Not content to simply discourage automakers from selling cars in California by threatening to sue them over global warming, it was reported today that California Democrat Assemblyman Lloyd Levine is proposing legislation which would ban incandescent lightbulbs in California.

The “How Many Legislators Does it Take to Change a Lightbulb Act” would ban incandescent lightbulbs by 2012 in favor of energy-saving compact fluorescent lightbulbs.

“Incandescent lightbulbs were first developed almost 125 years ago, and since that time they have undergone no major modifications,” California Assemblyman Lloyd Levine said on Tuesday.

“Meanwhile, they remain incredibly inefficient, converting only about 5 percent of the energy they receive into light.”

Levine is expected to introduce the legislation this week, his office said.

I’m not against anyone using fluorescent lightbulbs in their home - either because they want to save the environment or because they find their use to actually give them an appreciable savings on their electric bill.

But if it were such a “no-brainer” decision… a lawmaker would not have to legislate it.

No word on what the penalty will be for using a contraband Incandescent bulb smuggled in from Nevada.

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