Floriduh Legislators' Bill Will Make Warming Go Away By Removing Words "Climate Change" From State Laws

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The best example of that latter approach comes from the dynamic duo of Rep. Bobby Payne, R-Hocus, and Sen. Jay Collins, R-Pocus, whom I have come to think of as the Penn & Teller of the Legislature. These maestros of mental mastery have proposed a pair of bills, HB 1645 and SB 1624, that deal with the grave threat of climate change by eliminating that term from nearly everywhere it appears in state law. Voila! Problem solved!! Not even the spoon-bending Uri Geller could conjure half as well!

How does the trick work, you ask? It’s as simple as using the delete key on your computer. For instance, take this language that’s currently in state law, singled out by the Tampa Bay Times: “The Legislature finds that the state’s energy security can be increased by lessening dependence on foreign oil; that the impacts of global climate change can be reduced through the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions; and that the implementation of alternative energy technologies can be a source of new jobs and employment opportunities for many Floridians.”

Now observe closely as Payne and Collins snap their fingers. There’s a puff of smoke and now the law would read: “The purpose of the state’s energy policy is to ensure an adequate, reliable, and cost-effective supply of energy for the state in a manner that promotes the health and welfare of the public and economic growth.”

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I was particularly curious to see how climate change is affecting the home districts of our two political Houdinis. Putnam County, home of Rep. Payne, saw 85 days last year when the heat index topped 100 degrees. In Hillsborough County, Sen. Collins’ district, the number of days over 100 degrees was a whopping 107 – four more than in nearby Pinellas. Phew! Perhaps these two legislative prestidigitators are trying to wipe away mentions of climate change because they’re ashamed of how sweaty they are! So many hot days like that would leave any politician perspiring like Dick Nixon at the 1960 debates.

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https://floridaphoenix.com/2024/02/29/by-deleting-mention-of-climate-change-florida-legislators-try-to-hide-from-the-problem/