How did California get in the position where it can dictate regulatory standards for the entire nation’s automobile industry? From Eric Peters at ericpetersautos.com:
People rightly complain about the federal government regulating – which is to say, controlling – practically everything. Well, how about California – as regards the cars you’re allowed to buy?
There is this thing called the California Air Resources Board (CARB) which operates as a de facto Congress – for the entire country – as regards the cars we’re allowed to buy (and the electric care we’re being forced to buy) because the regulations it emits regarding which cars may (and may not be) be sold in the state effectively apply to every other state.
Because a majority of state governments (and their own regulatory apparats) decided to adopt and apply CARB’s regulatory emissions as their own. Thereby ceding the legislative function to a California bureaucracy that – in the very best light – emits regulations premised on conditions in California that are not warranted in Oregon, to cite one of the states that mirrors whatever CARB emits.
Keep in mind that no one in any of the states outside of CA had an opportunity to vote for – or against – CARB’s emissions. Their state overlords simply decided to mirror and impose them. So much for “our democracy.”
I’m strictly KETO with a lil’ break after the stroke and recovery, just now feeling back to 100% percent with no more shortness of breath.
The glorious peoples republic of California?
Where is Snake Plissken when you need him.
Escape from the CPUSA (D) workers utopia.