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Obama appointed John Holdren to be his Science Czar.  After reading quotes from his book, Ecoscience, let's truly hope that Obama does not give this guy too much power.  Hopefully, Obama just made a little mistake by hiring him and did not actually research what this guy actually believes.

Here are some quotes that will take us on a trip through the twilight zone.  Start the music and here we go:

According to Holdren, "compulsory population control laws, even including laws requiring compulsory abortion, could be sustained under the existing constitution..." (pg. 837)  Was he on drugs when he said this?

Population control would be regulated by a  comprehensive planetary regime.  He gives this regime God-like powers.  According to Holdren, "A comprehensive planetary regime could control...international trade including all food on the international market...The planetary regime could...determine the optimum population of the world." (pgs 942 and 943)  Unfortunately, this mad scientist is known to be a Malthusian, so killing large groups through limiting the food supply is really logical to this guy.  This statement makes Dick Cheney seem like a rational human being.  Are you now wishing for the good old days of the insane neocons?

Most important, Holdren believes that the "first step necessarily involves partial surrender of sovereignty to an international organization" (p. 917)  Does this mean that we need to make plans for a move to Canada?  Could this be against our constitution?

All that I can say is "Wow, that was an incredible trip through the twilight zone."  Does Obama seriously want this guy to shape science policy?  Real life is officially stranger than fiction.

Quotes from Ecoscience Population, Resources, Environmentby Paul Ehrlich, Anne Ehrlich, John Holdren, W. H. Freeman Publishers San Francisco, CA 1977