Eco Nazi's or simply power mad Politicians?

[JIMV]

....What should be controversial in the proposed revisions to Title 24 is the requirement for what is called a "programmable communicating thermostat" or PCT. Every new home and every change to existing homes' central heating and air conditioning systems will required to be fitted with a PCT beginning next year following the issuance of the revision. Each PCT will be fitted with a "non-removable " FM receiver that will allow the power authorities to increase your air conditioning temperature setpoint or decrease your heater temperature setpoint to any value they chose. During "price events" those changes are limited to +/- four degrees F and you would be able to manually override the changes. During "emergency events" the new setpoints can be whatever the power authority desires and you would not be able to alter them......

http://www.americanthinker.com/2008/01/who_will_control_your_thermost.html

[NuclearShadows]

From the article:

While nowhere in the Bill of Rights is there explicitly a right to set one's own thermostat to whatever temperature one desires (and is able to pay for), the new PCT requirement certainly seems to violate the "a man's home is his castle" common law dictum.

Better vote for Ron Paul
:rolleyes:

[JIMV]

From what I can gather the box is easilly bipassed. The problem is that we will have several classes of residents, those who ignor the state and bipass the thing, the smart, those who really believe this is a good idea, the clueless, and those who are too timid to bipass the thing...the wussies.