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March 27, 2008

Snuffing Out the Lights in San Francisco

Posted by Dave Blount at March 27, 2008 7:09 AM

Taking effective action based on liberals' demented beliefs would result in catastrophe. Fortunately, they are often forced to settle for symbolism. Nothing could be more symbolic of where progressives would like to take us than snuffing out the lights that in turn symbolize mankind's triumph over the darkness:

San Francisco's picturesque skyline would be dark at night under a first-in-the-nation law proposed Tuesday that would mandate all skyscrapers turn off nonemergency lights after work hours. […] Under the proposal, energy-wasting scofflaws would face fines for each floor where lights are on, with $50 for the first infraction, $100 for the second and $250 for any subsequent violation. The proposal would also require businesses undergoing major renovations to install devices that would automatically turn off lights when nobody is in a room.

Ken Cleaveland of the Building Owners and Managers Association of San Francisco points out that any businesses wasting electricity are already being fined by higher electric bills, and that 90% of them in the city's downtown area are small businesses that can ill afford more government greed. But that doesn't change the fact that they are capitalist oppressors who must be punished for the sake of the polar bears.

For added symbolism, San Franfreakshow will participate in Earth Hour on Saturday, by encouraging people to turn off lights for an hour to help them envision a world without humans, on behalf of the World Wildlife Fund.

On a tip from V the K.