Posted on 04/03/2017 5:29:22 PM PDT by blueyon
You are absolutely correct!
It happened in 2006. Roberts was the new chief and he wanted to do something the "the waters"
They took the Rapanos case and it came out a 4-4-1 decision and Kennedy's position was difficult to interpret.
Consequently, there were many subsequent lower court decisions in conflict with many judges and numerous courts complaining about the chaos created by SCOTUS and their refusal to take another case and clarify.
Obama and his EPA did everybody a big favor when they rewrote the reg because that forced this case back into the lap if SCOTUS.
Is this the rule that declares my flush toilet a navigable waterway...triggering federal flood insurance?
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The EPA grab for control of every drop of water from any source both under and on the surface of the ground is just one aspect of the socialist left’s UN AGENDA 21, designed to control all residential and commercial development, energy use, WATER use, and public transportation. Check out American Policy Center’s report regarding HUD’s attempt to get Congressional approval of its “Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Rule,” (AFFH).
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