Katrina victims, my prayer for you...

You're not a strict constitutionalist?
Everyone should be then we could reduce the size/ power of the federal government.
Wait! Yall don't want that, eh? *c*

Let me see if I understand:
cali could not/ would not legally take on a large corporation
violating state laws while doing business within the state?
Seems that's one of the reason for a state ag.
Haven't other states persued legal remedies against similar large and larger corps... and won?

BTW power dereg has not worked in Texas either...
unless One considers a possible $25 annual rebate successful.


What happened to the victims of the storms?
Appears they're getting lost in this thread just as in R/L...

 

Victims of the storms are caught in the same malestrom as those during energy deregulation.

I've just been responding to your posts andcrs2.

 

Seems like you're confusing apples and oranges.

States and corporations are different legal entities.


Then again I may not have a clue as to the points of your quoted post - especially the last line.

 

Our legal governor went to Washington during the energy crisis caused by Enron, and he was told he would have to deal with it. Now all of you other states want to stay high and mighty. He couldn't deal with it at the time because the feds had created legislation that protected Enron and their ilk.

I wish you luck with deregulation. The little American should never fall for that again, the promise of lower prices and better service.... because it will never happen. Certain things like utilities have to be regulated in order to provide adequate services to all at reasonable rates with protection for those that can't afford to litigate. And more and more corporations are lobbying so that no one can litigate against them.

 

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