If this is the story I remember from previous postings here, the guy is a sophisticated developer who knows the rules and chose to ignore them. And the writer is either ignorant of wetland rules or is deliberately spinning the story.
The EPA rules are irrational, but blame congress for that. It needs a political fix, not judicial activism.
SO what?
It got us an important precedent case in the Supreme court to reign in this idiocy.
The EPA is what will bring down the US gov. It will be the branch that eventually ushers in widespread illegitimacy of the government due to “white is black” type logic and rules that make no sense. Think USSR by the 80’s - it fell because it was a joke. No Russian citizen took anything it decreed seriously.
People in general only tolerate so much nonsense before you just become a joke (like people running for office- laughing at is the kiss of death).
” the guy is a sophisticated developer who knows the rules and chose to ignore them. “
You mean like getting a building permit? He applied for a building permit, from the county, and got one - a permit to build a three bedroom home on the site that he applied for in the permit application. There was already a sewer hookup on the property, and the property has already been zoned residential by the county, a platted subdivision.
Explain how this guy has “chosen to ignore” the rules? Unless you’re saying that all of us need to go to the federal government whenever we propose to do anything on our private property, e.g. put up a fence or renovate the kitchen — it isn’t enough to go to the local land-use authorities. Is that what you mean?
The EPA rules are irrational, but blame congress for that. It needs a political fix, not judicial activism.
When Congress’ rules violate people’s constitutional rights, it’s the role of the courts to step in.