I just read that California signed a deal with the UK on global warming or something. Is it Pres. Scharzenegger, now? LOL
2006-08-01 10:01:02 · 8 answers · asked by gokart121 6 in Politics & Government ➔ Government
Yes, I know that California often seems to march to a "different drummer," and that it's like a bowl of granola (full of fruits, flakes, and nuts).
But California (and every other state) is Constitutionally guaranteed the right to do whatever is not covered by the Federal Government. That means that California can obligate ITSELF to follow certain standards without obligating the rest of the country to follow its standards. For example, California has always had different vehicle emissions standards than the rest of the country. Automobile manufacturers were willing to make special vehicles that would meet California's standards, so that they wouldn't lose this very lucrative market.
Besides, California's economy, alone, is larger than that of many independent nations. Given that it's not against the Constitution to have done so, why shouldn't California make agreements with other nations? It's not as if California has overridden the President and has somehow obligated the entire nation to knuckle under to the Kyoto Agreement or something!
Besides, did you know that Tony Blair got lessons from a privately-run organization in California on one possible way to solve the U.K's drug problems? It's not as if the U.K. has signed an agreement to let the Delancey Street Foundation run Britain's drug programs--he's simply using the foundation as a better model than their current one (which, I believe, involves things like covering free drugs given to addicts for life on their national health plan).
2006-08-01 10:17:37 · answer #1 · answered by Cyn 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
It's California. That's just the way it is out there.
2006-08-01 17:14:48 · answer #2 · answered by Pop D 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
California is a joke, I ought to know
2006-08-01 18:24:30 · answer #3 · answered by sapphire 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Seems like it
2006-08-01 17:08:21 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
.Technically, no. But we do tend to think we're in our own universe.
2006-08-01 17:09:56 · answer #5 · answered by HisChamp1 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Folks out there are "different".
2006-08-01 17:04:04 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes, yes it is
2006-08-01 17:04:21 · answer #7 · answered by girlfromflorida 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I hadn't heard..I'll look it up, thanks!
2006-08-02 00:06:28 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋