Comments on: Hotline: Bobtailed Bill Centers On Ethanol Dispute http://www.fitsnews.com/2008/06/10/hotline-bobtailed-bill-centers-on-ethanol-dispute/ Unfair ... Imbalanced Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:16:21 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: S.C. Supreme Court Blocks Ethanol Add-On | FITSNews For Now http://www.fitsnews.com/2008/06/10/hotline-bobtailed-bill-centers-on-ethanol-dispute/comment-page-1/#comment-28749 S.C. Supreme Court Blocks Ethanol Add-On | FITSNews For Now Fri, 27 Jun 2008 23:43:06 +0000 http://www.fitsnews.com/?p=3895#comment-28749 [...] Less than forty-eight hours after the S.C. Supreme Court reminded them that it’s unconstitutional to tack on unrelated special interest amendments to a separate piece of legislation (i.e. “bobtailing”), state lawmakers did just that by overwhelmingly overriding a gubernatorial veto of a “bobtailed bill.” [...] [...] Less than forty-eight hours after the S.C. Supreme Court reminded them that it’s unconstitutional to tack on unrelated special interest amendments to a separate piece of legislation (i.e. “bobtailing”), state lawmakers did just that by overwhelmingly overriding a gubernatorial veto of a “bobtailed bill.” [...]

]]> By: S.C. High Court Strikes Down Bobtailing … Again | FITSNews For Now http://www.fitsnews.com/2008/06/10/hotline-bobtailed-bill-centers-on-ethanol-dispute/comment-page-1/#comment-28175 S.C. High Court Strikes Down Bobtailing … Again | FITSNews For Now Tue, 24 Jun 2008 15:25:24 +0000 http://www.fitsnews.com/?p=3895#comment-28175 [...] on this latest “egregious act,” which involved the addition of a so-called “Oil Marketers’ bailout” to a separate proposal aimed at providing tax credits for energy efficient appliances. And [...] [...] on this latest “egregious act,” which involved the addition of a so-called “Oil Marketers’ bailout” to a separate proposal aimed at providing tax credits for energy efficient appliances. And [...]

]]> By: Welcome To South Carolina | FITSNews For Now http://www.fitsnews.com/2008/06/10/hotline-bobtailed-bill-centers-on-ethanol-dispute/comment-page-1/#comment-28031 Welcome To South Carolina | FITSNews For Now Mon, 23 Jun 2008 18:30:41 +0000 http://www.fitsnews.com/?p=3895#comment-28031 [...] FITSNews - June 23, 2008 - As if South Carolina’s rising unemployment rate and anemic personal income growth weren’t sufficient anchors to creating prosperity for our citizens, our state’s business climate could suffer yet another blow if the S.C. General Assembly fails to sustain Gov. Mark Sanford’s veto of an unconstitutional “bobtailed” bill. [...] [...] FITSNews – June 23, 2008 – As if South Carolina’s rising unemployment rate and anemic personal income growth weren’t sufficient anchors to creating prosperity for our citizens, our state’s business climate could suffer yet another blow if the S.C. General Assembly fails to sustain Gov. Mark Sanford’s veto of an unconstitutional “bobtailed” bill. [...]

]]> By: Free markets are a mirage http://www.fitsnews.com/2008/06/10/hotline-bobtailed-bill-centers-on-ethanol-dispute/comment-page-1/#comment-26297 Free markets are a mirage Tue, 10 Jun 2008 14:10:42 +0000 http://www.fitsnews.com/?p=3895#comment-26297 Did you know that we tax imported ethanol from Brazil at 52 cents per gallon? We do not tax oil from terrorist countries yet we tax ethanol trying to come into our port cities like Charleston. Is anybody home at the federal government regarding an effective energy policy? Did you know that we tax imported ethanol from Brazil at 52 cents per gallon? We do not tax oil from terrorist countries yet we tax ethanol trying to come into our port cities like Charleston.

Is anybody home at the federal government regarding an effective energy policy?

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