For some weekend reading, I am pleased to present this commentary from freshman Republican Assemblyman Dan Logue…

AB 32 – Kills Jobs, Harmful to the Environment As a new Member of the California State Assembly I have introduce my first bill to suspend AB 32 the so-called California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006.  In 2006, on a party-line vote, Legislative Democrats passed AB 32 over the objections of the Republicans.  Authored by then Assembly Speaker Fabien Núñez, ostensibly to combat the effects of global warming, AB 32 forces businesses to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to 1990 levels by the year 2020.  Appealing to the politically correct crowd of 2006, AB 32 was hailed far and wide by left leaning political elites.  They could not have envisioned our economic downturn or the devastating effects of AB 32 on California’s economy and it’s environment – or could they…

There have been economic slumps in past decades and subsequent recoveries.  But there are major differences between then and now.  The military build-up of the Regan administration and California’s extensive military and defense industry infrastructure fueled the economic rebound of the 1980’s.  In the 1990’s the housing boom spurred economic growth even in the face of the Gray Davis deficit and the legislature’s out of control spending.  The difference today is that California no longer enjoys a robust military and defense industry economy and California’s housing industry is in a shambles.

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