Obama’s plans for Copenhagen accord may violate US Constitution President Obama’s plan for an international cap-and-trade agreement negotiated at the upcoming Copenhagen climate conference to go into “immediate effect” may violate the United States Constitution, claim representatives of the No Cap-and-Trade Coalition. Quoted in a Reuters news story today, Obama said, “Our aim is not […]
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Climate Deal Must Have Immediate Effect, Obama Says
By Dan McGrath on November 17, 2009 in Bad Policy, Cap and Trade, Copenhagen Treaty, Global Warming ‘Solutions’, Misguided Leaders, Public Policy
By Chris Buckley and Alister Doyle U.S. President Barack Obama said on Tuesday next month’s climate talks in Copenhagen should cut a deal with “immediate operational effect”, even if its original aim of a legally binding pact is not achievable. Obama was speaking after talks with Chinese President Hu Jintao in which he said the […]