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FOXNews.com – Climate Scientist, Heated Up Over Satirical Video, Threatens Lawsuit.

One of the main tenets of being in the science business is that any findings in a particular field should be quantifiable and reproducible in order to qualify as legitimate science.  If a theory is offered that our ancestors are all from Mars for instance, it may be a good idea to have some photos of the great great grandparents as evidence.  Unlike the political or law rackets, just because you say something is, doesn’t mean there’s truth to it.

When Nicolaus Copernicus offered the notion that earth was not the center of things in the universe in the mid 1500’s, that was pretty radical and probably drew some ridicule.  In those days of course, scorn was probably as scathing as lawsuits are today.   There are no records to show whether or not he decided to hire teams of re-butters to the naysayers, but instead went about offering compelling evidence to support his notion.  In fact, this was considered a pivotal moment in science since this spawned subsequent research and debates over the veracity of his claims.  It is doubtful that even if Lawyers.com were available in his day that he would have resorted to using them to push his theory. 

Such seems to be the case with Dr. Michael Mann, not the Miami Vice guy, the scientist who offered the hockey stick graph on the effects of global warming.  He’s offended by a well viewed YouTube video mocking his revelation and is threatening to sue.  This will truly mark a change in the way science is propagated for future generations.  Scientists will now merely require an in house legal staff in order to legitimize their findings or theories.  Much time will be saved having to retest or prove the science.  As we all know, research funds can be scarce and over time, the filing of legal science postulates will be routine.  College curriculums will offer combined science and law degrees for those wishing to established a vertically integrated science business.

In some respects, we have already even transcended legal debate on science issues since Nobel laureate Al Gore has stated that Global Warming is like gravity; it just is.  I’m not sure what room there is to debate that position legally, other than; is not.  Starting now, be prepared to see scientists on the podium announcing some breakthrough accompanied by his team of lawyers in the background.  The implications are that much of what we now accept as science may have to be reviewed by lawyers to determine the veracity of the postulates.  I’m thinking of such things as the Laws of thermodynamics, the Theory of relativity and others.  I fear real hell will break loose once they repeal the law of gravity.

Mexico issues travel alert over new Arizona law.

As if.  What are they going to say to their disgruntled citizens?  Illegally emigrate somewhere else?  Try Canada?  Again simple logic tells you that if you are a legitimate citizen of  the U.S. or legitimately travelling there, what’s the big deal?  There’s all manner of chest beating about random harassment.  Heck I feel that way when I get a speeding ticket.  Seldom have I played the race card on that one.

As I pointed out in a previous posting, the real reasons Mexico don’t want their illegals harassed in the U.S. are entirely pragmatic.   Firstly, those that are criminals, they don’t want back.  Secondly, the amount of monies repatriated to families back home by those working in the U.S. is a huge sum of money.   Though hard to put a number on these funds because some of it is in cash and others by traceable means, the numbers are substantial.  According to Wikipedia’s data from the World Bank, remittances have consistently hovered over 21 billion dollars a year to Mexico from the U.S.   Interestingly, this number is down from previous years from the 25 to 26 billion dollar range because of construction slowdowns in the U.S.

So the Mexican government would prefer to keep this hidden part of their revenue stream going.  Especially since the war against their narcotics gangs is escalating and expensive.  Out of a discussion with a deranged colleague recently, a solution was proposed to Mexico’s problems and indirectly can solve America’s immigration problem.

Mexico can declare war on the U.S.

It would be a short and virtually bloodless war actually, but in doing so, Mexico can give up and be the “vanquished” nation.  In that role, they would be eligible for all kinds of rebuilding and economic aid from the Americans who seem to have a history of doing these things.  With the border gone, voila, no more illegal immigration.  No more harassment of illegals, it’ll just be regular harassment.  A huge cheap labor force is right at the doorstep.  Take that China.  Mexico’s drug war will be America’s problem now, but at least they can marshall the forces of its full military to combat it.

Naturally Obamacare would cover the new constituency of citizens since that’s the right thing to do.  Demand for doctors would skyrocket and resources can be shifted away from those studying to be lawyers.  Unions would have an entire new country’s worth of people to pillage.  All the gringos in Hollywood who have been upset at not paying enough wages to their house staff can now happily pay new American level wages.

At the moment, the richest man in the world, Carlos Slim lives in Mexico.  When the takeover happens, the U.S. will have a huge new victim for its tax coffers, move over Warren and Bill.   Tourists will no longer have to do mental gymnastics in currency conversion when purchasing trinkets in the new Mexican state.  They can overpay for things in good old U.S. currency instead.

And let’s not forget an important side benefit.  Tequilla would be domestic.