Electric Utilities Must Defy The EPA

Rarely is civil disobedience a course of action that should be taken when government agencies are running amok with regulations that threaten the very life blood of the American economy, electricity. But with the Obama machine in overdrive to shut down coal fired electric plants in a bad economy, utilities must decide what is better serving Washington or serving their customers.

In this case the latter is the responsible decision. Coal fired power plants and their owners should refuse to comply with federal regulations as it could cause an energy crisis with base loads of power dropping below demand, especially in the summer and winter and skyrocket energy costs to consumers. The EPA will levy fines and the utilities should refuse to pay. Make the EPA ask Obama to order the military in to shut down coal fired power plants and other utilities. Lets see how well that plays out?

Mines should continue to distribute coal to the power plants regardless of what Obama and his henchmen want. They should refuse to bow to the unlawful and dangerous regulations of the out of control government regulators.

States should refuse to implement and should interfere with any attempt by the Obama Administration to shut down any energy production within their borders, including coal fired power plants, and use whatever means are necessary to keep the lights on to state citizens and other customers these plants serve.

Utilities and mines should not wuss out by closing "non compliant" plants. They should not only keep them open but ramp up production to meet the needs of the people and business in spite of Obama's coercive attempts to shut them down.

Next he will be after natural gas plants and nuclear power. The President, his government, and the environmentalists are drunk with power. In my humble opinion if the President continues his crackdown on our power, it will be necessary to refuse to obey administrative rules legal or not. It will also be necessary to refuse to obey court orders state or federal that impede our ability to carry on the necessities of daily life.

We as citizens have a civil right and obligation to protect our ability to carry out activities of daily living and not have a government out of control turn off the lights to our businesses, homes, cities, and infrastructure. Obama wants to run up the power bills of everyone who will not bow to the sun god or windmill god. Enough is enough.

Martin Luther King Jr. provided us with the model of civil disobedience when all else fails. I hope it does not come to civil disobedience because that has its own costs to a nation of laws and order. But given obeying unjust laws which starve our economy, cost jobs, and cause power shortages, or disobeying these laws and keeping control of our lives, I will take the latter. It is time to take the crown away from the king.