I predict the GOP-e majority will not do anything to rein in the out of control EPA until there is another “Ruby Ridge” like incident.
Write this date on the wall.
The EPA has been an extra-constitutional power in this country since its inception. The law was written that way, and the media does everything it can to promote that power.
In Arizona, about a decade ago, there was a referendum to require that the government pay a property owner if their actions took at least 15% of the properties value. I thought it was a shoo-in.
The media pulled out all stops, and said the environment would be destroyed if the EPA and state equivalent were required to pay for property that they took.
The referendum failed by about 55%-45%. It was an amazing display of the power of the media to shape the agenda and fool the public.