Louie Gohmert asks if the U.S. government can change the Earth's or Moon's orbit

[shemp]

Watch Louie Gohmert ask if BLM can move the Moon

Gohmert: I understand, from what’s been testified to, the Forest Service and the BLM, you want very much to work on the issue of climate change. I was, uh, informed by the immediate past director of NASA that they 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, um, and so, is there anything that the National Forest Service or BLM can do to, uh, 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.

https://twitter.com/MollyJongFast/status/1402581784555044864

 

[JoeMorgue]

Obviously not, we move the moon it will cause Guam to tip over.

 

[The Great Zaganza]

****, he is onto us.

 

[theprestige]

"... No? Then stop crying about what you can't fix, stop trying to shut down the economy, and get on with the business of adapting to Obviously Non-Anthropogenic Climate Change."

 

[grunion]

The dude is a raving loon. Loonie Gohmert.

 

[slyjoe]

The dude is a raving loon. Loonie Gohmert.

Maybe he was worried about losing the tile of "Dumbest Person in Congress".

 

[gnome]

"... No? Then stop crying about what you can't fix, stop trying to shut down the economy, and get on with the business of adapting to Obviously Non-Anthropogenic Climate Change."

I'm not sure exactly how sarcastic that statement is meant, so with the understanding that I'm not assuming your position one way or the other, this seems relevant:

https://skepticalscience.com/global-warming-natural-cycle.htm

One climate myth argues that recent global warming is caused by natural cycles rather than human activity. The so-called “natural cycles” in the myth may include climate variation due to internal variability or external forcings. Natural external forcings, such as the 11-year solar cycle and changes in the Earth’s orbit, are part of nature and not influenced by human activities. Other external forcings like greenhouse gases and aerosol concentrations in the atmosphere are significantly influenced by human activities, and thus are excluded from natural cycles.

 

[slyjoe]

I'm not sure exactly how sarcastic that statement is meant, so with the understanding that I'm not assuming your position one way or the other, this seems relevant:

https://skepticalscience.com/global-warming-natural-cycle.htm

Maybe he read an article that said Three Gorges dam may be changing Earth's rotation.

 

[MarkCorrigan]

My assumption for theprestige's post is that this is what Gohmert was getting at, along the lines of king Cnut leaping up after not being able to hold back the tides because only god can do that. Therefore it's a "Oh, can't you do this patently stupid thing? Well I guess you should stop whining" from the moron in the government.

 

[RolandRat]

This guy is either the most dead-pan comic I have ever seen, or he is absolute loon. I'll be honest, I don't know much about him. I'm not sure I want to peer under the hood to check him out.

 

[Belz...]

Watch Louie Gohmert ask if BLM can move the Moon



https://twitter.com/MollyJongFast/status/1402581784555044864

Well, for a time I was in doubt as to whether Gohmert was still the stupidest man ever to serve in the US government. I would like to thank Mr. Gohmert for confirming that this is indeed the case.

 

[Belz...]

"... No? Then stop crying about what you can't fix, stop trying to shut down the economy, and get on with the business of adapting to Obviously Non-Anthropogenic Climate Change."

Had he followed it up with that, it would still be the stupidest thing I'd have heard all year.

 

[theprestige]

My assumption for theprestige's post is that this is what Gohmert was getting at, along the lines of king Cnut leaping up after not being able to hold back the tides because only god can do that. Therefore it's a "Oh, can't you do this patently stupid thing? Well I guess you should stop whining" from the moron in the government.

Pretty much. Last time I checked, Gohmert was an incompetent loon either way. I'm just having a little fun with the premise. I hope nobody thinks I'm trying to change their beliefs or anything.

 

[Skeptic Ginger]

Maybe he read an article that said Three Gorges dam may be changing Earth's rotation.

I don't think he reads any factual science.

 

[Stacyhs]

The only thing more stupid than Gohmert is the people who keep electing him.

 

[Crossbow]

Between the Jewish Space Lasers and the Moon moving, I expect that soon we will be sending robotic spacecraft to visit the planets in our solar system.

 

[Steve]

Enough people voted for this goofball to put him in the US congress. He seems to accurately represent the intelligence of his constituency.

 

[ponderingturtle]

Between the Jewish Space Lasers and the Moon moving, I expect that soon we will be sending robotic spacecraft to visit the planets in our solar system.

No that should be done by Space Force(trademark held by Netflix)

 

[BowlOfRed]

So he gets the National Forest service to move the earth farther from the sun to reduce solar radiation. One year now lasts 373 days. Can I sue someone if my employer doesn't raise my annual salary in proportion, or do I just have to work the extra days for a lower daily rate?

How many times a year do I have to pay my monthly Netflix account now?

 

[Belz...]

Pretty much. Last time I checked, Gohmert was an incompetent loon either way. I'm just having a little fun with the premise. I hope nobody thinks I'm trying to change their beliefs or anything.

No, that would require something like evidence.