Posted on 05/28/2015 6:37:28 AM PDT by bestintxas
President Obama’s administration on Wednesday claimed dominion over all of America’s streams, creeks, rills, ditches, brooks, rivulets, burns, tributaries, criks, wetlands — perhaps even puddles — in a sweeping move to assert unilateral federal authority.
The Environmental Protection Agency, along with the Army Corps of Engineers, says it has the authority to control all waterways within the United States — and will exercise that authority. “We’re finalizing a clean water rule to protect the streams and the wetlands that one in three Americans rely on for drinking water. And we’re doing that without creating any new permitting requirements and maintaining all previous exemptions and exclusions,” EPA head Gina McCarthy told reporters Wednesday.
The moves comes as part of the Clean Water Act and federal officials say they are simply trying to help businesses comply with regulations.
“This rule is about clarification, and in fact, we’re adding exclusions for features like artificial lakes and ponds, water-filled depressions from constructions and grass swales,” McCarthy said. “This rule will make it easier to identify protected waters and will make those protections consistent with the law as well as the latest peer-reviewed science. This rule is based on science.”
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Even your front yard
Full ahead charge against the American People, but NOTHING against Ramadi.
This constitutes a breathtaking power and land grab.
Transformation in progress.
Obama can also claim dominion over the Republicans. They will say nothing, do nothing, and stop nothing.
meanwhile:
ISIS -nothing
Benghazi -nothing
IRS abuse -nothing
Criminal invasions of the USA -nothing
Destruction of the US Constitution -nothing
“..they are simply trying to help ...” ahahahaha
always!
Transformation in progress.
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And a lot more of the same to come I’m afraid. His power grab is only just beginning.
I would predict about 50,000 new Fed Water Inspectors. The layed off hacks from Acorn can only apply.
This is like the immigration debacle, a matter for the courts.
Lacking a super majority, there can be no veto proof legislation in the Senate
Water Inspectors In Da Hood!..comin soon to a theater near you.
How would the American Colonists treated those agents of England that would have gone out to enforce such laws?
“This rule is about clarification”
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Yeah, right. Not if you’re the target of this ruling.
We no longer have laws; we only have rulings, decrees and executive orders.
Twenty-five years ago I looked up the definition of “Wetland”. IIRC, it was “Any land where the ground in saturated within 18 inches of the surface for 30 days out of the year.”
“Wetlands” was also determined by types of vegetation, among which “Dogwood” was listed. At the time we lived on a small ridge line at least 300 feet above the elevation of the creek.
Yep, we had dogwoods AND saturated ground less than 18” down (clay) during April, at least.
EPA motto - “If you breathe, we’re gonna control your life!”
The most frightening sentence in the English language is, "I'm from the government and I'm here to help."
-- Ronald Reagan
We’ve come a long way from the “navigable waters” originally contemplated.
I wouldn’t mind them taking a hard look at some of the roadhouse urinal troughs. Plenty of standing...umm water there.
That galvanized sheet metal is down right flimsy.
Does the congress not have a say in EPA’s budget?
As I understand it the Federal Government is already the nation’s largest employer??
Lady Liberty has been replaced By Lady Obama!
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