SB 624 Senator Romero’s Lies (and more lying liars that tell them)
Enough of us being just upset about SB-624, it is just time to call them out for the lies.
With all of the evidence being put forth, the sheer amount of Geologists, Botanists and Learned men and women speaking out against this issue and the crazy amount of negative press and public comment, they STILL hold fast to this bill.
So, now let me tear it apart!
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The Legislature finds and declares the following:
(a) Serpentine was designated the official State Rock in 1965 and
is found in 49 counties in California.
(b) Serpentine contains the deadly mineral chrysotile asbestos, a
known carcinogen, exposure to which increases the risk of the cancer
mesothelioma.
(c) California has the highest rate of mesothelioma deaths in the
nation.
(d) California should not designate a rock known to be toxic to
the health of its residents as the state’s official rock.
(e) It is the intent of the Legislature to remove serpentine as
the State Rock
Ok, step by step…
(A) Nothing to see here, just mentioning that Serpentine is found all over California.
(B) Makes the mineral family Serpentine guilty of ALWAYS containing Chrysotile. This is flat wrong. The wording is tricky. If it said “Serpentine sometimes contains Chrysotile” it would be right. Next wrong statement is that “Chrysotile asbestos” is a mineral. It is not. Chrysotile can also form in solid state, worthless and useless as an asbestos product. In addition, Chrysotile is often found as just small tiny veins in serpentine, not suitable for mining. There were only a handful of Chrysotile mines in California and this will combat the next line, “exposure to which increases the risk of the cancer mesothelioma.” which has been proven to be false. Here is why. Sometimes Chrysotile mines have impurities in the ore, in the form of tiny bits of Amphiboles. So, at those locations, small amounts of mesothelioma are found. However, at PURE Chrysotile mines, mesothelioma is absent. So, take your idea of “exposure to which increases the risk of the cancer mesothelioma.” and cram it, please.
(C) One of the biggest lies is right here on line C. California does not have the highest RATE of death from mesothelioma, we have the largest population and the largest QUANTITY of cases, but NOT the highest RATE, which is claimed by 25 MORE states. Lies…that are constantly pushed and published by ADAO and the other LAWYER funded asbestos/mesothelioma activists push. Like here…http://www.mesotheliomanews.com/2010/07/24/adao-supports-removal-of-serpentine-as-california-state-rock/
Lies Lies Lies!
(D) The only thing TOXIC about this rock is nothing that will affect the population of California. Yes, we have all kinds of poisonous minerals in Serpentine. That isn’t something to be worried about! Are YOU going to go blindly into a mine dump, break open a rock and drink the liquid mercury inside? I don’t think so. If you do, you shouldn’t be alive anyway, no big loss. But, by putting this into law we have just declared that Serpentine ALWAYS has Chrysotile in it and that Chysotile causes mesothelioma and is a hazardous waste item. Who does that serve? Asbestos litigation lawyers and hazmat cleanup crews! Who does it hurt? Not some big evil corporation, just towns, cities, schools, libraries, private citizens, etc.
(E) And it is the intent of the science and mineral enthusiasts to drag the supporters of this bill names though the dirt.
You can tweet about it, join the facebook group.
Here is a sample tweet, a rearranged quote from “The Lorax”…
#CASerpentine said “Please! I object in the name of the rocks!” The Romero replied “All complaints will be unread and filed in this box!”
So, work with us, defeat this bill and let’s never forgive or forget this midnight attack on our state rock! The only option is defeat and dismissing these organizations and politicians as hacks bought and paid for by people trying to take money from our public coffers!
