US federal judge declares boating illegal in all US navigable waters

International Boat Industry ^ | 091406 | IBI Magazine

[SubmarineNuke]

No, they wont put 10 million people in jail. Now the criminal LEOs can pick and choose who they want to arrest...

[Mark was here]

I didn't know 'White' was a race or an ethnicity! I thought it was a color! Surely you can be of many different races and ethnicities and still be white?

How about an American-American?

[Fighting Irish]

I live in Floriduh ...... we have 80 GOZILLION boaters in Floriduh ..... we have more boats than cars in Floriduh.

We have more boats than people in Floriduh.

This weekend should be fun....to say the least!

[E.G.C.]

BTTT

[Carry_Okie]

In a rather bizarre ruling that has marine industry officials worried, Judge Robert G. James of the United States District Court, Western Division of Louisiana, has said that it is criminal trespass for the American boating public to boat, fish, or hunt on the Mississippi River and other navigable waters in the US.

This decision turns the Founders' purpose for Federal regulation of navigable waterways on its head.

[Billthedrill]

Yeh - "Officer, see those 12,482 boaters out there? Arrest them all!"

There is, actually, a darker side to this sort of ludicrous decision, and it is this - if it is up to law enforcement whether to enforce this or not then we have a massive potential for abuse. If you see some police administrator drone solemnly intoning "It's another tool to use in the war on drugs" you'd better grab your ankles...

[Carry_Okie]

Ping list ping.

[LiteKeeper]

can you spell j-u-d-i-c-i-a-l__ a-c-t-i-v-i-s-m?

Is this rediculous, or what!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Dr. Bogus Pachysandra]

I wonder if the judge has waterfront property?

[azhenfud]

"In the case of Normal Parm v. Sheriff Mark Shumate, James ruled that federal law grants exclusive and private control over the waters of the river, outside the main shipping channel, to riparian landowners."

James is an ass. The state of Texas found out it LOST all rights to land under any navigable water when it joined the Union of states.

U.S. Constitution, Article III, Section 2 "In all Cases affecting Ambassadors, other public Ministers and Consuls, and those in which a State shall be Party, the supreme Court shall have original Jurisdiction."

Sheriff Mark Shumate, as a state employ, makes the state a party to the litigation, so the case is supposed to go before the USSC.

[Toby06]

Ocean beach owners own only to the high tide line. While clamming, I have had it out with a couple land-owners. Had they been decent, I would have just moved on, but one called the cops, and had to have the law explained to them.

[leilani]

Wow! We can really use this! Just in time for the election!

Now if we can just show all the boat owners in the world what will happen to them if they vote democratic, the republicans may hold 400 seats in the house in January

First thing I thought upon reading here that he was a Clinton appointee: Somebody upstairs obviously loves Karl Rove very very much, lol! The gifts just keep on coming! Unbelievable.

[lowbridge]

bump

[109ACS]

How about an American-American?


I would call myself Euro-American, but I don't want to be associated with a bunch of limp-wristed whiners.

[sportutegrl]

This can't be true. Some of my crazier uncles like to boat and fish for giant catfish on the Mississippi. Parts of the Mississippi are completely in the state of Louisiana. They can't do this.

[joe fonebone]

this judge is a moron........riparian rights apply to the lake or river BOTTOM.........this is so that if a lake dries up for a period of time, someone cannot come in and build a house on the new property in front of your house...does not apply to the waters on top of the bottom

[F.J. Mitchell]

The Judiciary: Immune from the Constitutional mandated balance of powers, answerable to no one=absolute power= absolute power corrupts absolutely.

[mugs99]

Private vehicles on the public highways are also merely tolerated. For the time being.

The land, roads and waters belong to the king!
.

[FreedomPoster]

Nice. Do you have a link for that?

[Loud Mime]

I was going to buy a new boat, but I'm not sure now! :(

Well, it's not stopping my buying that new sub. You should plan ahead! ;)