Governors who should mind their own states' business...

So, what does it look like when the governors of two states, Washington and South Dakota, urge the Department of Energy to use Section 1222 of the 2005 Energy Policy Act to remove your property rights in Arkansas for an unnecessary transmission line without so much as even consulting with your governor? This is what that looks like:

And what does the Arkansas governor say when he realizes a letter was sent, basically on his behalf, by two faraway governors who really should mind their own business?

But a spokesman for the Democratic governor of Arkansas, Mike Beebe, said he hasn’t signed off on the letter. “While Arkansas is a member of the coalition, we are not a signee on this letter; in fact, this is the first we’ve seen of it,” Matt DeCample, a spokesman for the governor, said in an email. “We’ve not been involved in the national discussion of this particular issue.”

Mr. DeCample is correct. Arkansas has NOT had a chance to be involved in the national discussion of this particular issue. In fact, it seems as though we are being left out! How is that fair to us? If we're not going to have input into the fate of our land, then why on earth are we a member of this "Governor's Wind Coalition" as Arkansans? Maybe we should contact Governor Beebe and ask! 

http://governor.arkansas.gov/contact/index.php

Something really smells, here!