Free Speech Under Attack Again

Free Speech has once again come under attack by the global warming fearmongers. As anyone who has ever questioned global warming or the part humans have or have not played in it knows, proponents of the theory are unusually brutal towards those who challenge them.

James Hansen, a NASA scientist, has now set his sights on major oil companies. He claims that they should be put on trial for "actively spreading doubt" about climate change. Excuse me "Jim", but isn't questioning current beliefs and theories a major part of science? Or would you rather have our schools teaching kids that the Earth is the center of the universe and that everything in the world is made up of water, air, earth, and fire? And free speech is a right that all Americans are entitled to. If you and the rest of Al Gore's henchmen can spew out that bull that humans are responsible for changing Earth's climate, then the sane half of this country can certainly challange your beliefs.

Mr. Hansen said, "The problem is not political will, it's the alligator shoes - the lobbyists. It's the fact that money talks in Washington, and that democracy is not working the way it's intended to work." Do you really mean that democracy isn't working the way it's intended to, or that democracy isn't working the way you want it to?

Mr. Hansen may be misguided both in matters of science and politics, but he isn't without at least one good idea. He "wants to see a moratorium on new coal-fired power plants, coupled with the creation of a huge grid of low-loss electric power lines buried under ground and spread across America, in order to give wind and solar power a chance of competing." I believe this is a good idea, if not for the environment, for the economy. it will certainly help break our dependance on oil, and help supply for the eventual exhaustion of that resource.


Regardless, "Jimmy" is wrong. His suggestions, if followed, would cause the greatest travesty upon our nation and the principles it was founded on we Americans have ever seen. And this man calls himself a scientist. If all scientists were like him, our schools would teach that the Earth was the center of the Universe, and that everything in the world was made up of earth, wind, water and fire. I apologize for any inconvenience this may cause you James, but this is America, and here, we believe in free speech for everyone, not just the so-called experts, and just because you say something, doesn't mean it's gonna fly with the rest of us.