Posted on 05/15/2012 7:45:00 PM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks
The Obama administration has launched a new battle over water rights that threatens not only the the economies of arid Western states, which largely voted against him in the 2008 election, but their very existence.
WND reported last month that the federal government was creating obstacles for Tombstone, Ariz., to restore its water supplies following last year’s forest fire and monsoon-triggered floods in the nearby mountains. The federal government said crews could not use machinery to rebuild pipelines and spring-water collection systems.
Now, a letter contradicting longstanding federal practice asserts a claim to water in arid Western states, such as Utah, Montana, Colorado, New Mexico and Arizona, that supersedes all other authorities, including decisions by state water courts.
“Federal water rights are entitled to a form of protection that is broader than what may be provided to similarly situated state law rights holders,” states a letter from Julie Decker, the deputy state director in the U.S. Department of the Interior to the Arizona Department of Water Resources.
The letter was objecting to state plans to do a routine “Designation of Adequate Water Supply,” which reviews water resources, rights and uses when changes are proposed.
Decker’s letter said water is not “legally” available for some users who may want to develop property in the area, because “the expressed federal reserved water right created by Congress is senior to all junior water users who initiate uses after the date of the establishment of the reservation.”
Nick Dranias, who holds the Clarence J. and Katherine P. Duncan Chair for Constitutional Government and is director of the Joseph and Dorothy Donnelly Moller Center for Constitutional Government at the Goldwater Institute, called it an “existential threat to the Western states.”
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Tag for later, gotta get some sleep!
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Are you fargin’ *kidding* me? These demons and demonettes really plan to “implement” that?
They might be able to cut off some small tributaries, but they can’t block navigable waterways. That’s going to impede interstate commerce, and that’s a no-no.
It’ like none of those Forest Service guys watched Lawrence of Arabia. Do you recall how that started? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDF0at7sC0M&feature=results_main&playnext=1&list=PL0442B964889AA6C4 ~ the guy got shot for violating the First Use doctrine! Obviously we are not like the Arabs but this is a really, really, really, really old doctrine and only fools challenge it.
How much of the federal government is composed of ideological zealots who don't think the rules apply to them, and affirmative action hires that never knew any better to start with?
That only fools would try it doesn't appear to be a reason to believe it's not coming.
He did say he would punish his enemies and reward his friends.
He is already doing that while running for reelection.
IF he gets a second term, he will go all hugo chavez on us overnight.
It’ like none of those Forest Service guys watched Lawrence of Arabia. Do you recall how that started? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDF0at7sC0M&feature=results_main&playnext=1&list=PL0442B964889AA6C4 ~ the guy got shot for violating the First Use doctrine! Obviously we are not like the Arabs but this is a really, really, really, really old doctrine and only fools challenge it.
Might want to check the sear pin in that mouse.
http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/115909-graphene-the-perfect-water-filter But just in the niche of time graphene leaps to the rescue ~ with the ability to filter water out of anything!
Dumb fight to pick. It's either obey FedGuv and die or have your water and tell them to FO.
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