[jaq]

Gee, when they get done with these groups, maybe they can go after the EPA, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, etc. that are enforcing extreme provisions on private property.
Get this: From the Bay City (Michigan) Times: the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is taking a man to court for cleaning up his Saginaw Bay shore. What used to be a beach is now turning into a swamp because of the declining water levels.
So, the Corps wants him to stop plowing the swamp back into the water, and they want a district court to fine him $25,000 a day - going back to June. That, for those without a calculator, amounts to a $7.5 million dollar fine! Thier reason? Well, according to William E. Leiteritz, physical scientist with the Corps, "These coastal wetlands are among the most biologically diverse and important wetlands in the world ..." The World?
Maybe we could redefine the role of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. This kind of heavy-handedness belongs on our borders. If they had been there, perhaps the twin towers would still be standing.

[tiki]

You forgot the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management. They've turned themselves into armed protectors of the environment.

[brat]

This kind of heavy-handedness belongs on our borders. .........Amen!