Status Maine LD 1853, Pit Mining and The Political Strangeness of Maine Government

Politics; n. A strife of interests masquerading as a contest of principles. The conduct of public affairs for private advantage.” Ambrose Bierce (1841-1914). The Devil’s Dictionary, p. 101, 1911, Dover edition, 1958.        

 Autocracy; (n) dictatorship, tyranny.  Democracy; (n) equality. Union; (n) unification, joining together, unity.   

Friday, April 13, 2012

Voted to Pass LD1853, Maine Legislators Support Pit Mining and J.D. Irving Ltd’s History of Environmental Crime, Pollution Offenses and Abandonment of Responsibilities

Maine legislators daringly close to impropriety and indecency voted to pass LD1853, the open pit-mining bill fortified with the Maine legislators superficial luster of promise for financial wealth and  environmental health, and supported by J.D. Irving Ltd’s verbal contortions and apparent denial to the people about their own Canadian history of environmental crime, lawsuits and loss tied to the Irving Ltd. business and property.

This is more than just an inconvenience endured through pit mining in Maine.  J.D. Irving Ltd. has sufficiently warned us with their environmental history, yet, Maine legislators came to their own fantastical conclusions voting to pass LD1853 with their apparent insolence, shallowness, frivolity of nonsense, greed and obvious personal prejudices of their own. 

Unforgivably,  supporting the exclusion of the Land Use Regulation Committee’s  (LURC) involvement in this decision and in doing so,   supporting the exclusion of Maine people  from what should be a fundamental responsibility of any just government through regulatory environmental fairness and equality in decision-making.

Undoubtedly,  shrouding our environmental future with the same loss the Canadian government and their people have known for far too many years while doing business with J.D. Irving Ltd. 

Oddly, Rep John Martin, the author of LD1853, claimed he saw ‘jobs’ in the creation of this bill for an area long suffering from joblessness and poverty.

However, as of this writing, this moment,  the only poverty I see in Maine is the poverty-stricken souls’ of the Maine Legislators who authored and supported LD1853.  Kindest all…. Emily

   (irreverent; adj. deficient in veneration or respect )    

The Agnostic LePage, LURC, Taxes, Eagles and the Marine Corp

  Why we need LURC….        

 Apparently the insidious Gov. LePage has awakened from his usual ignorant sleep with a desire to scatter more wreckage with his obvious indifference toward the people and the environment while attempting to lay further stress on the virtues of Maine’s people through the elimination now of Maine’s Land Use Regulation Commission, (LURC).        

While no commission is without fault, LURC without a doubt, has carried a weighty responsibility over the years, and done so with integrity that might not have existed otherwise, allowing a fairness, rightness and lawful integration into this state and our environment. We cannot be ubiquitous, none of us, making their presence instrumental in keeping Maine citizens informed with respect to projects and issues concerning us all at some point and permitting us the ability to place reasonable confidence in what might otherwise, be unknown for the majority of us.        

 Without them, I can assure you, most especially, with the example we have witnessed to date from a belligerent governor lacking communication skills, who has done nothing but waste our time while blatantly disrespecting the people of Maine, his legislators, our health, our children, and our environment, which seemingly leads his activity in all his conduct, his administration will be completely inaccessible to flexible discussion. Leaving Maine’s culture and the environment vulnerable and susceptible to failures of all types and subjected, no doubt, to undignified influences, from the individual next door, to big business, and the potential for environmental crime…        

 LURC ‘s existence assures us, at the very least, a significant amount of environmental security without speculation and deviation from accuracy due to poor reasoning, carelessness, or misconceptions. While LePage’s record to date offers us nothing more than systematic chaos. It is merely another attempt by LePage to chip away at the power and the will of Maine’s people. Kindest, Emily        

 More thoughts on LURC from Munsungan’s Hunting and Fishing Club’s Maine Guide, Jim Carter in “He Said~ She Said”, Emily’s Conservation Blog Maine. Like it gritty~Visit Munsungan Hunting and Fishing Club Maine~(Ido)        

Governor LePage Offends Corpsman

“People pay taxes, eagles don’t.”         

(quote, Gov, Paul LePage)

The following was sent to me by one of our members with respect to the LePage comments with a request that I post it. And so I shall, without my own thoughts. ( For the moment anyway) The member is simply, USMC and it was signed, “Semper Fidelis.”         

Symbol of the Corps: “The Eagle, Globe and Anchor emblem has been part of the uniform since 1868 and became the official emblem of the Marine Corps in 1955.         

The eagle with spread wings represents our proud nation. The globe points to worldwide presence. The anchor stands for naval tradition. Together, they represent a dedication to service in the air, on land and at sea.         

The Eagle, Globe and Anchor emblem is presented to recruits at the end of Recruit Training, symbolizing that they have earned the title “United States Marine.” Thank you USMC for the membership and your service….and welcome! Emily         

Paul LePage, Maine’s Vulgar Little Man

I think we place expectations on our Governor whether we chose him or not, with reasonable confidence that some sort of desired outcome will be accomplished, or at the very least, worked toward…When we are forced to witness the failure of a Governor it usually isn’t so blatant, resembling something more like passive abandonment…         

In the case of Paul LePage, it’s rather shocking when we are confronted with the truth, someone who seemingly resembles life, only to find out his brain is destitute of living things. Paul LePage is, without question, Maine’s vulgar little man, offensive and apparently loaded with spontaneously toxic hostility, who orders as his only way to achieve, and who, it would seem, has a desire to fail Maine’s people.         

While LePage may think he is infallible, he certainly is not. No man ever is. Especially to those who reject him. That rejection is a certainty. His own incompetence will ultimately explain his conceitedly dull lack of common sense, defining him by his own ignorance.         

No doubt, if failure is his goal, he will surely attain it. Most likely, remaining unrivaled in the future, as the one lacking anything resembling human intellect, and do so deservingly… Emily (on Em’s Page my response to your emails)         

Also: Excellent read Click here: Bill Nemitz: Latest LePage order a piece of work | The Portland Press Herald / Maine Sunday Telegram         

And…         

Carlos F. Lam

He sends an email, which he first dramatically denies, suggesting violence should be used in Wisconsin by Walker faking an attack with a firearm in order to frame innocent people.  Interestingly, that occurred on March 19, 2011, a day after I wrote about LePage’s ‘manufactured fears.’ Read on….         

Here tis: Carlos F. Lam’s email, (in part) sent before his resignation of course: “As an aside, I’ve been involved in GOP politics here in Indiana for 18 years, and I think that the situation in WI presents a good opportunity for what’s called a “false flag” operation. If you could employ an associate who pretends to be sympathetic to the unions” cause to physically attack you (or even use a firearm against you), you could discredit the public unions. Currently, the media is painting the union protest as a democratic uprising and failing to mention the role of the DNC and umbrella union organizations in the protest. Employing a false flag operation would assist in undercutting any support that the media may be creating in favor of the unions. God Bless. Carlos F. Lam” Click here:    Can ya dig it? God Bless? Now there’s a real Christian act.         

LePage Maine Gov.Fears Mood of People,Stephen King Calls Maine Gov. Stone Brain and a Stooge, Emily’s Conservation Blog Maine

For today’s hallucinogenic corn smut, I give you Maine’s Governor LePage with a uniformed (he has plain-clothes protection already) state trooper outside his door for no apparent reason other than, the “perceived mood of the nation.” Huh? Mood of the nation?         

Could I be any more unmoved by the need for such tedious drama from the new breed of state governors, who apparently lacking the aptitude to grasp their own truth find it necessary to revert back to the behavior they’re most comfortable with, like pigs rolling in the shit excrement of their own deceit and blame. Oh, the woe of being the emotionally sniveling likes of the LePage’s and Walker’s of the world. Honestly, all this impressively confirms to me is, yet another typically mundane uncompromising defense tactic while attempting, (once again) to create more separation and conflict from the fallacy’s within their own minds.         

I’d venture to say, these guys and the “perceived” threat to them is no more than their own deviously manufactured response to their own dogmatic failures compounded by the constant need to wrongly place blame on everyone and everything because they knowingly proved to be incapably unremarkable men, who can no longer fool the people but, have not yet come to terms with their own acceptance. Like the victimizer blames the victim. Click here LePage Maine Gov.Fears Mood of People,Stephen King Calls Maine Gov. Stone Brain and a Stooge, Emily’s Conservation Blog Maine         

Beware the ides of March

Wisconsin Governor Walker Signs Bill in Effort to Break Union Workers Exposing His Political Premature Ejaculation Problem-Emily’s Conservation Blog Maine         

March 15, 2011; Apparently, the thing about dictatorial eagerness, (beyond having no self-control) and those who suffer with it, is, it simply renders the sufferer incapable of taking the necessary time to ‘stimulate’ a sluggish anything, much less ‘economy’ or, to allow ‘gradual’ adjustment to the needs of others in order to bring about satisfaction. Click here to continue reading Wisconsin Governor Walker Signs Bill in Effort to Break Union Workers Exposing His Political Premature Ejaculation Problem-Emily’s Conservation Blog Maine         

The Intellectually Maimed…….

March 9, 2011: I see the Maine Heritage Policy Center’s intellectually maimed, Tarren Bragdon, couldn’t keep himself from tripping over his own mental obstructions while attempting to throttle readers with his miserably predictable sarcasm in a recent news article. (again) Offering such dull responses to Chris Quint, executive director of the Maine State Employees Association’s concerns, Bragdon, offered his usual absurdly disorganized babble in response to Quint’s comments by calling them, “crazy notions and conspiracy theories.”         

I always get the impression when reading the penetratingly thoughtless reponses of Bragdon, Walker, LePage and the likes of them, that, whenever one eats, they all swallow…. Thanks for the links everyone. Emily      Thanks for the name correction TJ. Appreciate it. E. (spelling correction to Tarren) March 10, 2011.         

Welcome to the new and refined, U.S.S.R. boys!

March 3, 2011: Meanwhile, back in the soviet socialist republic of the Wisconsin senate; the senate has apparently directed through a vote, to force the unionized Wisconsin police force, of which there is a reported 11,000 officers, to arrest and return the absent senators to the state house…Lordy…Lordy…         

I’ll be back in a day or two, giving my numb arms and hands (carpal tunnel) a much-needed break from my keyboard. Emily         

Uh-Oh……

Friday February 25, 2011, Tarren R. Bragdon: Perhaps it’s time to dig up your ethics from the grave you buried them in, (provided they ever existed) and reacquaint yourself with them…..Tarren Bragdon, one of LePages ‘transition team’ (who has stepped down) denies knowing how certain emails were targeted asking state employees for money (big no-no)….         

This guy is just clammy…If he’s yet another of the faces from LePages administration indicative of their character, they ought to be ashamed of their vagrant leadership.         

Tarren Bragdon dancing as fast as he can, offers the boorish explanation that it’s, ”politics 101, if you don’t like the message shoot the messenger“…Well dude, here’s the real politics 101 for your corrupt little liar liar pants on fire excuse and apparent belief system: You’d better be damn sure the message recipient is gonna like the message before sending the email, or they’re gonna screw you up with exposure! (Tarren Bragdon has since fled to the state of Florida)         

Autocracy, Democracy, Unions, Collective Bargaining and the American Worker

“Koch Whore”: So, the Buffalo Beast pretends to be a guy by the name of Koch, a guy who has donated (along with his brother) over 100 million dollars to “right wingers,” including the low life Wisconsin Gov Walker who unknowingly takes the call and proceeds to admit his actions are all about taking the union down, (not Wisconsin’s economy) while suggesting violence and making jokes about using the baseball bat in his office on the absent senators. Wow. Dudes got issues. Take a minute . Read Buffalo Beast Dialog with Wisconsin’s Walker         

My thoughts……What does it all really mean…..        

I’ve a passion for the labor organization in this country and generally find it easy dismissing those who have little understanding of their actual meaning and history. However, that dismissal does not come as easily for those politicians who have recently come to power embracing the Taft-Hartley Act of 1947. An act written in an effort to remove power from organized labor. In essence, we have the Wisconsin Governor enacting law for the “right to work” without the right for ”collective bargaining” under the oblique argument of equality.         

Unions exist because there was a need for humane treatment in the workplace. Treatment free from the polluting touch of politics and the selfish self-interest we are witnessing now from the likes of politicians like Wisconsin’s governor, who, while embracing the old order, may well be proving once again, why unions in this country have intrinsic value.         

Unions have always been instinctual in the preservation and mutual advancement for the common good of their union members, and as such, are without question, as legitimate and as natural to the movement and advancement in this country as any capital organization, or industry. No organization knows better than unions, the importance of stability in government. Nor does any organization know better, that a great part of that stability comes through allowing a voice concerning our working conditions and wages. They understand, it is through logic and the righteousness of the workers cause, that collective bargaining has allowed a neutrality of voice between the employer and employee that fails to exist otherwise, without it, we have a system that fails to thrive. That failure, is the beginning of what we are seeing in its rawest form, as Wisconsin’s governor fails to acknowledge the right to be heard         

That neutral voice of collective bargaining is what removed the worker from commodity status, and allowed the spirit of the American worker, literally, to flourish in all aspects of life, industry and capital. Rolling back time with the Taft act, removing the voice of neutrality from the working class reduces the American worker to a commodity and returns them once again, to the potential of employers greedy for capital, to use them as such, seeking to obtain them at the lowest working wage, and lends itself only to an unsettling and damaging divisiveness among our working class and the breeding of resentment among workers and between employers and employees. No, no, organized labor is not the problem.         

Honestly, can there be any doubt there is something deviously and inherently wrong with the disintegrating influence of our political leadership today, allowed to operate a system knowing absolutely nothing about it or, economic reformation. I don’t think so. Taking wages from the working people in order to overcome economic crisis is illogical and has proven repeatedly to be a fallacy of economics…break the working class people and you break commerce. The strange politics we are seeing of late will only feed strange economics, not correct them. Continue reading my thoughts …Autocracy, Democracy, Unions, Collective Bargaining and the American Worker-Emily’s Conservation Blog Maine         

A note here on what the non-union worker needs to understand: Non-unionized employers will usually match union wages by 90% in an effort to keep unions out of their firms. Weakening of organized workers could also hurt the wages of the non-union worker as union workers wages are the standard for all other wages and benefits.         

LePage, Demeritt, the Antagonist and the Reckoning…

LePage’s spokesman, Dan Demeritt is quoted in a Bangor Daily News, February 4th article, by Kevin Miller as having stated with respect to LePages repeal of the BPA chemical, and why, ”It’s the whole picture; it’s everything, and it’s the attitude.” The attitude?         

Maine is overwhelmingly in trouble with this administration. Their actions grown out of desperation rather than discriminating standards, are careless, misleading and credulously incompetent. We needed some form of stability, instead we have a guy literally inciting discontent among our citizenry and repealing chemical legislation because they don’t like the “attitudes.” Now we’re forced to view before us, something looking more like a convulsion of humanity where a caring governor should be, while he single handedly attempts to devour the state of Maine’s environment and its people because they don’t like the attitudes. Good Lord…..         

There seems to be something wrongly primitive about this governor and his staffs decision making process.…Lepage and his administrations wish for unnecessary repeals (the spokesman states they have no evidence business is not being done in Maine because of chemical bans) is only exacerbated by his and his administrations repeated disrespect for the people of Maine. It is increasingly difficult to make excuses for this administration, so I’ll not do so. Nor will I consider any longer that this is an administration that is ’misunderstood’, made obvious by Demeritt’s recent comments.         

Someone made the comment to me recently that LePage was at least “consistent”…The thing is, earning a reputation of consistency is only flattering if that consistency reaches out in fairness….embracing all and giving all an adequate voice.         

LePage and his staff have not only fallen deaf, but beyond that, apparently foster some deep hostility toward everyone and everything Maine.. LePages spokesman also makes that clear with the indication that the LePage administration will “punish” Maine’s people with repeals because they don’t like “the attitudes.” It’s looking more and more like LePage and his people are using his term as a “reckoning” of some sort….but for what….and why…only time will tell. Emily Read the full text of L.D. 1 and LePages repeals for Maine here.         

BPA ~Important FDA Reversal:

Shoddy BPA Reporting by Bangor Daily News (BDN) is Inexcusably Inaccurate The worst mistake he made considering so many depend on the FDA, is inaccuratly reporting this in his article: ” And the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and other federal agencies have not recommended banning or restricting the chemical.         

As of January 20th, 2011 the FDA reversed its stance on BPA stating; “ However, on the basis of results from recent studies using novel approaches to test for subtle effects, both the National Toxicology Program at the National Institutes of Health and FDA have some concern about the potential effects of BPA on the brain, behavior, and prostate gland in fetuses, infants, and young children. In cooperation with the National Toxicology Program, FDA’s National Center for Toxicological Research is carrying out in-depth studies to answer key questions and clarify uncertainties about the risks of BPA. “ (please note: you may go to the FDA’s site and find all the information under BPA)         

Also staggering: The The President’s Cancer Panel finds: Tests of umbilical cord blood found traces of nearly 300 pollutants in newborns’ bodies, such as chemicals used in fast-food packaging, flame retardants present in household dust, and pesticides.          

What does the BPA chemical repeal mean for Maine children, (Maine Lists 1700 Chemicals of High Concern to Children) pregnent women and their unborn, or, for that matter, you and me. As you will see here, the number of losses through cancer deaths of our children in Maine is staggering. At a time when they should be beginning their lives and looking forward to growing into adulthood, they are to soon taken from this earth. Now we have according to science a new University of Cincinnati study showing BPA may inhibit chemo-therapy treatment in breast cancer patients. Please take a minute to view Bisphenol A (BPA),Maine’s Children Highest Cancer Rate in United States.         

More of My thoughts on LePage and why I believe his request to repeal over sixty legislated laws cannot reform Maine in the way that Maine requires reform: LePage Repeals, BPA, Money Never Sleeps, What Fed’s Do, Maine’s Economy,the Evolution of Capitalism…         

Take your voice public, please make a note: Write Your Editor~Maine newspaper email contacts may be found by clicking this link         

Brownie Carson, Executive Director of the Natural Resources Council of Maine’s comments addressing the new LePage administration: “This election was not a mandate to destroy Maine’s environment, rollback Maine’s environmental safeguards, or dismantle the agencies that help provide clean air, clean water, and protected places for ourselves, our families, and future generations.”         

LePage Temporarily Cuts Controversial Maine Reform List

Don’t Kid Yourself, They’ll Be Back         

“LePage Cuts List of Regulatory Reforms for State Aides say the move is temporary, and that the governor will reintroduce his controversial proposals. Information here from the Natural Resources Council of Maine (NRCM) website..please visit the site, stay informed…. LEARN MORE: Read the full text of L.D. 1 and LePages repeals for Maine here.         

and in……         

Non-Profits-What You Should Know When Choosing an Organization

Information for non-profit organizations and membership-IRS 990, 1023, and 501 filings and how to find them:         

I thought I’d publish here for you, some of the information and contacts for non-profit organizations which may help you make a more comfortable and informed decision for your giving and membership. You may or may not be surprised to learn, that three quarters of all funding to organizations is raised through donations from donors like you and me.         

Non-profits are big business. Yes, even small ones, and competition for your donations has become a fierce, and in many cases, cut throat “business”. With so many non-profits in existence today and everyone needing to survive in today’s economy, and so many non-profits seemingly “legitimate” (often occurring after some catastrophe somewhere in the world) cropping up everywhere, and those organizations depending on donations of some sort, from people like you and me, it’s more important than ever to be  knowledgeable about your choices. Non-Profits-What You Should Know When Choosing an Organization         

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