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Whereas the 10th amendment to the U.S. Constitution leaves to the states and people issues not found within the U.S. Constitution such as light bulbs, CO2 emissions and global warming, and...

Whereas the interstate commerce clause of the U.S. Constitution does not prohibit states from regulating commerce within their own borders, and...

Whereas the "supreme law of the land" clause of the U.S. Constitution only applies to laws made in pursuance thereof, and...

Whereas the incandescent light bulb has served the world well since its invention by Edison in 1879 as a safe, cheap and reliable source of light and heat, and...

Whereas the fluorescent light bulb contains mercury which is harmful to human health and would be released if broken, and...

Whereas the fluorescent light bulb when used in traffic lights will ice over in snow and ice storms, and...

Whereas the light from fluorescent light bulbs causes eye strain, headaches and frustration for adolescents and self-conscious women, and...

Whereas fluorescent light bulbs, while using less energy, cost more to produce and dispose of, then...

Be it resolved that Texas House Bill 2510, which would allow the manufacture and sale of incandescent light bulbs within the state of Texas and exempt them from efficiency standards as mandated in the 2007 Energy Independence and Security Act signed by President Bush, should be signed by Governor Rick Perry.