The members of the science committee are pretty much owned by the nuclear and petrochemical industries, although large tech companies like Google are starting to get on board with the lobbying.
I think it is a gross conflict of interest that members of Congressional committees can accept donations from the industries they oversee. On Tue, Nov 20, 2012 at 9:16 AM, Larry C. Lyons <[email protected]>wrote: > > Funding for one thing. The stuff that scientists do that have major > impact on us every day. The interwebs for instance. If you don't think > that science and tech merit a committee in congress, I suggest you try > 3 days without any of it. No internet, computer, smartphone, synthetic > fibers in your clothing, heating, tap water, bottled water, fresh > food, frozen food, food not spoiled, any number of different > medicines, beer, etc etc. > > Besides it fits within the general welfare clause. > > On Mon, Nov 19, 2012 at 6:38 PM, LRS Scout <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > I odnt see why we need a science committee at all. > > On Nov 19, 2012 6:34 PM, "Larry C. Lyons" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> > >> They are on the science committee. At the very bloody least they > >> should know something about it. They do not. > >> > >> On Mon, Nov 19, 2012 at 6:33 PM, LRS Scout <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > > >> > I'm no fan of these people, but I'd rather they ALL had to take a > civics > >> > and history class than a science one. > >> > > >> > > >> > On Mon, Nov 19, 2012 at 6:30 PM, Larry C. Lyons < > [email protected] > >> >wrote: > >> > > >> >> > >> >> Why the fck doesn't Congress require those sitting on the various > >> >> committees know at least something about the Committee's area? These > >> >> are people who don't think science is real, advocate Creatinism, > sorry > >> >> Creationism, and women have an anti-rape mechanism. Just makes me > want > >> >> to puke. > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> > http://www.salon.com/2012/11/12/anti_science_gopers_vying_for_house_science_chair/singleton/ > >> >> > >> >> GOPs House Science joke > >> >> As of now, three rather unscientific Republicans are vying to become > >> >> the committee's next head > >> >> BY JILLIAN RAYFIELD > >> >> > >> >> Todd legitimate rape Akin may be out of the House next term, but > >> >> three Republicans vying for House Science Committee chairmanship will > >> >> help carry the torch of Akins questionable-at-best relationship with > >> >> science. > >> >> > >> >> Science Magazine reports that Reps. Lamar Smith, Jim Sensenbrenner > and > >> >> Dana Rohrabachrer are three House Republicans who have so far > >> >> announced that they are vying for the top spot on the committee, > which > >> >> focuses on science, space and technology. > >> >> > >> >> Rohrabacher, R-Calif., wrote in a statement: I intend to be a > >> >> chairman who exemplifies the Republican philosophy that science, > >> >> technology and innovation offer a pathway to a better, more > prosperous > >> >> future, and solve problems that bureaucracy and rampant government > >> >> spending cannot. > >> >> > >> >> Rohrabacher said in a 2007 congressional hearing that he was > skeptical > >> >> of a report that found evidence of global warming to be > unequivocal, > >> >> in particular testimony regarding a period 55 million years ago when > >> >> similar patterns of dramatic climate change occurred. Rohrabacher > >> >> argued: We dont know what those other cycles were caused by in the > >> >> past. Could be dinosaur flatulence, you know, or who knows? And, > >> >> David Malakoff of Science Magazine reports, [Rohrabacher] has a been > >> >> a ferocious critic of the Obama administration, and has gone to the > >> >> House floor to attack U.S. government programs that fund research and > >> >> environmental programs overseas, particularly in China, calling such > >> >> projects insane. > >> >> > >> >> Sensenbrenner, R-Wis., has alternately dismissed scientific fascism > >> >> and called climate change research part of an international > >> >> conspiracy. He wrote in announcing his candidacy that he would > >> >> increase oversight on the federal government, because The Obama > >> >> Administration has shown its willingness to manipulate science for > >> >> political ends and threaten our domestic energy production and our > >> >> economy in the process. > >> >> > >> >> In 2009, Smith, R-Texas, attacked ABC, CBS and NBC for their coverage > >> >> of global warming, which he said was largely slanted in favor of > >> >> global warming alarmists. > >> >> > >> >> The networks have shown a steady pattern of bias on climate change, > >> >> Smith wrote in a statement at the time. During a six-month period, > >> >> four out of five network news reports failed to acknowledge any > >> >> dissenting opinions about global warming, according to a Business and > >> >> Media Institute study. > >> >> > >> >> Thats not to say that current chairman Rep. Ralph Hall, R-Texas, is > >> >> much better: In 2010, Hall pushed a bill to cut off billions in > >> >> funding for scientific research and math and science education. He > >> >> also once said of global warming: Im really more fearful of > >> >> freezing. And I dont have any science to prove that. But we have a > >> >> lot of science that tells us theyre not basing it on real scientific > >> >> facts. > >> >> > >> >> Hall is stepping down at the end of the year because of rules > limiting > >> >> chairs to six-year terms. > >> >> > >> >> Jillian Rayfield is an Assistant News Editor for Salon, focusing on > >> >> politics. Follow her on Twitter at @jillrayfield or email her at > >> >> [email protected]. > >> >> > >> >> -- > >> >> Larry C. Lyons > >> >> web: http://www.lyonsmorris.com/lyons > >> >> LinkedIn: http: > >> >> > >> >> > >> > > >> > > >> > >> > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:358582 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
