30 LibDem Mayors Ask States & Feds to Allow Frack Bans

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LibDemLast weekend the United States Conference of Mayors held their annual conference in Indianapolis, IN. Following the meeting, a small group of 30 mayors--a few from larger cities like Pittsburgh and Charlotte, but most from small cities--signed a letter urging state and federal officials to allow local municipalities (like theirs) to ban fracking. It's all couched in terms of "home rule" language, but the desire is to allow local governments to deny their citizens their Constitutional property rights. Near as we can tell, all 30 of the mayors signing the letter are liberal Democrats. The press release and letter were issued by the virulently anti-drilling Environment America, a Big Green group...

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