Freedom of Religion Act Status: Adopted in Senate Concurrence
HCR148 – Status: Filed with the Secretary of State
From: The Northshore 9-12 Group (667 members) and Greater New Orleans TEA Party (605 members)
We hereby respectfully ask that you vote NO on HCR148. This bill is of great concern to us. We feel that:
• Louisiana does not need Universal Pre-K
• Public Schools only need to provide Pre-K for families below the
poverty level
• Louisiana Schools do not need to adopt these curriculum standards.
These curriculum standards are based in part on NAEYC standards,
which in turn come from the UN.
• While the LA 4 curriculum guide does not plainly site NAEYC
standards, the LA 4 curriculum exactly mirrors the Early Learning
guidelines for 3 year olds in Head Start. The 3 year old standards
specifically site NAEYC.
• Please see the attached article on the “Anti-Bias Curriculum”.This curriculum is extremely important to NAEYC. We do not want Louisiana’s children exposed to any part of NAEYC curriculum standards.
Thank you for you consideration. Northshore 9-12 and Greater New Orleans TEA Party
HB 1205 – http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocum… Yes, this law would require people to prove their legal citizenship before applying for welfare, unemployment, food stamps, etc. Now, as with so many other bills, it is being placed on the back burner. Status: This bill did not make it out of committee. VOTE YES
SB 752 – http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/byinst.asp?… WE DO NOT WANT PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP Status: Sent to the Governor
STMT OF CONCERN: This bill is of great concern to us. We feel that:· The citizens of Louisiana do not appear to be represented when authorization of any state funded facility is “given” to a non-elected entity.
· This appears to be the blatant crowning of another “royal” entity to feed at the state trough.
· We already have people that we pay to oversee Community and Technical Colleges.
· This is a massive expansion of government; that cannot be changed.
· It is past time to get the Workforce Commission, more appropriately formerly named the Department of Labor, out of education. In Louisiana, we live in a free society. Within a free society, education is for the purpose of acquiring vast knowledge in order that the individual remain truly free to choose what path his life will take. By continuing to meld our educational system with the Dept. of Labor, our legislative and executive branches are building a state managed economy where people are educated in order to serve the labor needs of the state. This is the opposite of what our country and our state stand for. We will watch to see where each of you stands.
· This mixes public and private funding. In exchange, what will the private contributors get?
HB 1474, Talbot's Healthcare freedom act Status: Adopted in House Concurrence
Bills to call on: 2010 Regular Legislative Session http://www.legis.state.la.us/ or talk directly to a Representative or Senator, contact the House switchboard (225-342-6945) or the Senate switchboard (225-342-2040).
HB 1371 – Provides relative to medication therapy management. Status: Sent to the Governor. Call Jindal – Tell him to VETO this bill. We do not want another bureaucracy and more red tape getting in the way of patients receiving medication. This is just a money grab for pharmacists. We do not want anyone else to have access to our medical records.
SB 739 – SB739 – ESTABLISHES LOUISIANA CARBON CAPTURE & ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY ACT Status: Subject to Call on Senate Floor Vote NO
HCR 179 – Author: A.BADON Status: Filed with the Secretary of State Summary: STUDENTS: Requests the Dept. of Social Services and the Dept. of Education to work collaboratively to ensure that children enter kindergarten ready to learn and to submit an annual school readiness report to the governor, legislative education committees, and BESE
HB1368 -Author: J.H.SMITH Status: Sent to the Governor. – Call Jindal – Tell him to VETO this bill. Tell him that we do not share his vision for our Education System. Tell him that we know that this bill is just a piece of the puzzle for the take over of our Education System and one step closer to a State Managed Economy as outlined for him by the National Governors Assn.
Summary: EDUCATION: Authorizes BESE to exempt a school district from certain laws, rules, and regulations pursuant to a request and proposal for increasing quality of instruction and academic achievement from the school district (EG1 SEE FISC NOTE EX See Note)
HB 733 Author: ANDERS Status: Sent to the Governor Call Jindal – Tell him to VETO this bill. We do not want any part of Cap and Trade in this state. This is the beginning of Cap and Trade on the state level. Since the Federal Government could not pass Cap and Trade it was given to the states to pass locally. WE DO NOT WANT THIS! Summary: PETROLEUM/OIL-GAS: Authorizes participation in sequestration of carbon dioxide programs
SB 648 Author Hebert – Summary: Requires real estate appraisers to consider energy efficiency aspects when assigning value to certain property. Status: Sent to the Governor – Call Jindal – Tell him to VETO this bill. This is taken directly from the Federal Cap and Trade bill that was passed by Pelosi and the House of Representatives. WE DO NOT WANT ANY PART OF CAP AND TRADE IN THIS STATE. The next step is to force homeowners to retrofit their homes.
SB 57 – Establishes the “Council on the Status of Grandparents Raising Grandchildren” – Status: Signed by the Speaker. Call Jindal – Tell him to VETO this bill!!!
We don’t need another council looking over the shoulder of Grandparents. The GP would not have the children if the courts had not given them custody in the first place. They want to have a council of 20 people who will be appointed not elected for four year terms. Another expenditure.
SB 606 Freedom of Religion Act Status: Adopted in Senate Concurrence
HCR148 – Status: Filed with the Secretary of State
We hereby respectfully ask that you vote NO on HCR148. This bill is of great concern to us. We feel that:
• Louisiana does not need Universal Pre-K
• Public Schools only need to provide Pre-K for families below the
poverty level
• Louisiana Schools do not need to adopt these curriculum standards.
These curriculum standards are based in part on NAEYC standards,
which in turn come from the UN.
• While the LA 4 curriculum guide does not plainly site NAEYC
standards, the LA 4 curriculum exactly mirrors the Early Learning
guidelines for 3 year olds in Head Start. The 3 year old standards
specifically site NAEYC.
• Please see the attached article on the “Anti-Bias Curriculum”.This curriculum is extremely important to NAEYC. We do not want Louisiana’s children exposed to any part of NAEYC curriculum standards.
These are Federal:
Lift Moratorium on Drilling: David Vitter US Senator http://www.davidvitter.com/site/c.ktJUJ7MNIuE/b.6…
SJ Res. 26 Send a fax http://www.grassfire.net/r.asp?U=28548&CID=13… Also… call your two Senators and let them know what you think about the EPA imposing a carbon tax on the nation without a vote in Congress: tell your Senators to support Sen. Murkowski's resolution and remove the power from the EPA, an unelected Washington Bureaucratic agency
Sen. Landrieu 202-224-5824
Sen. Vitter 202-224-4623
These are Federal:
Lift Moratorium on Drilling: David Vitter US Senator http://www.davidvitter.com/site/c.ktJUJ7MNIuE/b.6…
SJ Res. 26 Send a fax http://www.grassfire.net/r.asp?U=28548&CID=13… Also… call your two Senators and let them know what you think about the EPA imposing a carbon tax on the nation without a vote in Congress: tell your Senators to support Sen. Murkowski's resolution and remove the power from the EPA, an unelected Washington Bureaucratic agency
Sen. Landrieu 202-224-5824
Sen. Vitter 202-224-4623
SB 57 – Establishes the “Council on the Status of Grandparents Raising Grandchildren” – Status: Signed by the Speaker. Call Jindal – Tell him to VETO this bill!!!
We don’t need another council looking over the shoulder of Grandparents. The GP would not have the children if the courts had not given them custody in the first place. They want to have a council of 20 people who will be appointed not elected for four year terms. Another expenditure.
SB 606 Freedom of Religion Act Status: Adopted in Senate Concurrence
HCR148 – Status: Filed with the Secretary of State
We hereby respectfully ask that you vote NO on HCR148. This bill is of great concern to us. We feel that:
• Louisiana does not need Universal Pre-K
• Public Schools only need to provide Pre-K for families below the
poverty level
• Louisiana Schools do not need to adopt these curriculum standards.
These curriculum standards are based in part on NAEYC standards,
which in turn come from the UN.
• While the LA 4 curriculum guide does not plainly site NAEYC
standards, the LA 4 curriculum exactly mirrors the Early Learning
guidelines for 3 year olds in Head Start. The 3 year old standards
specifically site NAEYC.
• Please see the attached article on the “Anti-Bias Curriculum”.This curriculum is extremely important to NAEYC. We do not want Louisiana’s children exposed to any part of NAEYC curriculum standards.
HCR 179 – Author: A.BADON Status: Filed with the Secretary of State Summary: STUDENTS: Requests the Dept. of Social Services and the Dept. of Education to work collaboratively to ensure that children enter kindergarten ready to learn and to submit an annual school readiness report to the governor, legislative education committees, and BESE
HB1368 -Author: J.H.SMITH Status: Sent to the Governor. – Call Jindal – Tell him to VETO this bill. Tell him that we do not share his vision for our Education System. Tell him that we know that this bill is just a piece of the puzzle for the take over of our Education System and one step closer to a State Managed Economy as outlined for him by the National Governors Assn.
Summary: EDUCATION: Authorizes BESE to exempt a school district from certain laws, rules, and regulations pursuant to a request and proposal for increasing quality of instruction and academic achievement from the school district (EG1 SEE FISC NOTE EX See Note)
HB 733 Author: ANDERS Status: Sent to the Governor Call Jindal – Tell him to VETO this bill. We do not want any part of Cap and Trade in this state. This is the beginning of Cap and Trade on the state level. Since the Federal Government could not pass Cap and Trade it was given to the states to pass locally. WE DO NOT WANT THIS! Summary: PETROLEUM/OIL-GAS: Authorizes participation in sequestration of carbon dioxide programs
SB 648 Author Hebert – Summary: Requires real estate appraisers to consider energy efficiency aspects when assigning value to certain property. Status: Sent to the Governor – Call Jindal – Tell him to VETO this bill. This is taken directly from the Federal Cap and Trade bill that was passed by Pelosi and the House of Representatives. WE DO NOT WANT ANY PART OF CAP AND TRADE IN THIS STATE. The next step is to force homeowners to retrofit their homes.
· This appears to be the blatant crowning of another “royal” entity to feed at the state trough.
· We already have people that we pay to oversee Community and Technical Colleges.
· This is a massive expansion of government; that cannot be changed.
· It is past time to get the Workforce Commission, more appropriately formerly named the Department of Labor, out of education. In Louisiana, we live in a free society. Within a free society, education is for the purpose of acquiring vast knowledge in order that the individual remain truly free to choose what path his life will take. By continuing to meld our educational system with the Dept. of Labor, our legislative and executive branches are building a state managed economy where people are educated in order to serve the labor needs of the state. This is the opposite of what our country and our state stand for. We will watch to see where each of you stands.
· This mixes public and private funding. In exchange, what will the private contributors get?
HB 1474, Talbot's Healthcare freedom act Status: Adopted in House Concurrence
Bills to call on: 2010 Regular Legislative Session http://www.legis.state.la.us/ or talk directly to a Representative or Senator, contact the House switchboard (225-342-6945) or the Senate switchboard (225-342-2040).
HB 1371 – Provides relative to medication therapy management. Status: Sent to the Governor. Call Jindal – Tell him to VETO this bill. We do not want another bureaucracy and more red tape getting in the way of patients receiving medication. This is just a money grab for pharmacists. We do not want anyone else to have access to our medical records.
SB 739 – SB739 – ESTABLISHES LOUISIANA CARBON CAPTURE & ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY ACT Status: Subject to Call on Senate Floor Vote NO
SB 606 Freedom of Religion Act Status: Adopted in Senate Concurrence
HCR148 – Status: Filed with the Secretary of State
From: The Northshore 9-12 Group (667 members) and Greater New Orleans TEA Party (605 members)
We hereby respectfully ask that you vote NO on HCR148. This bill is of great concern to us. We feel that:
• Louisiana does not need Universal Pre-K
• Public Schools only need to provide Pre-K for families below the
poverty level
• Louisiana Schools do not need to adopt these curriculum standards.
These curriculum standards are based in part on NAEYC standards,
which in turn come from the UN.
• While the LA 4 curriculum guide does not plainly site NAEYC
standards, the LA 4 curriculum exactly mirrors the Early Learning
guidelines for 3 year olds in Head Start. The 3 year old standards
specifically site NAEYC.
• Please see the attached article on the “Anti-Bias Curriculum”.This curriculum is extremely important to NAEYC. We do not want Louisiana’s children exposed to any part of NAEYC curriculum standards.
Thank you for you consideration. Northshore 9-12 and Greater New Orleans TEA Party
HB 1205 – http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocum… Yes, this law would require people to prove their legal citizenship before applying for welfare, unemployment, food stamps, etc. Now, as with so many other bills, it is being placed on the back burner. Status: This bill did not make it out of committee. VOTE YES
SB 752 – http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/byinst.asp?… WE DO NOT WANT PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP Status: Sent to the Governor
STMT OF CONCERN: This bill is of great concern to us. We feel that:· The citizens of Louisiana do not appear to be represented when authorization of any state funded facility is “given” to a non-elected entity.
HB1368 -Author: J.H.SMITH Status: Sent to the Governor. – Call Jindal – Tell him to VETO this bill. Tell him that we do not share his vision for our Education System. Tell him that we know that this bill is just a piece of the puzzle for the take over of our Education System and one step closer to a State Managed Economy as outlined for him by the National Governors Assn.
Summary: EDUCATION: Authorizes BESE to exempt a school district from certain laws, rules, and regulations pursuant to a request and proposal for increasing quality of instruction and academic achievement from the school district (EG1 SEE FISC NOTE EX See Note)
HB 733 Author: ANDERS Status: Sent to the Governor Call Jindal – Tell him to VETO this bill. We do not want any part of Cap and Trade in this state. This is the beginning of Cap and Trade on the state level. Since the Federal Government could not pass Cap and Trade it was given to the states to pass locally. WE DO NOT WANT THIS! Summary: PETROLEUM/OIL-GAS: Authorizes participation in sequestration of carbon dioxide programs
SB 648 Author Hebert – Summary: Requires real estate appraisers to consider energy efficiency aspects when assigning value to certain property. Status: Sent to the Governor – Call Jindal – Tell him to VETO this bill. This is taken directly from the Federal Cap and Trade bill that was passed by Pelosi and the House of Representatives. WE DO NOT WANT ANY PART OF CAP AND TRADE IN THIS STATE. The next step is to force homeowners to retrofit their homes.
SB 57 – Establishes the “Council on the Status of Grandparents Raising Grandchildren” – Status: Signed by the Speaker. Call Jindal – Tell him to VETO this bill!!!
We don’t need another council looking over the shoulder of Grandparents. The GP would not have the children if the courts had not given them custody in the first place. They want to have a council of 20 people who will be appointed not elected for four year terms. Another expenditure.
Bills to call on: 2010 Regular Legislative Session http://www.legis.state.la.us/ or talk directly to a Representative or Senator, contact the House switchboard (225-342-6945) or the Senate switchboard (225-342-2040).
HB 1371 – Provides relative to medication therapy management. Status: Sent to the Governor. Call Jindal – Tell him to VETO this bill. We do not want another bureaucracy and more red tape getting in the way of patients receiving medication. This is just a money grab for pharmacists. We do not want anyone else to have access to our medical records.
SB 739 – SB739 – ESTABLISHES LOUISIANA CARBON CAPTURE & ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY ACT Status: Subject to Call on Senate Floor Vote NO
HCR 179 – Author: A.BADON Status: Filed with the Secretary of State Summary: STUDENTS: Requests the Dept. of Social Services and the Dept. of Education to work collaboratively to ensure that children enter kindergarten ready to learn and to submit an annual school readiness report to the governor, legislative education committees, and BESE
All this info is wrong. I have the wrong Senator matched with the bills. It wasn't Vitter that said that and it isn't Crowe that has the construction projects. Please recind this and wait until we gather more info.
All this info is wrong. I have the wrong Senator matched with the bills. It wasn't Vitter that said that and it isn't Crowe that has the construction projects. Please recind this and wait until we gather more info.
I am contacting our member who attended the sessions and talked to the legislators. Here is an outtake of an email that was sent out after the information was given about these activities in the statehouse:
"On another note apparently the education, child care, and carbon reclamation bills and elderly couple child care oversite are on Gov. Bobby's desk waiting his signature as well. They apparently set up the framework for the UN agenda 21. Off hand I don't have the bill numbers.
The report is our friend senator Crowe voted for some if not all of these bills as he also stands to make money on the building construction projects. this all came out at the Northshore 912 meeting this week as reported
It was reported that David Vitter had directly commented to Angela when she asked why he signed some of the bill's, and he said that the 10th amendment wasn't effective anymore as Federal Law trumped states rights. I sent him a contact note asking why he believed that on his web site and to state the amendment or law that says that. I'm waiting for an answer."
Will post more as I get it.
Can you cite some specifics?
My Point being Jindal is making a good show of it while his administration is asking LA lawmakers to pass bills for him in the state senate. When shown what was really in the bills the lawmakers became angry that Jindal was making them do the dirty work while he was putting on a show in the gulf. They wanted their names off the bills.
They have also passed UN education bills fashioned after the failed Soviet Union education system.
Don't believe me, ask the ladies from the Northshore Tea Party who have spent countless hours of research and sitting in sessions in Baton Rouge. Louisiana has been lied to.
Jindal grandstands in gulf while having Obama carbon agenda shoved through LA congress. Congressmen want names off bills when shown what was in the bills they didn't read.
Jindal grandstands in gulf while having Obama carbon agenda shoved through LA congress. Congressmen want names off bills when shown what was in the bills they didn't read.
Louisiana doesn't have a congress.
State Legislature then.
My Point being Jindal is making a good show of it while his administration is asking LA lawmakers to pass bills for him in the state senate. When shown what was really in the bills the lawmakers became angry that Jindal was making them do the dirty work while he was putting on a show in the gulf. They wanted their names off the bills.
They have also passed UN education bills fashioned after the failed Soviet Union education system.
Don't believe me, ask the ladies from the Northshore Tea Party who have spent countless hours of research and sitting in sessions in Baton Rouge. Louisiana has been lied to.
That's a statement which probably requires specifics in order to have any credibility whatsoever.
Can you cite some specifics?
I am contacting our member who attended the sessions and talked to the legislators. Here is an outtake of an email that was sent out after the information was given about these activities in the statehouse:
"On another note apparently the education, child care, and carbon reclamation bills and elderly couple child care oversite are on Gov. Bobby's desk waiting his signature as well. They apparently set up the framework for the UN agenda 21. Off hand I don't have the bill numbers.
The report is our friend senator Crowe voted for some if not all of these bills as he also stands to make money on the building construction projects. this all came out at the Northshore 912 meeting this week as reported
It was reported that David Vitter had directly commented to Angela when she asked why he signed some of the bill's, and he said that the 10th amendment wasn't effective anymore as Federal Law trumped states rights. I sent him a contact note asking why he believed that on his web site and to state the amendment or law that says that. I'm waiting for an answer."
Will post more as I get it.
Bills to call on: 2010 Regular Legislative Session http://www.legis.state.la.us/ or talk directly to a Representative or Senator, contact the House switchboard (225-342-6945) or the Senate switchboard (225-342-2040).
HB 1371 – Provides relative to medication therapy management. Status: Sent to the Governor. Call Jindal – Tell him to VETO this bill. We do not want another bureaucracy and more red tape getting in the way of patients receiving medication. This is just a money grab for pharmacists. We do not want anyone else to have access to our medical records.
SB 739 – SB739 – ESTABLISHES LOUISIANA CARBON CAPTURE & ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY ACT Status: Subject to Call on Senate Floor Vote NO
HCR 179 – Author: A.BADON Status: Filed with the Secretary of State Summary: STUDENTS: Requests the Dept. of Social Services and the Dept. of Education to work collaboratively to ensure that children enter kindergarten ready to learn and to submit an annual school readiness report to the governor, legislative education committees, and BESE
HB1368 -Author: J.H.SMITH Status: Sent to the Governor. – Call Jindal – Tell him to VETO this bill. Tell him that we do not share his vision for our Education System. Tell him that we know that this bill is just a piece of the puzzle for the take over of our Education System and one step closer to a State Managed Economy as outlined for him by the National Governors Assn.
Summary: EDUCATION: Authorizes BESE to exempt a school district from certain laws, rules, and regulations pursuant to a request and proposal for increasing quality of instruction and academic achievement from the school district (EG1 SEE FISC NOTE EX See Note)
HB 733 Author: ANDERS Status: Sent to the Governor Call Jindal – Tell him to VETO this bill. We do not want any part of Cap and Trade in this state. This is the beginning of Cap and Trade on the state level. Since the Federal Government could not pass Cap and Trade it was given to the states to pass locally. WE DO NOT WANT THIS! Summary: PETROLEUM/OIL-GAS: Authorizes participation in sequestration of carbon dioxide programs
SB 648 Author Hebert – Summary: Requires real estate appraisers to consider energy efficiency aspects when assigning value to certain property. Status: Sent to the Governor – Call Jindal – Tell him to VETO this bill. This is taken directly from the Federal Cap and Trade bill that was passed by Pelosi and the House of Representatives. WE DO NOT WANT ANY PART OF CAP AND TRADE IN THIS STATE. The next step is to force homeowners to retrofit their homes.
SB 57 – Establishes the “Council on the Status of Grandparents Raising Grandchildren” – Status: Signed by the Speaker. Call Jindal – Tell him to VETO this bill!!!
We don’t need another council looking over the shoulder of Grandparents. The GP would not have the children if the courts had not given them custody in the first place. They want to have a council of 20 people who will be appointed not elected for four year terms. Another expenditure.
SB 606 Freedom of Religion Act Status: Adopted in Senate Concurrence
HCR148 – Status: Filed with the Secretary of State
From: The Northshore 9-12 Group (667 members) and Greater New Orleans TEA Party (605 members)
We hereby respectfully ask that you vote NO on HCR148. This bill is of great concern to us. We feel that:
• Louisiana does not need Universal Pre-K
• Public Schools only need to provide Pre-K for families below the
poverty level
• Louisiana Schools do not need to adopt these curriculum standards.
These curriculum standards are based in part on NAEYC standards,
which in turn come from the UN.
• While the LA 4 curriculum guide does not plainly site NAEYC
standards, the LA 4 curriculum exactly mirrors the Early Learning
guidelines for 3 year olds in Head Start. The 3 year old standards
specifically site NAEYC.
• Please see the attached article on the “Anti-Bias Curriculum”.This curriculum is extremely important to NAEYC. We do not want Louisiana’s children exposed to any part of NAEYC curriculum standards.
Thank you for you consideration. Northshore 9-12 and Greater New Orleans TEA Party
HB 1205 – http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocum… Yes, this law would require people to prove their legal citizenship before applying for welfare, unemployment, food stamps, etc. Now, as with so many other bills, it is being placed on the back burner. Status: This bill did not make it out of committee. VOTE YES
SB 752 – http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/byinst.asp?… WE DO NOT WANT PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP Status: Sent to the Governor
STMT OF CONCERN: This bill is of great concern to us. We feel that:· The citizens of Louisiana do not appear to be represented when authorization of any state funded facility is “given” to a non-elected entity.
· This appears to be the blatant crowning of another “royal” entity to feed at the state trough.
· We already have people that we pay to oversee Community and Technical Colleges.
· This is a massive expansion of government; that cannot be changed.
· It is past time to get the Workforce Commission, more appropriately formerly named the Department of Labor, out of education. In Louisiana, we live in a free society. Within a free society, education is for the purpose of acquiring vast knowledge in order that the individual remain truly free to choose what path his life will take. By continuing to meld our educational system with the Dept. of Labor, our legislative and executive branches are building a state managed economy where people are educated in order to serve the labor needs of the state. This is the opposite of what our country and our state stand for. We will watch to see where each of you stands.
· This mixes public and private funding. In exchange, what will the private contributors get?
HB 1474, Talbot's Healthcare freedom act Status: Adopted in House Concurrence
Bills to call on: 2010 Regular Legislative Session http://www.legis.state.la.us/ or talk directly to a Representative or Senator, contact the House switchboard (225-342-6945) or the Senate switchboard (225-342-2040).
HB 1371 – Provides relative to medication therapy management. Status: Sent to the Governor. Call Jindal – Tell him to VETO this bill. We do not want another bureaucracy and more red tape getting in the way of patients receiving medication. This is just a money grab for pharmacists. We do not want anyone else to have access to our medical records.
SB 739 – SB739 – ESTABLISHES LOUISIANA CARBON CAPTURE & ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY ACT Status: Subject to Call on Senate Floor Vote NO
HCR 179 – Author: A.BADON Status: Filed with the Secretary of State Summary: STUDENTS: Requests the Dept. of Social Services and the Dept. of Education to work collaboratively to ensure that children enter kindergarten ready to learn and to submit an annual school readiness report to the governor, legislative education committees, and BESE
HB1368 -Author: J.H.SMITH Status: Sent to the Governor. – Call Jindal – Tell him to VETO this bill. Tell him that we do not share his vision for our Education System. Tell him that we know that this bill is just a piece of the puzzle for the take over of our Education System and one step closer to a State Managed Economy as outlined for him by the National Governors Assn.
Summary: EDUCATION: Authorizes BESE to exempt a school district from certain laws, rules, and regulations pursuant to a request and proposal for increasing quality of instruction and academic achievement from the school district (EG1 SEE FISC NOTE EX See Note)
HB 733 Author: ANDERS Status: Sent to the Governor Call Jindal – Tell him to VETO this bill. We do not want any part of Cap and Trade in this state. This is the beginning of Cap and Trade on the state level. Since the Federal Government could not pass Cap and Trade it was given to the states to pass locally. WE DO NOT WANT THIS! Summary: PETROLEUM/OIL-GAS: Authorizes participation in sequestration of carbon dioxide programs
SB 648 Author Hebert – Summary: Requires real estate appraisers to consider energy efficiency aspects when assigning value to certain property. Status: Sent to the Governor – Call Jindal – Tell him to VETO this bill. This is taken directly from the Federal Cap and Trade bill that was passed by Pelosi and the House of Representatives. WE DO NOT WANT ANY PART OF CAP AND TRADE IN THIS STATE. The next step is to force homeowners to retrofit their homes.
SB 57 – Establishes the “Council on the Status of Grandparents Raising Grandchildren” – Status: Signed by the Speaker. Call Jindal – Tell him to VETO this bill!!!
We don’t need another council looking over the shoulder of Grandparents. The GP would not have the children if the courts had not given them custody in the first place. They want to have a council of 20 people who will be appointed not elected for four year terms. Another expenditure.
SB 606 Freedom of Religion Act Status: Adopted in Senate Concurrence
HCR148 – Status: Filed with the Secretary of State
We hereby respectfully ask that you vote NO on HCR148. This bill is of great concern to us. We feel that:
• Louisiana does not need Universal Pre-K
• Public Schools only need to provide Pre-K for families below the
poverty level
• Louisiana Schools do not need to adopt these curriculum standards.
These curriculum standards are based in part on NAEYC standards,
which in turn come from the UN.
• While the LA 4 curriculum guide does not plainly site NAEYC
standards, the LA 4 curriculum exactly mirrors the Early Learning
guidelines for 3 year olds in Head Start. The 3 year old standards
specifically site NAEYC.
• Please see the attached article on the “Anti-Bias Curriculum”.This curriculum is extremely important to NAEYC. We do not want Louisiana’s children exposed to any part of NAEYC curriculum standards.
These are Federal:
Lift Moratorium on Drilling: David Vitter US Senator http://www.davidvitter.com/site/c.ktJUJ7MNIuE/b.6…
SJ Res. 26 Send a fax http://www.grassfire.net/r.asp?U=28548&CID=13… Also… call your two Senators and let them know what you think about the EPA imposing a carbon tax on the nation without a vote in Congress: tell your Senators to support Sen. Murkowski's resolution and remove the power from the EPA, an unelected Washington Bureaucratic agency
Sen. Landrieu 202-224-5824
Sen. Vitter 202-224-4623
All this info is wrong. I have the wrong Senator matched with the bills. It wasn't Vitter that said that and it isn't Crowe that has the construction projects. Please recind this and wait until we gather more info.
Indeed!The right hand does ,in fact,know what the left hand is doing.Obama wants to pass his "Cap & Tax" and the bigger and more damaging the spill gets,the better for his purposes.There are to many "coincidences"for this to be written off as ignorance!
Indeed!The right hand does ,in fact,know what the left hand is doing.Obama wants to pass his "Cap & Tax" and the bigger and more damaging the spill gets,the better for his purposes.There are to many "coincidences"for this to be written off as ignorance!
Indeed!The right hand does ,in fact,know what the left hand is doing.Obama wants to pass his "Cap & Tax" and the bigger and more damaging the spill gets,the better for his purposes.There are to many "coincidences"for this to be written off as ignorance!
"Law Enforcement" continues to be the enabler. WHEN will you finally choose to properly thank them for what they've done to this country?
"Law Enforcement" continues to be the enabler. WHEN will you finally choose to properly thank them for what they've done to this country?
"Law Enforcement" continues to be the enabler. WHEN will you finally choose to properly thank them for what they've done to this country?