Thread: Gee did someone finally see the light?

Upton ‘Close’ to Agreement on Legislation Repealing 2007 Ban on Ordinary Light Bulbs
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
By Pete Winn

Rep. Fred Upton

Rep. Fred Upton (R-Mich.), chairman of the powerful House Energy and Commerce Committee

(CNSNews.com) - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-Mich.) says that he is “closeâ€

Congress May Repeal Its Disastrous Light Bulb Ban
Last Updated: Thu, 07/07/2011 - 12:42pm

While the nation suffers through a dire financial crisis, record-high unemployment and a never-ending war on terror, Congress is preoccupied with passing legislation involving light bulbs.

It may sound like a bad joke, but it’s very real. The officials elected to represent the American people are working on a law that will determine what kind of light bulbs can and cannot be sold or used by private citizens. It’s the sort of thing that should never be controlled by government, being that the U.S. is a free and capitalist nation.

But this is a classic example of an inept Congress passing a bad law, then wasting time to fix it when it should be focusing on more pressing issues. It all started in 2007 when Congress approved a measure (Energy Independence and Security Act or EISA) that, among other things, requires light bulbs to be more energy efficient.

The goal, according to the law’s actual wording, is to move the United States toward greater energy independence and security, increase the production of clean renewable fuels, research and deploy “greenhouse gas capture and storageâ€