Federal Regulation of Electric Power and the Commerce Clause

While the federal government has some authority to regulate electricity flowing across state lines under the commerce clause, the federal government has seized much more power than it was legitimately delegated. As I reported earlier, on Sept. 28, 2017, Secretary of Energy Rick Perry proposed a new rulemaking to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC).…

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Podcast: Rick Perry’s Great Big 180

In this episode of Thoughts from Maharrey Head, I talk about Rick Perry’s giant 180. When former Texas Gov. Rick Perry was running for president, he famously failed to remember which departments he would eliminate from the federal government. But he did name two. One of them was the Department of Energy. Now that he…

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Politicians are Scam-Artists: Rick Perry Edition

After correctly stating in 2012 that the Department of Energy should be abolished, political scam-artist Rick Perry did the expected today. Now that he’ll be running it, of course he thinks it’s “vital.” From the Washington Post: “My past statements made over five years ago about abolishing the Department of Energy do not reflect my…

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Oklahoma HB1079 + OG&E Smart Meter-Your Home Surveillance Device

Kaye Beach April 11, 2011 HB1079 by Rep. Martin, Rep. Sears and Sen. Jolley, is a bill requested by OG&E to regulate the information generated by the new Smart Meters that they are installing in some locations in Oklahoma.  This … Continue r...

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