Interesting thing about this petition is that it is being done through the Governor's Office on the state website.
Got me to thinking (uh oh) about interactive issue polls- problem with them is the "freeping" that might take place. You would have to rig it so only Michigan residents could vote, and they could only vote once. Wouldn't it be fun to give instant feedback to the legislature?
No way that Bush or Big Oil will listen to us on this petition, but what the heck- I wasn't doing anything anyway.
Michigan drivers are again facing the reality of $3-per-gallon gas - it’s time for President Bush and leaders in Washington to stop watching and start protecting us from the skyrocketing cost of gasoline! It's just not right that big oil companies should be allowed to hold customers hostage to outrageously expensive gas; they rake in billions in record-setting profits while consumers are left with no option but to pay ever-increasing prices.
Consider these facts:
The average price for unleaded gasoline is 64 cents higher than the same time last year.
ExxonMobil reported a $36.1 billion in profit, making it the largest corporation in the world and larger than the next four companies on the Forbes 500 list combined.
Oil prices have increased 240 percent since George Bush’s inauguration in January 2001.
Nearly eight months ago, I and a group of other concerned Governors urged the President to take action to bring down the sky-high prices of gasoline at America's gas pumps. We urged the President to bring the price of gas down for consumers by capping oil profits and using federal anti-trust laws to prosecute any companies pocketing extra profits in the wake of disasters like Hurricane Katrina. We also asked Congress to investigate energy profiteering and pass legislation requiring oil companies to refund excess oil profits to consumers.
"The check is in the mail!"
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