[CedarDave]

Paraphrasing from the article: In testimony Monday night, an attorney for the National Nuclear Security Administration told the City Council the unfunded mandate could increase permitting time for research from one year to four years. So, for example, instead of being able to intercept a North Korean missile, we would be waiting for a local air permit to be issued by a bunch of overzealous environmental extremists.

[CedarDave]

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[blackdog]

The affliction has found just about every government agency. It’s not the people’s house anymore. Bureaucracy Fiat. Get asked about it by congress and just puke out word salad and self platitudes and smile.

[sauropod]

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[DugwayDuke]

“So, for example, instead of being able to intercept a North Korean missile, we would be waiting for a local air permit to be issued by a bunch of overzealous environmental extremists.”

Not so absurd. Many years ago during the development of some anti-ballistic missile defense systems, some ‘overzealous environmental extremists’ insisted on delaying the missile development since the exhaust from those missiles might adversely affect the ozone layer during intercept missions. There was no mention of the adverse effects of the detonation of the thermo-nuclear bomb carried by the incoming ballistic missiles.

[econjack]

Another example of bureaucratic overreach and lack of enforcement of higher rulings. When are people going to say “Enough!”

[tiki]

Just yesterday and my little corner of New Mexico I gave us wannabe unveiled a plan to tie up hundreds of thousands of acres in a national monument.

Not one of the landowners in the area was notified and they were having some kind of meeting where they were patting themselves on the back but we found out about it.

It was an invitation only event and we weren’t invited but they were having it at a state park so about 40 of us went and they only had about 15 people except for their dignitaries.

They called the sheriff Anna and there were like six deputy vehicles. It was just intimidation but we’re not afraid. They could do nothing because we were breaking the laws but they were breaking the open meeting law.

I have asked for an appointment to speak with the sheriff and he hasn’t gotten back to me yet but he better because I’ll be back tomorrow and the next day and the next day and the next day until he does.