Posted on 07/16/2014 1:34:11 PM PDT by Timber Rattler
The Environmental Protection Agency bowed to fierce criticism Wednesday and announced that it had hit the breaks on a fast-tracked plan to collect fines by garnishing paychecks of accused polluters.
The agency, which has come under withering attacks from Republican lawmakers for attempting a “power grab,” said it still intended to pursue the new authority to garnish wages without a court order. But now it will follow a more typical and longer review process.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...
Imagine it being on a par with not knowing the price of a gallon of milk and/or feeling the need to go to MinnesOta to find a commoner with whom to share some time.
"There is a nice golf course around here somewhere, isn't there?"
HF
There is an error in usage (the apostrophe) on that banner. LOL.
I admit that I'm not up to speed on how the EPA came to acquire this "new authority."
Did they just deem it unto themselves and then wait for someone to push back and oppose it, or do they think that Congress delegated the authority to the EPA in some bill?
-PJ
Good thing I’m not in power. The EPA would be an Acronym no more.
They keep trying. Sometimes they get away with it, occasionally they don’t. Most of the time they get their way.
The USA is already socialist.
Good. Does this mean I may continue to dig holes in my gravel driveway, to dispose of motor drain oil, without fear that my Social Security check will be taken away?
That driveway is going to be asphalt pretty soon....
EPA: The Environmental Pick-Your-Pocket Agency.
EPA: The Environmental Pick-Your-Pocket Agency.
The USA is already socialist.
Lenin said that when dealing with an enemy, stick a bayonet into him. If you hit bone, pull out and stick it in somewhere else. If you meet no resistance, keep pushing.
This is EXACTLY what the statists do on a regular basis - they try a bunch of things that wouldn't be tolerated if actually debated, but there are so many that most get through without anyone paying attention. Occassionally, they get too ballsy, get caught and have to retract their plans a bit. This clearly doesn't happen often enough, but at least we clipped their wings a bit this time.
Who is John Galt.
The EPA is claiming this authority through the Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996, which apparently gives all federal agencies the power to conduct administrative wage garnishment, provided that the agency allows for hearings at which debtors can challenge the amount or the terms of a repayment schedule.
I don’t always point out an error in your grammar, but when I do I misspell it as “grammer”.
It was not intended to allow a federal agency to create a crushing and punishing fine or penalty, and then use the Debt Collection Improvement Act to seize the cash directly?
-PJ
That was WONDERFUL!
Thank You.
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