[karajorma]

They can. But the state also has the right to sue them for causing damage to the enviroment.

And it's got nothing to do with free speech at all.

[Descenterace]

Simple: the government takes half the price of any environmentally-unfriendly car sold new. This forces the car campanies to either severly reduce there profit margins and gimmicks while keeping prices the same, or they increase the price of gas-guzzler cars by a large amount.
Or they can bite the bullet and start producing cars that the fine won't be levied upon.

[Kosh]

I am saying they can create what ever BS reports they want.

And they will later get nailed in a lawsuit for purposely misleading the public.

[Turambar]

http://www.thestate.com/mld/thestate/business/15605010.htm


i found another funny lawsuit

[redmenace]

They can mislead the public whatever way they want. They can't, iirc, be sued. UNLESS, they commit slander or libel.

Is this legal, I think so. Is it ethical, obviously no.

[Flipside]

Yup, alas America does have a rather large share of Ambulance chasers....

http://www.krqe.com/expanded.asp?ID=17326

[Kosh]

They can mislead the public whatever way they want. They can't, iirc, be sued.

If misleading the public causes harm to the public, I am pretty sure they can be sued. The right to free speech ends when it causes harm to others. That's why it is illegal to yell "Fire!" in a crowded cinema when there is no fire.

[redmenace]

"When it brings harm to others" is vague in that Ford isn't causing a panic in a theatre. Nor does anyone believe them for the most part. Sueing under such would be difficult, regaurdless.

[Kosh]

That was an example. Maybe the damage is not short term, but the same concept applies.

[redmenace]

I am just saying, winning something like that would take;
A. A very good set of lawyers
B. A very sympathetic judge.

[redmenace]

Even funnier...
http://www.wwaytv3.com/Global/story.asp?S=5467750&nav=menu70_2

In other news, Israel is suing Egypt for reparations for enslaving them 6000 years ago.

[Colonol Dekker]

Wheres the witnesses.......

[redmenace]

Likly, they dug up ancient charters and shipping logs from 300 YEARS ago and are using those.

[aldo_14]

Does the Us still have tax breaks for buying polluting cars?

[redmenace]

CAUTION: Congress is currently considering reducing the $25,000
limitation on large SUVs down to approximately $3,000 in the first year. This would put the deduction for the large SUVs on an even footing with regular car depreciation. Any changes to
this $25,000 figure would probably be effective on the day the bill is signed by the President, or possibly an effective start date of January 1, 2006. If you're going to buy one of these heavy vehicles, my advice is sooner rather than later.

It is still there, just reduced.

[Colonol Dekker]

Likly, they dug up ancient charters and shipping logs from 300 YEARS ago and are using those.

As long as they dont start touting the Bibble as evidence..... :

[aldo_14]

So

Except people are willing and wanting buy them. There is demand for them, and they are filling that demand. That is a reason to make them availiable. No one says that people have to buy an SUV. Individuals make that choice. And proceed to consume far too much fuel.

is unfair, because not buying big pollutant cars actually comes with a loss of (tax refund) money, then.  It's one thing to choose between x and y where x and y are equal; another between x+$ and y.

[redmenace]

Likly, they dug up ancient charters and shipping logs from 300 YEARS ago and are using those.

As long as they dont start touting the Bibble as evidence..... :

Eh, that probably all they have to go on. However, I can say with certinty[spelling] that they did not build the pyramids.

[Colonol Dekker]

We all know that was Predators and Ra.....