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Pastimes : The California Energy Crisis - Information & Forum
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To: Raymond Duray who wrote (427)6/11/2001 12:35:48 PM
From: Sam  Read Replies (2) of 1715
 
Some letters responding to Palmer's tirade against Lockyer's tirade against Enron:

Lockyer Reflects State's Frustration

Re "'Hi, My Name Isn't Justice, Honey,' and Shame on Lockyer,"
Commentary, June 6: Nobody in his or her right mind takes state
Atty. Gen. Bill Lockyer's comments about what he would like to do
with the Enron Corp. chairman literally. Obviously Lockyer is not
condoning prison rape. I see Tom G. Palmer's commentary as a
demagogic attempt to seize the moral high ground. In fact, Lockyer,
with his rather poor choice of hyperbole, was reflecting all
Californians' frustration and anger at the huge Texas energy cartel.
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission needs to do its job
instead of being a lackey for big energy.
Stephen Berk
Carlsbad

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Palmer is absolutely right when he suggests that Lockyer should
be removed from office. For any public official to declare rape an
acceptable form of punishment for anything is a heinous crime in
itself. I do not want this man representing the justice system that is
there to protect the people of California.
Melonie Matjeka
West Hills

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Why isn't it criminal behavior when power producers' profits
quadruple because of supply manipulation and seniors cannot afford
to turn on their air-conditioning in sweltering heat, or a traffic light
goes out and causes a fatal accident? The attorney general is right in
thinking it should be. In California, corporate managers who know of
defects in products but do not disclose them are personally liable.
Why shouldn't this apply to energy producers who had to know that
the "unscheduled maintenance" that shut down a record number of
power plants would wreak havoc on Californians?
Kenneth Lay, chairman of Enron, which profited greatly from
Californians' pain, is at least guilty of fraud. We should applaud an
attorney general who recognizes that the profiteering of corporate
pirates is at least as criminal as the heists of convenience store
thieves.
Jamie Court
Executive Director
Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights
Santa Monica
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