Mich House members: Hands off our water - we'll fight

[greenman3610]

http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071109/NEWS07/711090428/1009

WASHINGTON -- Two Michigan members of Congress fired a stern warning Thursday to colleagues in faster-growing, drought-stricken parts of the nation:
Don't even consider using a seemingly harmless bill to study the nation's water usage as cover to begin a process aimed at taking Great Lakes water.
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"I don't think I'm being too alarmist about this," said Rep. Candice Miller, a Harrison Township Republican. "Do not look to the Great Lakes to solve the nation's water problems."
Her Michigan colleague on the House subcommittee on water resources and environment, Grand Rapids Republican Vern Ehlers, predicted what might happen if anyone attempted a water grab.

"I would suspect we'd call up the militia and take up arms," Ehlers said. "We feel that serious about it."

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she's right.
that's how we feel,
and I'd be first in that line.
I'll be God damned if I'll let these lakes go to run a freaking
fountain in the Las Vegas Desert, or
water another Mac mansion in Atlanta.

[Demeter]

1. Even If We Wanted To, We Can't

Our Great Lakes are not a source, they are a reservoir. And they are slowly draining because the weather patterns, esp. snowfall, have changed.

[rodeodance]

2. umm. time to get serious on climate change????

[rodeodance]

3. umm. time to get serious on climate change????

[onelittleindian]

4. fight

maybe michigan should quit sending those gas guzzeling cars to the rest of the country if they are not willing to share water. Notice the big R beside her name. WE won't share she says. FUCK that repub bitch !

[Zookeeper]

7. Ummm. The water also belongs to Wisconsin, Minnesota...

Illinois, Ohio, Indiana, N.Y. and the sovereign nation of Canada.

The economy of the Great Lakes region depends, in part, on our lakes. And then there is the issue of protecting a fragile and beautiful ecosystem.

The Southwest might as well start working on desalinization plants, because the Great Lakes doesn't even hold enough water to satisfy their need to waste water on lawns, golf courses and swimming pools.

[Marrah_G]

5. Water wars may well be what splts the country permanently. n/t

[LeftHander]

6. I love the Great Lakes....

Me on my sailboat out of Milwaukee...ahhhh memories...



Boat is put away for the season...

:(

[iamthebandfanman]

8. yeah, thats an idiotiic solution to begin with

<sarcasm>
take water from a place that is already below its usual water stage....
great idea guys.
</sarcasm>


jesus people are sooooo stupid.

[adadem]

9. Amazing

considering they are both right wing pukes.

but I must stay though I have no use for Ehlers, Candice Miller did make great improvements when she was Sec of State

[pansypoo53219]

10. want great lakes water?

MOVE HERE. otherwise, get your hands off OUR water. sissies. take a little snow.