Back in February, Joe Biden nominated Ann Carlson to head the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. He did this despite the fact that Carlson had no experience in the field and had previously only worked as a professor of environmental law at UCLA. After fierce opposition from the GOP over her lack of qualifications, Biden was forced to withdraw her nomination at the end of May. But Carlson remained as the acting head of the NHTSA and has done so to this day. Now she has released a new set of fuel efficiency standards that will prioritize electric vehicles and force many gas-powered vehicles out of the market if manufacturers can’t meet the steeply increased emissions requirements. But that shouldn’t come as a surprise. The Free Beacon did some digging and found that Carlson has a well-documented history of wanting to force people to “live more climate-friendly lives.” And she stresses the word “force,” arguing that only the muscle of the government will be able to change people’s energy consumption habits and save the world or whatever. So you will need to be forced to “live a simpler life.”Read More
Biden’s traffic boss will force you to “live a simpler life”
