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In reply to the discussion: ALEC calls for penalties on 'freerider' homeowners in assault on clean energy [View all]JDPriestly
(57,936 posts)1. This is major here in Southern California. Wow! That is just extreme beyond belief.
The corporations want to enslave us. The sun rays that shine on my roof belong to me. Big energy has no right to deprive me of my use and enjoyment of the sun rays on my roof.
I thought that the conservatives wanted to protect private property rights. This is a total violation of my rights over my private paid-for property.
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go west young man
Dec 2013
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This is major here in Southern California. Wow! That is just extreme beyond belief.
JDPriestly
Dec 2013
#1
NOT an Onion article... NOT an Onion article?! I have to keep telling myself, re-reading the remarks
Alamuti Lotus
Dec 2013
#2
Kochs don't have enough. They want us to slave for them. If I open the blinds in my house to let
SDjack
Dec 2013
#5
Maybe ALEC could try something new by not working to fuck up people's lives.
Ed Suspicious
Dec 2013
#8
Next will be to tax those who use sun to tan naturally instead of paying for tanning beds.
blm
Dec 2013
#24
Did they wait until Spain explored this idea before coming out with it on their own?
RVN VET
Dec 2013
#34
California is not going to buy into this horror. Why does ALEC hate America? That's
JDPriestly
Dec 2013
#35
There needs to be a strong & loud counter movement against privatized utilities
Lodestar
Dec 2013
#36