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The President has withdrawn the US from the Paris agreement, a 200 country effort to limit global warming to 2 degrees celsius (3.6 degrees F) over the pre-industrial era. We’re currently about 1.5 C above normal. There isn’t much wiggle room, and it isn’t a good time to thumb a nose at working together to keep the planet livable.
There is a lot of conversation going around about the Governor’s veto. It is indeed on the veto session for June 21. But there is no way the General Assembly will override it. While we do have the votes in the Senate to do so (2/3 is needed, that means 20 in the Senate) but the House does not have the votes. It only passed with about 80+votes and they would need 100 to override. So the bill is dead until next January when we will see if there is any compromise he can live with.
“I do not know how to teach philosophy without becoming a disturber of established religion.”
~ Spinoza
Open Letter to Vermont Governor Phil Scott:
I had thought that the Saturday Night Live skit with Sean Spicer hiding in the bushes outside a White House window was just SNL, over-the-top humor.
On Nov. 13, 2016, Candidate Donald Trump gave a great speech. Too bad it was all a lie.
New York (CNN)A major US investigation into Russian money laundering has come to an abrupt end.
Justin Timberlake’s car broke down in Brattleboro. Or maybe not. He said he was in “Battleboro”…
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Vermont Governor Phil Scott is a Race Car Driver – Is That More or Less Safe Than Smoking Recreational Marijuana?
A political question.
David Zuckerman was in town yesterday, and spoke with groups of democrats and progressives. At the latter someone asked if there was any way that cannabis reform was going to happen in VT this legislative session. David, who was being videotaped throughout the event by a representative of th Republican Governors Association, gave a very thoughtful analysis of the state of cannabis reform in the state and country. He said that the best way for us here in Brattleboro to help make something happen might be to call Tristan Toleno, who is serving as the democratic whip in the House, because in that role Toleno not only counts votes but can push to get certain bills considered.
Canada has introduced legislation to legalize and regulate marijuana by July 2018. Governor Phil Scott has said that he wants a (non-existent) roadside marijuana test to be available before he would consider signing any legalization bills in Vermont.
Open Letter To The United States Congress, House of Representatives, Freedom Caucus and Mark Meadows Freedom Caucus Has An “Official” Facebook Page But Facebook Keeps Kicking Me Out And Depriving Me Of Freedom Of Speech To Leave You Comments!!!
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