Neal Kedzie's Mining Dance
The occasionally-moderate GOP State Senator from Elkhorn may introduce his mining deregulation bill as early as Monday.
Kedzie chairs a special committee tasked to draft a bill in the State Senate.
Though he will highlight its differences with the Assembly's blatantly pro-industry first try - - a bill so contemptuous of the public that no legislator signed on to initially co-sponsor it - - don't look for more than a few cosmetic changes, since Kedzie is a pro-Walker conservative now and he has said his job is to write a bill that attracts mining applications.
"The committee will be respectful of Native Americans' request," Kedzie said. "But at the same time, we are not going to craft a bill that is destined to fail. We want to be able to get applications from mining companies."It gets a little dicier for Kedzie when he tries to write a bill that will keep him out of federal court for trampling on the rights of the Chippewa who live near the mine, and also out of the sights of the recall and environmental movements looking to replace sellouts.
3 comments:
No doubt- this bill will be a premeditated violent environmental rape without protection!
” trampling on the rights of the Chippewa who live near the mine,”???
That is simply silly.
The same exact claims were made during the 16 years it took for the Flambeau mine to get permitted. Despite the current law, it was a success and if there is anything to be learned, it is that all of the claims of the opponents were proved to be false, and it shouldn’t take 16 years to get needed economic development while protecting the environment.
These are the dances the esteemed Sen Kedzie will perform:
The Two(-Faced)Step
The Off-to-Buffalo Shuffle ("Look at me dancing over here in Buffalo while Goegibic digs big dirty holes in Gitche Gumee!")
The Mining-Company-Gets-Whatever-It-Wants-Yes-It-Can-Can (aka I'll Lift My Skirts If You Put Money in My Stocking)
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