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To: DMaA who wrote (433547)	6/29/2011 7:42:45 AM
From: Tom Clarke	5 Recommendations Respond to of 794033

This will be an interesting test case for nullification. Texas Nullifies Federal Light Bulb Ban Rob Port • June 20, 2011 The federal government’s ban on incandescent light bulbs goes into full effect in January, but in Texas the ban may never be implemented. While the state would no longer be able to import incandescent bulbs across state lines, bulbs made and sold within the state are legal according to a law passed by the state legislature. State lawmakers have passed a bill that allows Texans to skirt federal efforts to promote more efficient light bulbs, which ultimately pushes the swirled, compact fluorescent bulbs over the 100-watt incandescent bulbs many grew up with. The measure, sent to Gov. Rick Perry for consideration, lets any incandescent light bulb manufactured in Texas – and sold in that state – avoid the authority of the federal government or the repeal of the 2007 energy independence act that starts phasing out some incandescent light bulbs next year. “Let there be light,” state Rep. George Lavender, R-Texarkana, wrote on Facebook after the bill passed. “It will allow the continued manufacture and sale of incandescent light bulbs in Texas, even after the federal ban goes into effect. … It’s a good day for Texas.” It will also be a good day for those living on Texas’ borders. They will be able to access the incandescent bulbs and drive them across the border to their homes, thus avoiding the expensive and inadequate alternative bulbs. In fact, if enough states followed Texas’ lead, the federal ban on incandescent light bulbs would be inconsequential. This is the power of nullification. Regardless, it’s more than a little sad that a product that has been used for well over a century, one that is still very much in demand in the market place, is being escorted out of the market place by law not because it’s been replaced by better technology but because politicians have decided it should be so. The states have a duty to resist that sort of federal encroachment. sayanythingblog.com