Posted on 06/10/2021 10:43:34 AM PDT by rickmichaels
Texas Rep. Louie Gohmert's asked during a hearing of a House committee whether the federal government could change the orbits of the moon or earth to deal with climate change - raising some eyebrows among experts.
Gohmert, a Republican from Texas, was on a video call with associate deputy chief of the National Forest Service Jennifer Eberlien when he asked whether or not federal agencies such as the Forest Service or Bureau of Land Management could alter the earth and moon's orbit to deal with climate change crisis.
'I understand, from what's been testified to the Forest Service and the BLM [Bureau of Land Management], you want very much to work on the issue of climate change,' Gohmert told Eberlien in a viral video clip of the hearing tweeted by Forbes.
'I was informed by the immediate past director of NASA that they've found that the moon's orbit is changing slightly, and so is the Earth's orbit around the sun.
'We know there's been significant solar flare activities, and so, is there anything that the National Forest Service or BLM can do to change the course of the moon's orbit or the Earth's orbit around the sun? Obviously that would have profound effects on our climate.'
'I would have to follow up with you on that one, Mr. Gohmert,' Eberlien replied.
She didn't answer in specifics whether there could be any validity to the idea - which many online found outlandish, while others came to the congressman's defense, saying he was obviously being sarcastic.
As Gohmert's query spread on social media, some lashed out at the Texas representative as they debated whether his question was serious or sarcastic during his viral exchange with Eberlien.
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If they did that, Guam would tip over.
Please let this be a question that was intented to show how stupid the idea of trying to fix “climate change” is in reality.
My guess is Louie is making fun of them!!!
Beat me to it.
Considering the many other stupid proposals… why not something as nutty as this
Who cares? Guam is another country. :o)
I'd take it a step further and we go back to embracing that fact that we live in this time because it sure beats living during one of the cooling periods.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Abian
He was clearly trolling her with sarcasm. His point was that if temperature variations are caused by orbital changes then it’s not man made and there’s nothing we can do about it.
“It’s a dirty job, but someone’s gotta do it”
Don’t give them any ideas. Did he not see space 1999?
Psssst....please tell Biden.
Gerry Anderson tried that idea.
He should remind the idiots that a sense of humor is a sign of intelligence, and obviously a lot of Dems have no sense of humor.
Be sure to bring along some Democrats on any trek through the desert.
They have enough water in their heads to keep you alive for days.
-PJ
First rate trolling by LG.
Very likely could be sarcasm since the orbit is already changing naturally (and maybe not for the better) and of course we have no control over solar flares (again occurring naturally).
Certainly no more ludicrous than Gates’ plan to blot out the sun in our skies (thus also reducing solar power generation, crop growth including for biofuels, etc).
Typical how the msm tries to make Louie a fool by asking a question, that is an excellent way to point out the administration’s obsession with climate change.
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