[nathanbedford]

No one is more opposed to these bureaucratic tyrannies than am I and I oppose them with all my vigor. But there is a different point I want to make: we have a population that has more than doubled in my lifetime to about 315 million people. Even though Wyoming is sparsely populated, the density of the rest of the country has made it necessary to resort to government to protect water rights, protect property against the noisome effusions of neighbors, to protect riparian rights, to protect air quality etc.

The continued burgeoning population of the Republic is ultimately inimical to liberty. Conservatives ought to consider this as a fundamental principle but we too often do not, often accusing those who raise the issue of Malthusian error.

[Rusty0604]

I agree with you that we need to protect our water and air, but the bureaucrats running these monstrous agencies justify their existence and grow their budget and employees by making up problems that don’t exist.

[Bob434]

[[the density of the rest of the country has made it necessary to resort to government to protect water rights,]]

“Densely populated”? Do you realize you can fit the whole WORLD’S population in just one state? Texas? This country is NOT ‘densely populated” Not by a long shot- There are TINY spots throughout the country where the population is dense- however, 90+% of the country is open country- nooen living there- free and clear of humans-

[Smokin' Joe]

In more populous states, the Government has not protected water or riparian rights, sir, they have stolen those rights, including deeded water rights in the Klamath Valley, and riparian rights dating back to colonial land grants in Maryland.