Why is it that some politicians seem to think that being truthful doesn't matter?

A case in point is Resolution 3030, being considered by the North Dakota House of Representatives.

According to the resolution, concerns about global warming are unfounded. The resolution cites facts to support this conclusion, but all of the facts are incorrect.

For example, the resolution says that North Dakota temperatures were greatest in the 1930s, not today. This is easily shown to be untrue by looking at data from the Historical Climatology Network or many other sources.

The resolution says that storms and droughts are not getting worse these days, also something that is untrue.

The resolution says that glaciers are not retreating, that sea levels are not rising, and that polar ice is not melting at unprecedented rates - also incorrect. I won't go through the rest, but every fact cited in the resolution has been explored before, and shown to be false by climate experts.

It is not a question of differing opinion, it is a question of facts, and all the facts are incorrect.

Perhaps the most interesting question about Resolution 3030 is why Rep. Wesley Belter and Sen. Randel Christmann introduced it? Are these two gentlemen ignorant or are they lying on purpose?

According to nearly every climate scientist, global warming is a huge problem that will lead to severe hardships for many of the world's people. We need to talk about it and figure out what we can and should do.

Resolutions, such as 3030, take us in the wrong direction while at the same time making North Dakotans look like ignorant hicks.