Posted on 05/28/2015 9:09:59 AM PDT by Sean_Anthony
And that gives them jurisdiction over it
No act of Congress is involved here, but since when is that significant when were talking about the Obama Administrative State? The Clean Water Act of 1986 gives the EPA authority to claim jurisdiction over wetlands, and the language in the act leaves a bit of room for interpretation concerning just what a wetland is.
You know what the Obama EPA will do with that, right? Wetlands are supposed to be protected because of their importance to ecosystems. Thats why the act talks in terms of water with a significant nexus to a navigable waterway. In other words, its not supposed to be an excuse for the EPA to grab control over your land just because theres a little water leftover after a rain storm, or some standing water in a pothole.
But this is the age of Obama. Who cares what the law says? Not your friendly EPA:
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Worrying about what the EPA is going to do by 2017 is like being a Frenchman in 1944 worrying about what Hilter is going to do in 1946.
All land that gets wet in the United States is subject to the clean water act. Therefore all life forms that need water to live are also subject to the clean water act. /s
No need for the sarcasm tag. That’s exactly what the Left has been after for decades.
The Age of Tyranny is upon us.
Sic semper tyrannis
and if any of the republicans running for office had ANY backbone- they would declare loudly that IF the EPA insists on draconian decisions like this, then big changes are coming and the EPA will cease to exist and be funded! To give the EPA fair warning that they will NOT tolerate this kind of overreach and that the EPA WILL BE dissolved IF they go through with htis
This is going to be interesting. Houston has a pothole parade and thousands of potholes. Given that we just had a huge flood throughout the area wonder if gay Demo mayor Porker will go along with calling them all wetland areas and refuse to fill any more.
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